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ROCK STARS

Abel Alcalá Jeanine Hatcher

Foundation Board Trustee Board of Directors
Abel is the Chief Financial Officer Jeanine Hatcher, one of several founders,
for Oakland Corridor Partners has served as the Executive Director of
LLC, John Laing (USA) Ltd. in GenesisHOPE since 2008. The nonprofit
Madison Heights. He has managed community development organization
the financial portion of large-scale, promotes healthy living and creates
multimillion-dollar projects from equitable resilient communities for
ideation to launch. residents of Islandview, the surrounding
Villages of Detroit and adjacent
neighborhoods.

Gerald Ferguson Sarah Pobocik

Board of Directors Board of Directors
Sarah is the SVP and Market Leader for
Gerald has served as the Lead Pastor
of Trinity Lutheran in Midland for Commercial Banking of PNC Bank in
24 years. He’s passionate about Detroit and Southeast Michigan. She has
youth ministry and serves as the 18 years of financial services experience.
Dean of the Synod’s Leadership She is also a PNC certified Women’s
Training School and Lutheran Business Advocate and Minority Business
Outdoor Retreat Ministry. Advocate.

Currents, Samaritas’ new emerging leaders board, is working to build energy
around our mission to create impact, just as currents in a body of water build
momentum and flow, mobilizing movement.

Meet our two newest members who are busy developing 2024 plans to
support key Samaritas initiatives. If you are interested in joining the Currents
Board, please contact Kelli Dobner at Kelli.Dobner@Samaritas.org

Rev. Julie Delezenne Carlos Martinez
Pastor of First of Warren Church President
People First Economy

Chief Advancement and Strategy Officer Kelli Dobner at a
strategy session with some of the Currents Board members.

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