STORIES FROM NEIGHBORHOODS
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Leslie Foster
I like parenting class so I can learn about being a better mother.
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Ella Moton-Ivy
We have attended classes here at Brilliant Detroit and we enjoyed it. We appreciate that food is served and that there is a place for the children to play while the adults are attending something of interest. There are quite a few programs and classes that are very informative and useful for the people that live in the community. Brilliant Detroit is amazing and a tremendous help to rebuilding our neighborhood.
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Esmeralda Torres
Brilliant Detroit is my home away from home. From being a participant to a staff member, I have been truly blessed to be part of such a force of nature. Brilliant Detroit came to my neighborhood and has left such a beautiful impression on my life and others who live here. It is that wonderful rainbow at the end of a storm. I have been impacted and am so happy to be able to continue to spread the wonders and amazement that will make us happier and healthier adults, children and communities. The enthusiasm Brilliant Detroit has put forth is contagious... Let's keep spreading this.
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Guillermina García
I am very grateful and happy for Brilliant Detroit. Their programs help me with my daily life and I learn new skills every time we have class. Thank you for all you do.
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Martha Jiménez
I like Brilliant Detroit because it offers us diverse workshops and activities that have helped strengthen me as a mother.
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Evelyn Alvizar
For me Brilliant Detroit is a great support and help in the education and care of my twins. It helps me to be a better mother, teaching me with new classes and learning from the experience of other mothers. Also because they offer childcare it gives me time for myself as a person. I learn, I get entertained and get to know great people. The Caregivers are excellent people whom I value so much, I appreciate how well they do their job and I realize this because my twins love to come and share with them. Thank you.
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Claudia Ramos
I feel very grateful for Brilliant Detroit and for all the programs offered at this site. I feel comfortable and happy with my teachers, classmates & the staff involved. Thank you!
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Pateres Rushin
I truly enjoy Brilliant Detroit. In the beginning I came for the certificate but in the end I have made many friends and gained a support team. I fell in love with the heart of the program because they have showed me not only how to parent but how to be a family. Brilliant Detroit is a program, a friend, a parent support partner.
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Kenyetta M. Campbell
Brilliant Detroit is helping our neighbors become connected with each other, and helping them to get what they need for our kids success.
TEAM MEMBERS
Aaron AppelDirector of Strategic Growth
Charlottle BlackwellCommunity Engagement Manager Littlefield
Zak BrattoSocial Media & Brand Ambassador
Oneida Garcia ChapaChildcare Specialist
Larry CharlestonCEC Cody-Rouge
Rich ColonSpecial Initiatives Coordinator
Andrew CoxSr. Accounting Manager
Lizdinaris DelgadoCommunity Engagement Coordinator - Springwells
Cindy EggletonCo-Founder and CEO
