OUR PEOPLE

Our Board of Directors

CHAIR: Hon. Kelly Ramsey, 3rd Circuit Court Judge

SECRETARY: Maryann K. Bruder, The Bruder Law Firm, Owner

TREASURER: Anthony R. McCree, CPA, George Johnson Company

Hon. Richard J. Bowers, City of Detroit, Administrative Hearing Officer

Hon. Karen Y. Braxton, 3rd Circuit Court Judge

Kenneth W. Donaldson, BUF of Michigan, Inc., President & CEO

Neila T. Johnson, MDHHS, Social Worker

Monique D. Marks, President and CEO Franklin Wright Settlement

Gail Perry-Mason, Author, Financial Coach and Community Advocate

Maureen D. Movold, Dental Hygienist

Jennifer Pierin, Adoptive Parent and Educator

President & CEO: Lorraine H. Weber, For The Seventh Generation,

Our Staff

Lorraine H. Weber, Esq. – Founding President and CEO (Email: lweber.7thgen@gmail.com)

Lorraine Weber co-founded For The Seventh Generation during her time as the Executive Director of the Detroit Metropolitan Bar Association and Foundation. In addition to her service with the DMBA, Lorraine is the former Access to Justice Director of the Michigan Supreme Court, and former Juvenile Court Referee and Court Administrator of the Wayne County Probate and Juvenile Court.

Karen Hatch, Program Coordinator (Email: info.7thgen@gmail.com)

Karen first joined For The Seventh Generation as a volunteer with our Holiday Bazaar. She is a foster and adoptive parent who has been deeply involved with the foster care system for over 13 years.

Sherryl Ausbrooks, Help Closet Coordinator (Email: sherrylausbrooks5@gmail.com)

A former foster parent herself, Sherryl started out with the Help Closet as a volunteer in 2013 after a seventeen-year career with the United States Postal Service.