Jalen Rose
President
ESPN/ABC Analyist, CEO Three Tier Entertainment
Dennis Archer, Jr.
Director
CEO/Founder - Ignition Media Group; President - Archer Corporate Services
Greg Boll
Vice President
President, Cummins Bridgeway
Kim Easterle Mattes
Director
Vice President, Aon Risk Solutions
David Schostak
Treasurer
President, Schostak Brothers & Company
John E. James
Director
President, James Group International; CEO, Renaissance Global Logistics (RGL)
Dean Brody
Secretary
Managing Director, Accenture
Wendy Jackson
Director
Deputy Director, The Kresge Foundation
Jason Langwell
Director
EVP, Intersport
Malika Velinor
Dean of College, velinorm@jrladetroit.com
Ms. Velinor oversees all college programming and works closely with the 12th grade scholars to ensure timely graduation and matriculation to college. She also facilitates Parent University, an initiative to spread college knowledge to our scholars and their parents, as well as all Senior Class activities. Working closely with the Promise Schools network, she ensures our team meets our strategic goals.
Kat Grow
College Success Coordinator, growk@jrladetroit.com
Ms. Grow supports all alumni who have graduated from JRLA. She is in charge of sending alumni materials, planning alumni and parent of alumni events, and connecting with alumni on a bi-monthly basis to ensure they have the resources they need to earn a college degree.
Delonte Jones
College Bound Scholars, jonesd@jrladetroit.com
Mr. Jones teaches the 9th and 10th grade College Bound Scholars courses which focus on the themes of Learning for College and College Aspiration: Learning for Life.
Richard Harzula
College Bound Scholars, harzular@jrladetroit.com
Mr. Harzula teaches the 11th and 12th grade College Bound Scholars courses which focus on making informed college decisions that align with the themes of College is Now: Leadership for Bright Futures and College Capstone: Leadership for College Graduation.