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children should have opportunities and encouragement to move more, eat healthy and enjoy a smoke-free environment. Dr. Wisdom and the Michigan Department of Community Health have created many programs to reach all Michigan residents with information and tips to improve their health. You can learn more about them at www.MichiganStepsUP.org.allShe leads the project with a vision that She has also been the lead Project Investigator on many community-based research studies, projects and grants. In addition to being the Michigan Surgeon General, she is Vice President of Community Health, Education and Wellness at Henry Ford Health System. Dr. Wisdom's training is in emergency medicine and she was an Emergency Department doctor for much of her career. Dr. Wisdom holds the distinction of being the first state Surgeon General in the nation. Dr. Wisdom is the first Michigan Surgeon General, appointed by Governor Jennifer M. Granholm in 2002. is the director and inspirational leader of the Generation With Promise project.
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Patricia Blake-Smith
is the Senior Local Project Coordinator for the Generation with Promise. She has a Master of Science in Public Health from
Meharry
Medical
College
with a concentration in Public Health Administration. Patricia has actively worked in and consulted numerous state and local government entities, schools and community based organizations on healthcare issues for over twelve years. She received the Community Activist award, "Mosquito Award," from Tobacco Free Michigan in 2005 for her commitment and leadership in advocating for Tobacco Free Environments. Before joining GWP, she worked as the Health Disparities Consultant with the Tobacco Section of the Michigan Department of Community Health.
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Heather Richards
is the Local Project Coordinator for the new GWP Level I schools. She has a bachelor's degree in Biology from
Florida
A&M
University
and a master's degree in Public Health from
Florida
International
University. Prior to GWP, Heather worked as a food safety inspector and a teacher.
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She is also a Certified Prevention Specialist at the Berrien County Health Department. is the Benton Harbor Local Project Coordinator for the Generation With Promise.
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Carris Carey
is the Student Action Teams Coordinator with the Generation With Promise. He has a bachelor's degree in Business and Marketing from the
University
of
Phoenix. Carris also works for Dr. Darrius' projectPRESCRIBE, a youth development organization dedicated to participating in the improvement of the lives of young people in and around the Metropolitan Detroit area, responding to young people's needs as identified and defined by young people. Before GWP, Carris was employed by various organizations including the Black Caucus Foundation of Michigan and Focus: HOPE.
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 Pam Woodley is the Communications Coordinator for the Generation With Promise. She has a master's degree in Broadcast Journalism from the
University
of
Illinois
and a bachelor's degree in Communication Studies from the
University
of
Missouri. She has more than 20 years of professional experience in the news media and has spent the last several years providing public relations consulting for several
Detroit
area non-profits. She also teaches online writing classes for the
University
of
Phoenix
and volunteers for the Art of Leadership Foundation (ALF),
United Way, American Red Cross of Southeast Michigan and Leadership Oakland (LO) of which she is a graduate. She received the
Mentor
of the Year Award for
ALF
in 2007 and a Distinguished Leadership Award from Leadership Oakland in 2006.
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Jamila Stevens
is the Project Coordinator for the Generation With Promise Family Enhancement Project, which provides nutrition education and enhancement to families within the Generation With Promise schools in
Detroit,
Hamtramck,
Pontiac,
Highland Park
and
Benton
Harbor. Jamila has a bachelor's degree in Psychology from the
University
of
Michigan
and a master's degree in Social Service Administration from the
University
of
Chicago. Before joining GWP, Jamila worked with school health initiatives as a Social Worker for Henry Ford Health Systems School Based and Community Health Program.
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 Stacey Withers
is the Parent-School Coordinator for the Generation With Promise Family Enhancement Project. Stacey has over 10 years of both customer relations and management experience. She has an associate's degree in Business from
Henry
Ford
Community College
and is currently in the process of completing her bachelor's degree in Business Management with a specialty in Finance from
Davenport
University. Prior to joining the GWP team, Stacey worked as a Parent Liaison for
Henry
Ford
YouthVille
Health
Center
which is a school-linked health center located inside YouthVille Detroit and was also a substitute teacher and parent volunteer at
University
Preparatory
Academy.
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Dennis S. Medel II is one of the Parent-School Coordinators for the Generation With Promise Family Enhancement Project. Dennis has a Bachelor of Science degree from
Eastern
Michigan
University. Before becoming a member of the GWP team, Dennis worked with Supplemental Education, under the No Child Left Behind act. Prior to that, Dennis was a teacher at
Cesar
Chavez
Academy
in
Southwest Detroit.
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Stella Christian
has worked for the Michigan Department of Community Health for approximately 30 years. She currently works as the Executive Administrative Assistant for Michigan Surgeon General Kimberlydawn Wisdom, MD and is located in the
Lansing
office.
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Angela Wall
is the Special Project Assistant for Generation With Promise. She maintains the project website and helps out wherever her skills are needed. She also provides administrative assistance in the
Lansing
office. Prior to GWP, Angela worked as an acquisitions librarian for a small
Missouri
college and a desktop services specialist for Pharmacia & Upjohn.
