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Lansing Region’s Top Young

Professionals Recognized at

10 Over the Next Ten Awards

he 15th annual 10 Over the Next Ten Awards were held
on Wednesday, Sept. 22 at the Graduate Hotel in East
TLansing. This event recognizes Greater Lansing’s top journals. Her firm has given out multiple small business
10 young professionals expected to contribute significantly grants and helped create the Greater Lansing Black
to our community over the next ten years. The event was Business Directory. MiChaela has continuously poured back
presented by Independent Bank and co-hosted by the into the community. She has served through Les Meres et
Lansing Regional Chamber of Commerce and Lansing Debutantes of Greater Lansing, Jack and Jill Greater Lansing
5:01. The event Wellness Sponsor was the University Club, Chapter, Chi Epsilon Omega of Alpha Kappa Alpha, and the
who provided a free one-year membership to each award Melanated Business Alliance of Greater Lansing. MiChaela
recipient. has a Master of Public Health: Healthcare Management
from Yale University.
THE 2021 10 OVER THE NEXT TEN AWARD
RECIPIENTS INCLUDE: Elvin Caldwell serves as a
legislative affairs consultant,
MiChaela Barker is the closely monitoring, researching,
community action network and assisting clients in developing
coordinator for the Ingham County public policy strategies. His
Health Department. In 2017, she most fulfilling professional
became an entrepreneur and accomplishment came when he
started her own company, Melanin worked as an educator and helped
in Medicine, which focuses on middle school students launch
providing representation for a water drive. He empowered
the BIPOC community within students and taught them to be
healthcare via apparel, accessories, Caldwell proactive and engage the business
and mental health dream and at-large communities. Elvin is also the owner of the
Barker
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