Samara EtheridgeCommunity Engagement Manager - Martin Park
Marlin FranklinCommunity Engagement Manager - Brightmoor
Molly FoxGrants Specialist
Maggie HannaLearning, Research and Evaluation Director
Danielle HarlingCommunity Engagement Manager (Cody Rouge)
Victoria HolseyAARP Experience Corp/Health Link Project Lead
Karlita JohnsonOutreach Manager, Martin Park
Nikeila JordanCommunity Engagement Coordinator
Anthony LanziloteCommunity Engagement Manager
Emma LautDirector of Operations
Cheyla MiloOrganization Director
Rakisha OdomOutreach Manager
Dakota OrtizStaff Accounting Clerk
Chelsea OwensFellowship Manager
Janet OyebodeCommunity Engagement Director
Roberto ParedesCommunity Engagement Coordinator Morningside
Aryeh PerlmanVolunteer Engagement Manager
Migdalia PriceFacilities Manager and Engagement Coordinator
Regina ReidProgram Director
Angie RodriguezSenior Community Engagement Manager
Lulu DeLourdes RodriguezChildcare and Evaluation Specialist
La'Shonta SmithCommunity Engagement Manager Fitzgerald
Esmeralda TorresSr. Community Engagement Manager
Vanessa VelaCommunity Engagement Manager Springwells
DusJohn WilliamsCommunity Engagement Manager Mcdougall Hunt
Jerry WilliamsCommunity Engagement Coordinator Brightmoor
Regina WilliamsCommunity Engagement Manager Morningside
LaRetha WynnIntake, Resource, and Evaluation Manager
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Carolyn BellinsonTreasurer and Co-Founder
Jim BellinsonChair and Co-Founder
Cindy Eggleton
Roz Blanck
Michael Brillati
Michelle De La Isla
Herman Gray
Denise White Perkins
Kristin Groos Richmond
Richard Smart
Joyce Suber
Erika Swilley
Michael Tyson
Cassie Williams
ADVISORY BOARD
Executive Board
Geoff Hanson
Elizabeth Price
Minito Reasor
Cassie WilliamsCo-Chair
Jeremy ViditoCo-Chair
Shanel Adams
Sarah Allyn
David Bowser
Andrew Bronstein
Flora Conley
Asandi Conner
Christa Funk
Brandon Gleaton
Inglish Reed-Jones
Abby Rubin
Michallene Thacker-Mann
Suvon Treece
Chris Tull
2021 FUNDERS ($500+)
360 Fire & Flood
Mary and Jon Aaron
Adele and Michael Acheson
Adient Foundation
Adkison, Need, Allen & Rentrop, PLLC
Barbara and Greg Allushuski
Alrig USA
Barbra and Peter Alter
Anonymous
Carol and Joel Appel
Elaine and Robert Appel
Beth and Jeff Applebaum
Kris and Andy Appleby and the USPBL
Joanne and Danny Aronovitz
Lisa and Bob Aronson
Ascension Group International
Julie and Larry August
Ballmer Group
Nora and Guy Barron
Baskin Law Firm
Michael Bassirpour and Sandy Rosen
Jacqueline and Jeff Bean
Lauren and Eric Bean
Carolyn and Jim Bellinson
Sarah Bellinson
Berger-Miller Family
Leslie and Jonathan Berlin
Jared Berman
Jeff Berry
Roz and Stanford Blanck
Michele and Mitchell Bleznak
Bloomberg Philanthropies - What Works Cities
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan
Blumenstein Family Foundation
Erika and Andy Bocknek
Luke Boggs
Bookstock Fund
Julie and Michael Brillati
Natalie and Brian Brodsky
Stacy and Jeffrey Brodsky
Lily and David Broner
Marion and Harvey Bronstein
Joel Brown
Maud and Aaron Brown
Bubba's Promotions, LLC
Marcy and Ian Burnstein
Butzel Long
Emily Camiener and Marc Schwartz
Beth and Greg Campbell
Michelle and David Carroll
Joanne and John Carter
The Children's Foundation
Dr. Betty Chu M.D. and Navot Shoresh
Cielo Donor Advised Fund
Citizen Yoga
Susie and Bob Citrin
Clarkston Capital Partners
Marlene and Jeff Cohen
Colburn Group
Comcast
Community Connections
Beth and David Contorer
Covington Partners
Sue and Tom Cox
Bobby Curtis and Grey Pearmine
Jan and Gary Dabkowski
Marvin and Betty Danto Family Foundation
Dunia and Shukri David
Beth and Jeff Davidson
Gretchen and Ethan Davidson