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Carla Hogan is the Administrative Program Assistant for the Generation With Promise. Carla has more than 15 years of professional administrative experience as well as an associate's degree in Business with a concentration as an Administrative Assistant/Secretary. She is currently working on her bachelor's degree in Business at Baker College. Prior to joining the GWP team, Carla worked as the Assistant to the Director of Community & Economic Development for the City of Highland Park. She is the newest member the Board of Directors for the Henry Ford Academy: School of Creative Studies in Detroit. In April 2009, Carla was honored by Communities in School with a Spirit of Detroit Award for her leadership abilities and commitment to community. |
 Dr. Anne Murphy coordinates evaluation activities for Generation With Promise. Her passion is developing and using non-burdensome and valid evaluations to track change in the school health environment and for staff and students. Dr. Murphy was an elementary school teacher before changing careers and obtaining a PhD in Nutrition and becoming a Registered Dietitian. She has helped hundreds of
Michigan
schools make changes that help kids be fit, healthy, and ready to learn.
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Dr. Nate McCaughtry
, from
Wayne
State
University, helps educators develop materials and programs that are culturally appropriate for diverse groups of students. For GWP, he focuses on improving assessments and teaching methods and materials so they are respectful and appropriate for children of various cultures. He will observe and interview school teams (
CHST,
SAT, CMT), project evaluators, and Health and Physical Education teachers and students to ensure that project activities are as culturally competent as possible.
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Sara Barnard Flory
assists Dr. McCaughtry with the cultural competence part of the GWP project. Sara was formerly a PE teacher and is now a PhD student working to earn her doctorate in Health and Physical Education Teacher Preparation with a specialty in urban and culturally diverse education.
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Dr. Jeff Martin
is a professor at
Wayne
State
University. His specialty is fitness assessment and physical activity research. His team of assistants visits every school in the fall and spring to conduct a fitness assessment with students. His information helps the team understand what level of fitness our students have and to determine whether it improves during the GWP project.
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Dr. Barry Checkoway
is a professor at the
University
of
Michigan
who creates programs that help youth develop leadership skills. His team from the Michigan Program for Youth and Community facilitated the 2008 Youth Summit to help students learn to be more involved in making positive changes at their schools.
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Dr. Katie Richards-Schuster
is an Assistant Research Scientist at the
University
of
Michigan, and works alongside Dr. Checkoway as part of the Michigan Program for Youth and Community. She co-directs the youth leadership development component of the Generation With Promise, including working with the Student Action Teams.
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Bridget Christian
worked as the Community & Evaluation Coordinator for the Generation With Promise until November 2008. She attended many of the Student Action Team meetings, and helped the evaluation team with the health survey. She is currently employed with the University of Michigan, Michigan Program for Youth and Community. She will continue to work on the youth leadership development aspect of Generation With Promise with Drs. Checkoway and Richards-Schuster.
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 Fred Price is the Curriculum Specialist providing support to the physical education teachers using the EPEC "Personal Conditioning Program" as part of their school's physical education curriculum. He is also a member of the Data Collection Team for GWP. Fred has a master's degree in School Administration from
Eastern
Michigan
University
and a B.S. degree in Physical Education and Business from
Ball
State
University. Fred worked for Livonia Public Schools for 37 years where he was an Assistant Director of Education responsible for Health, Physical Education, Art, Music and Athletics K-12 for twelve years. For twenty-five years he was a physical education and health teacher and also a coach for basketball and track & field for each of those years. Since retirement from Livonia Public Schools in 2003, Fred has work as Supervisor for Student Teachers for
Eastern
Michigan
University
and
Wayne
State
University. He has also worked as an Education Curriculum Specialist on special projects for
Wayne
State
University
and Michigan Fitness Foundation.
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 Carolyn McGannon is the Data Collection Coordinator for the GWP project. She brings to this "second career" a background in physical education, sales and electricity. After attending
Oakland
University,
Wayne
State
University, University of Michigan (B.S.), and then
Wayne
State
again (M.S.), Carolyn taught elementary physical education for 30 years at Duffield Elementary where Joe Louis and other great Detroiters once went! Her father taught her "salesmanship" through his 50 years in the furniture business and her aunt made sure every one in the family learned to wire lamps and switches for her
Detroit
business. Carolyn also continues to help in professional development through student teacher supervision for
Wayne
Stat
University.
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Detroit's Henry Ford Health System (HFHS) and is a consultant to the Generation With Promise team. Prior to rejoining HFHS in June 2008,, MA is Director of Community Health, Education & Wellness at
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Betsy Pash
is Director of the Bureau of Local Health and Administrative Services with the Public Health Administration of the Michigan Department of Community Health. She is a long time state employee who has been involved in the Generation With Promise from the beginning, assisting with funding and contracts.
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| Henry Ford Health System, Department of Biostatistics and Epidemiology Data specialists at the Henry Ford Health System enter data from the health and physical activity surveys that students complete. This important task allows the GWP team to conduct analyses to understand the outcomes of the project. |
Carol Adams is the Project Assistant for the Generation With Promise - Family Enhancement Project (GWP-FEP). Carol's responsibilities include assisting with the coordination and implementation of all project activities after and during school hours for the GWP-FEP; assisting the Parent-School Coordinator; assisting the Project Coordinator with special event planning; assisting in the recruitment and retention of families into the project; and providing administrative coverage for GWP-FEP. Carol was most recently employed as a senior executive assistant with Accenture, a global technology and consulting firm. Her extensive background, spanning more than three decades, includes human resources, project management, event planning, and the non-profit sector.