Advisors & Sponsors

Hustle Round 2 Advisory Committee 

Marc Bland, S&P Global, Detroit Historical Society Trustee
Sean Gray, DEGC, Detroit Historical Society Trustee
Wendy Bice, Wrb Consulting 
Marshalle Montgomery Favors, NEW Detroit 
Mark Lee, The Lee Group
Emmanuel Smith “Mr. E. in the D,” Round 1 Honoree
Danyell Bragg, Hair by Danni Bee, Round 1 Honoree 
Akil Alvin, Digital Detroit Media, Round 1 Honoree 
Alison Vaughn, Jackets for Jobs, Round 1 Honoree
Adrienne Bennett, Benkari, Round 1 Honoree
Maria Elena Perea Rodriguiz, Author, Mexicantown Development Corp. 
Lauren Stovall, Detroit Legacy Business Project
Lex Draper Garcia Bey, Black Bottom Archives
Akua Hill, Gilbert Family Foundation
Andrea Scobie , Gilbert Family Foundation
Kathi Sitek, Diversified Members Credit Union
Duc Nguyen Abrahamson, Asian Pacific American Chamber of Commerce
Rachapa Lau, Asian Pacific American Chamber of Commerce 
Justin Onwenu, Director of Entrepreneurship, City of Detroit

Hustle Round 1 Advisory Committee 

Orlando Bailey, Bridge Detroit 
Marc Bland, S&P Global, Detroit Historical Society Trustee 
Jennyfer Crawford, All Things Detroit Market Place 
Jasmin De Forrest, Rocket Community Fund 
Marshalle Favors, New Detroit 
Jeffrey Horner, Wayne State University 
Ray Lozano, Mexican Town Development Corp. 
Kenneth Mathies, The Auto Club Group/AAA 
Senghor Reid, Artist-in-Residence, Cranbrook Schools
Michael Reyes, Founder, We are Culture Creators 
Jeremiah Steen, Steen Foundation 
Eric Thomas, City of Detroit Storyteller 
PG Watkins, Black Bottom Archives 
Crystal William, Crystal Vision Communications (Toyota Rep) 
Brian Yopp, MotorCities National Heritage Area

Hustle Round 1 Nominations Committee 

Wendy Bice, Albert Kahn Legacy Foundation 
Dionta Brown, LGBT Detroit 
Dameon Gabriel, Director, Gabriel Music Society
John George, Detroit (Motorcity) Blight Busters 
Jamon Jordan, Black Scroll Network, City of Detroit Historian 
Alicia Jeffreys, Detroit Pistons 
Rachel Lutz, The Peacock Room 
Keith Mobley, The Auto Club Group/AAA 
Matthew Jaber Stiffler, Arab American Museum 
Khary Kimani Turner, Coleman A. Young Foundation 
Hanan Yahya, Joe Louis Greenway 
 

Hustle Round 1 Sponsors

Media Sponsors