Deloitte
Brett deMarrais
Lindsay Dembs
Detroit Institute for Children
Detroit Labs
Detroit Pistons
Denise Dinan and Thomas Panico
John D. and Jean E. Dinan Foundation
Stacy and Andy Doctoroff
Dominion Realty Services, LLC
Kareen Donegan and Phil Appel
Thomas Doud
DRK Foundation
DTE Energy
DTE Foundation
Kerry Duggan and JJ Velez
Eagles for Children
Cindy Eggleton
Nicole and Stephen Eisenberg
Wendy and Jeff Eisenshtadt
Shelley and Mickey Eizelman
David W. Elliott Memorial Foundation
Eleanor Ellis
Empowerment Foundation
Renee and Craig Erlich
Amy and Eric Ersher
Terri Farber and Yossie Fleischmann
JoAnn and Patrick Fehring
Lisa and Milton Feldberg
Fifth Third Bank
Niki and Todd Fink
Lauren and Phillip Fisher
Max M. & Marjorie S. Fisher Foundation
David Fishman
Carol Fleming
Michael Flesch
Vianne and Vincent Floyd
Amy and Jack Folbe
Elyse and David Foltyn
Catherine and Nathan Forbes
Emily and Henry Ford III
Ford Motor Company
Samuel and Jean Frankel Health and Research Foundation
Kim and Steven Friedman
Richard Friedman
Terri and David Friedman
Fund for Shared Insight - Listen4Good
Charlotte and Gary Gilbert
Nancy Glen and Ralph McDowell
GMC
Goldman Sachs
Marcy and John Gottesman
Glenn Granger
The Honorable Jennifer Granholm and Daniel Mulhern
Lori and Sam Gray
Nancy and Michael Greff
Thomas J. and Ruth E. Grimaldi Foundation
Tracey and Les Grosinger
Kristen and Carl Gross
Fran Gross
Terri and Albert Haddad
Leatha Hallmark
Joseph Handleman I Believe in You Trust Foundation
Rose and David Handleman
Geoff Hanson
Pamela and David Haron
HealthRise
Heather and Scott Hensler
Jennifer and Brian Hermelin
Laura Hirschhorn and Ron Yolles
Nancy Hodari
Lea and Paul E. Hodges III
Honigman LLP
Hope Starts Here
Barbara and Michael Horowitz
Julius and Cynthia Huebner Foundation
Amy Hunter
Hunter Pasteur Homes
Jill and Lee Hurwitz
Impact100
Integrated Fiduciary Advisory Services
Katherine and Robert Jacobs
Andrea and David Jacobson
Nancy and Joseph Jacobson
Jaffe Raitt Heuer & Weiss, P.C.
Jessica's Natural Foods
Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Detroit
The Jewish Fund
Marjorie and Maxwell Jospey Foundation
Kaftan Communities
Marla and Jeffrey Kaftan
The Kahn Apartments
Madeleine Karcz
Heather and David Katzman
Joe and Pamela Kay Foundation
Kellogg Foundation
Patti Kelter and Marc Cohen
Fern and Brian Kepes
Sherri and Jim Ketai
Hilary and Edan King
Michelle and Robert Kleiman
Kleiman Family
Diane Klein and Jeffrey Maisels
Stacy and Ron Klein
Linda Korobkin
Anessa and David Kramer
Kresge Foundation
Jule Krueger and Carter Scott
Neil Krugman
Joanna and David Iafrate
Lake Trust Credit Union
Lash Rubin Orthodontics
Erica and Jeff Lawson
Melissa and Larry Lax
Mike and Kass Lazerow
Shannon Leikert
Nicole and Matt Lester
Janet Levine
Rachel and Jeff Levine
Rena and Mark Lewis
Rochelle and Arthur Lieberman
Jody Lipton and Geoff Kretchmer
Lisa and Hannan Lis
Liss, Seder, and Andrews
Spencer Lucker
Nancy and Howard Luckoff
Cindy and Neal MacLean
Donna and Michael Maddin
ManeContent
Marathon Petroleum Company
Evan Martin
Martina Family
McKinsey & Company
Lisa and Brian Meer
Catherine and Michael Merszei
Michigan Fitness Foundation
Michigan Nonprofit Association
Elizabeth Mkpong
Maria Montoya and James Hill
Barbara Moran
Julie and Jeff Morganroth
Joe Morsello
Leslie and Rabbi Michael Moskowitz
Maria Muzik and Kate Rosenblum
Joy and Allan Nachman
Anita and Bob Naftaly
Najor Companies
Susan Newell
Pam and Richard Nodel
Jane and Daniel Och
Rachel and Josh Opperer
Diane and Randy Orley
Marcie and Rob Orley
Kate Ostrove and David Klein
Richard Pagac Jr.
