Saginaw Branch NAACP Executive Committee

Terry Pruitt, President

• Silver Life Member
• Served as 1st Vice President and Political Action Chair of Saginaw Branch
• Retired Manager of Public Affairs & State Government Relations for Dow Corning Corporation
• Assistant Superintendent Business Services Pontiac School District
• Executive Director Business Services Saginaw Public Schools
• Treasurer & past President, Saginaw County Youth Protection Council
• Member/Treasurer of Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc
• Past Board Member Saginaw Community Foundation
• Member/Trustee The New Christ Community Church

Carl Williams

1st Vice President, Political Action Chair

• Subscribing Silver Life Member
• Retired Manager Public Relations Michigan Prisoner Re-Entry Initiative
• Former 95^th District Michigan State Representative
• Former member of Saginaw City Council
• Past member First Ward Community Center Board of Directors
• Past member of Tri-City Airport Board of Commissioners
• Past member of Saginaw County Boys & Girls Club Board of Directors
• Past member of Saginaw County ALPACT Committee
• Member/Deacon Greater Williams Temple COGIC

Ruth Ann Knapp

2nd Vice President, Education Committee Chair

• Diamond Life Member
• Retired Educator
• Member of Freedom Fund Planning Commission
• 2019 Elected President of Saginaw School Board
• Member of Arson Watch/Light Up the City Organizations
• Member of PRIDE Board of Directors
• Volunteer Chair of Saginaw Public School District Annual Art Show & Saginaw County Art Show
• Recipient of 2018 All Area Arts Award

James Graham

3rd Vice President, Political Action

• Subscribing Gold Life Member
• Retired Manager of Service & Aftermarket Engineering / O.E. Specialty & Remanufacturing Engineering Delphi Corporation
• Corporate Recruiter at North Carolina A&T State University
• Member of Political Action Committee
• Member of Freedom Fund Planning Committee
• Past member and Board Chair Saginaw Big Brother/Big Sister Organization
• Past member of Saginaw Housing Board
• Member of Buena Vista Downtown Development Authority
• Member/Trustee Bethel AME Church

Michele Allen

Secretary

• Gold Life Member
• Attorney
• Member/Trustee St. Luke CME Church

Canika Owen-Robinson

Assistant Secretary

• Life Member
• Technical Advisor and Instrumentation Supervisor for Savant Labs
• Served as Senior Production/Manufacturing Technologist for Dow Chemical Company
• Co-Chair of NAACP Saginaw Branch ACT-SO Program for 22 Years
• Served as Michigan State Conference ACT-SO Coordinator
• Youth Mentor & Volunteer for Annual Phi Delta Kappa Xinos and Kudos Cotillion Ball
• Serves as STEM mentor for area youth
• Member of Daniel’s Den Ministries

Rubie White

Correspondence Secretary, Membership Chair

• Gold Life Member
• Retired Supervisor Workman’s Compensation General Motors
• Member of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc
• Chair of NAACP Saginaw Branch Membership Committee
• Member of Freedom Fund Planning Committee
• Retired Minister of Music Tabernacle Baptist Church and Messiah Missionary Baptist Church
• Member Messiah Missionary Baptist Church

Deb Mack 

Treasurer

• Silver Life Member
• Retired Finance Nexteer Automotive
• Member of Freedom Fund Planning Committee
• Board Member of Great Lakes Bay Health Centers
• Past member of Tri-City Links Chapter
• Member Bethel AME Church

Blanche Clark

Assistant Treasurer

• Silver Life Member
• Retired Finance Nexteer Automotive
• Member of Freedom Fund Planning Committee
• Board Member of Great Lakes Bay Health Centers
• Past member of Tri-City Links Chapter
• Member Bethel AME Church

Dr. Waheed Aktbar, MD

• Silver Life Membership
• Practicing Orthopedic/Spine Surgery Specialist affiliated with Ascension and Covenant Hospitals
• Member of Saginaw County Medical Society
• Member Board of Fellows and Foundation Board Saginaw Valley State University
• Member Islamic Center of Saginaw

Brenda Beard

• Member of NAACP Freedom Fund Planning Committee
• Retired General Motors
• Member A. Philip Randolph Institute Saginaw Chapter
• Member Ephesus Seventh Day Adventist Church

Mary Broadway

• Gold Life Member
• Retired Supervisor Materials Coordination Delphi Corporation
• Member of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc.
• Member of NAACP Saginaw Branch Membership Committee
• Past member of Buena Vista Township Board of Review
• Retired Minister of Music Tabernacle Baptist Church and Messiah Missionary Baptist Church
• Member Messiah Missionary Baptist Church & past Director of Music

Darlene Carpenter

• Member & past President of Saginaw High School Parent Teacher Student Association
• Member of City of Saginaw Human Planning Commission
• Vice President of Unity in the Community Neighborhood Association
• Member of South 17^th Street COGIC

JRev. Dr. Charles Coleman, Ph.D.

Chaplain

• Senior Pastor of Faith Temple COGIC, Saginaw, MI
• Retired Chemical Technician and Union Steward Dow Corning Corporation
• Past member of Saginaw City Council
• Current member of Saginaw Board of Education
• Recipient of Saginaw High School 2019 Distinguished Alumni Award
• Member and Chair of Religious Leaders Table for Saginaw Ezekiel Project
• Member of Executive Board of the Gamaliel National Religious Leaders Table

Lisa Coney

• Social Worker/Transition Coordinator Saginaw Intermediate School District
• Past Safe Schools/Healthy Students Project Manager for Saginaw Public Schools
• Member of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc., — Graduate Advisor
• Saginaw Valley State University Alumni Board
• Recipient of YWCA Women of Achievement Award
• Member Victorious Believers Ministries COGIC

Eddie Foxx 

• Life Member
• Retired Engineer Delphi Corporation
• Member & Past President of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc
• Past member of Saginaw County Board of Commissioners
• Past member of the Saginaw County Planning Commission
• Organizer of annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Saginaw March

Lisa Ingram

• Member of NAACP Freedom Fund Planning Committee
• Senior Outreach & Membership Coordinator Girl Scouts of Heart of MI
• Member/Financial Secretary Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc., Saginaw Alumnae Chapter
• Member of Saginaw Legacy Foundation Board of Directors

Gerald Kariem

• Silver Life Membership
• Member of NAACP Freedom Fund Planning Committee
• Director UAW Region-1
• UAW National Negotiating Committee
• Member of A. Phillip Randolph Institute
• Serves of Board of Directors for Alliance for Health
• Serves on Board of Food Bank of Eastern Michigan
• Serves on Board of Blue Care Network
• Member Mt Olive Missionary Baptist Church

Ralph Martin

Housing Chair

• Subscribing Silver Life Membership
• Member of NAACP Freedom Fund Planning Committee
• 2018 Candidate for Saginaw Board of Education
• Fire Marshall City of Saginaw
• Board Member Saginaw Public Libraries
• Member of Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church
• President Men of Bethel Organization

John Pugh

ACTSO Chair

• Life Membership
• Retired Economics Professor Delta College
• Board member Saginaw County Community Mental Health Authority
• Served as Saginaw County Chair of 1988 Jesse Jackson Presidential Campaign
• Past delegate to Democratic National Convention

Thelma Ruffin 

Health Chair

• Silver Life Membership
• Member of NAACP Freedom Fund Planning Committee
• Retired Educator Saginaw Public School District
• Youth Advisor for Gamma Kappa Xinos
• Chair of NAACP Saginaw Branch Health Committee
• Serves on Community Advisory Committee for Home-Base Health Clinics at Arthur Hill High School & Saginaw High School
• Member of Andersen Enrichment Center Board of Directors
• Member Zion Missionary Baptist Church

Joyce Seals 

• Life Membership
• Retired State of Michigan Department of Education
• Former Mayor of City of Saginaw
• Vice President of Saginaw Board of Education
• President of Saginaw Promise Board of Directors
• President of Good Neighbors Mission of Saginaw
• Member of Top Ladies of Distinction
• Member/Past President Ezekiel Project
• Co-Pastor The New Christ Community Church

Diana Simpson

• Silver Life Membership
• Member of NAACP Freedom Fund Planning Committee
• Retired General Motors
• Past Secretary of NAACP Saginaw Branch Executive Committee
• Member Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church

Odail Thorns 

Freedom Fund Chair

• Golden Heritage Life Membership
• Chair of NAACP Saginaw Branch Freedom Fund Gala
• Served as Indiana NAACP local and state President and member of the NAACP National Board of Directors
• Retired General Manager Global Manufacturing Operation for Delphi Corporation
• Served as Director of Development for the City of Saginaw
• Member/Trustee Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church

Leola Wilson 

• Diamond Life Membership
• President Emeritus of NAACP Saginaw Branch
• Past 1^st Vice President and Secretary of NAACP Saginaw Branch Executive Committee
• Past Treasurer NAACP Michigan State Conference
• Retired Social Worker
• Member of Saginaw Intermediate School District Board of Trustees
• Member of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc.
• Past member of Saginaw Valley State University Board of Trustees
• Member Zion Missionary Baptist Church

Daniel Webster 

President Youth Council

• Student attending Saginaw Arts & Science Academy
• Member of Saginaw Kudos Organization under sponsorship of National Sorority of Phi Delta Kappa, Inc. Gamma Kappa Chapter
• ACTSO Participant/Contestant
• Member New Covenant Church

Rhonda Butler

Youth Advisor

• Life Membership
• Member of NAACP Freedom Fund Planning Committee
• Community Engagement Coordinator Jackson District Library System
• Past Children & Teen Services Coordinator Public Libraries of Saginaw
• Member of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc.
• Past President Saginaw Public Schools Foundation Board of Directors
• Member of Saginaw Valley State University Diversity Council
• Member Zion Missionary Baptist Church

Joyce Harvin

Youth Advisor

• Subscribing Silver Life Membership
• Member of NAACP Freedom Fund Planning Committee
• Member of NAACP Political Action Committee
• Member of Annual African Cultural Festival Planning Committee
• Host & Producer of NAACP Sponsored “Community Connections” weekly radio show on WTLZ-Kiss 107.1 FM
• Media Relations Coordinator for NAACP Saginaw Branch r
• Member/Trustee Tabernacle Missionary Baptist Church