Susie and Norm Pappas
Allison and Harry Parr
Samantha and Ross Partrich
Pathways Foundation
Beatrice & Reymont Paul Foundation
Francine Pegues
Melissa Peregord
Kim and Larry Perlman
Lisa Pernick and Bruce Israel
Margo Pernick
Emily and Jeffrey Pitt
Ina and Murray Pitt
Lori and Maurice Pogoda
Sonia and Keith Pomeroy
Jan and Tom Purther
Karen and Nicholas Pyett
Raising a Reader
Alex Rampell
Ruth Rattner
Jason Raznick
John Regan
David Rehrauer
Meg and Mike Revord
Eunice and Milton H Ring Foundation
Sarah Riutta
Rocket Community Fund
Wendell and Doris Rogers Foundation
The Sigmund and Sophie Rohlik Foundation
Jan Roncelli
Cathy and Jim Rosenthal
Deborah and Steven Rosenthal
Rotary Club of Grosse Pointe
Julie and Adam Rothstein
David Rubin
Leslie and Alan Ruby
Louise and Todd Sable
Karen and Todd Sachse
Jeff Sakwa
Heather and Lowell Salesin
Salus Group
Tami and Danny Samson
Tina and Mike Sappington
Bluma Schechter
Schechter Investment Advisors
Karen and Jeff Schoenberg
Nikki and Greg Schwartz
Sandy and Alan Schwartz
Thomas Sebold & Associates - Dana and Glenn Kunnath
Michelle and Scott Segal
Reva and Sheldon Segal
Seid Enterprises
Barb and Rex Sessions
Lisa and Josh Sherbin
Ellen and David Sherman
Jane and Larry Sherman
Claudia Sills
Sills Foundation Inc
Lori and Michael Silver
Karen and Keith Simmons
Susan and John Simon
Simtob Management & Investment
Skillman Foundation
Emily and Zack Slabotsky
Julie and Julio Sosa
Spire Integrated Systems
spirit3foundation
Starbucks Foundation
Start 2 Finish Realty
Lisa and Scott Stern
Elaine Stern Foundation
Loren and Bob Stone - Telemus Capital
Suburban Propane
Nancy Szabo and Steve Ratner
Temple Israel
Thermo Fisher Scientific
Susan Thomas
Torgow Family
Total Health Care Foundation
Deborah Tyner and Richard Herman
UHY Cares
United Way for Southeast Michigan
University of Michigan Big House 5K
Adam Valkin
VELA Fund
Kelly and David Victor
Marilyn Victor
Nicole Vioujas
Erin and Jeremy Walker
Susan Waltz and John Smith
Stefan Wanczyk - Utica Enterprises, Inc.
Lisa and Marc Weinbaum
Gwen and S. Evan Weiner
Matthew Weingarden
Ann Weisman
Barbara Weller and Robert Mirvis
Amy Wells and Dale Belman
Melanie West
Robyn Whitelaw
Shelley and Marc Willner Hineni Fund
Heidi and Hank Wineman
Wireless Vision
MARY JEN WOJCIK
ANDREA AND MARC WOLF
TINA AND JOE WOLF
ANDI AND LARRY WOLFE
KATIE WOOLSEY
PEGGY AND DAVID WRIGHT
HELAINE AND ANDREW ZACK
BARBARA AND IRA ZALTZ
PARTNERS
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Brilliant Detroit is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization dedicated to building kid success families and neighborhoods where families with children 0-8 have what they need to be school-ready, healthy, and stable.
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Contact Info
Headquarters Address:
5675 Larkins Street, Detroit, MI 48210
Contact:
313-483-8992
Email:
info@brilliantdetroit.org
