Winning Futures

Empower Metro Detroit high school students for success by joining our Career Mentor team! Learn more: https://lnkd.in/eMHNbUf We help Metro Detroit students figure out what they’ll do after high school, teach them life and job readiness skills, and provide support and guidance needed for success. Career Mentors are local businesspeople who coach students through our program. Our learning sessions are held at a schools in Detroit, Harper Woods, Warren, Sterling Heights, and Pontiac, during the school day, and in a classroom with staff, teachers, students, and Career Mentors present. We train all Career Mentors and provide on-site support at every learning session. We are recruiting Career Mentors for the 2024-25 school year. Apply today! Sarah Wesolek-Greenson, Florence W., Joyce Baumann, Jeanne Ekhaml, Bryan Howard, Kristina Marshall, M. Ed., Rob Otto, Daniela Matthews, Shernitha Gray, Kimberly Marsh, Shirley Russell, Akia Harris, Alexus Gulley, Caitlynn Upton, M.Ed., Tiffany DiFonzo, M.S., Sierra Paris

Congratulations to Sky Kelley who won our 2024 Cupp-Hamilton Scholarship! Read more: https://lnkd.in/gY6itGrh Sky is a student in our Workforce Prep program at Harper Woods High School in Harper Woods. Her career mentor is Angela M Oleksiak of Samaritas. After graduating from high school, Sky plans to attend college and become a mental health therapist. Named in honor of our founder, Sam Cupp, and his mentor, Gene Hamilton, the Cupp-Hamilton Scholarship is awarded to current Winning Futures high school students in 11th or 12th grade who complete and excel in a competitive application process which includes an online application, essay, and formal business interview. Applications are judged by volunteers from the business community and staff. Funds may be used for continuing education expenses including tuition, technical or apprenticeship training fees, and other related expenses. Harper Woods School District

Elevate. Educate. Empower. Learn more: https://lnkd.in/eMHNbUf We are recruiting Metro Detroit businesspeople to be volunteer career mentors in the 2024-25 schoolyear. Apply today! 

Congratulations to our career mentors who are celebrating their FIVE-YEAR CAREER MENTOR ANNIVERSARY! Learn more: https://lnkd.in/gY6itGrh Career mentors attend on-site sessions and coach students through our program, participating with them in hands-on activities, discussions, and completion of workbook pages. We are very grateful for their dedication to our mission and support of our students. Our five-year career mentors are: Sami Abu-Soud of Grounded, Rasha Alnaji of Flex, Melanie Cates of General Motors, Alexis N. Hammerle of BNY, JASON HURLEY of McNaughton-McKay Electric Company, Jenifer Janhevich of Blue Cross Complete of Michigan, Tallette Kitchen of Leidos, Lida Kuehne of General Motors, Brenda R. Lever Blue Cross Complete of Michigan, Tony P. (Popovski) of General Motors, Anitra Riddle, MBA of TD Bank, Christine Swart of Celanese, Krista Wortman of Summit Family Dental, and Sarah Zigila, MTD of Orbis Holding Group. 

Congratulations to Joshua Hudson who won our 2024 Alumni Scholarship! Read more: https://lnkd.in/gY6itGrh Joshua was in our high school program at Harper Woods High School in Harper Woods where his career mentor was Matt Michayluk of Complete Prototype Services. Joshua is now in our College Success Mentoring (CSM) program while attending the University of Michigan where he is studying electrical engineering. His CSM career mentor is Matthus Joshua of E-MAD LLC. The Alumni Scholarship is open to all Winning Futures students who have graduated from high school and are participants in our College Success Mentoring Program. Funds may be used for continuing education expenses including tuition, technical or apprenticeship training fees, and other related expenses.  Harper Woods School District

Empower Students. Learn more: https://lnkd.in/eMHNbUf We are recruiting Metro Detroit businesspeople to be volunteer Career Mentors in the 2024-25 schoolyear. Apply today! 

Congratulations to Ashayla Middlebrook who won our 2024 Cupp-Hamilton Scholarship! Read more: https://lnkd.in/gY6itGrh Ashayla is a student in our Workforce Prep program at Communication and Media Arts High School in Detroit. Her career mentor is Jessica Anderson Anderson of Ally. After graduating from high school, Ashayla plans to attend college and work towards a career as a software architect. Named in honor of our founder, Sam Cupp, and his mentor, Gene Hamilton, the Cupp-Hamilton Scholarship is awarded to current Winning Futures high school students in 11th or 12th grade who complete and excel in a competitive application process which includes an online application, essay, and formal business interview. Applications are judged by volunteers from the business community and staff. Funds may be used for continuing education expenses including tuition, technical or apprenticeship training fees, and other related expenses.

Thank you Adient for sponsoring our Workforce Prep Program. Learn more: https://lnkd.in/df6kuvPc Your contribution is helping students in our career mentoring program plan their future careers and education. 

Congratulations to Jessica Murphy who won our 2024 Alumni Scholarship! Read more: https://lnkd.in/gY6itGrh Jessica was in our high school program at Harper Woods High School in Harper Woods where her career mentors were Arundhati Desai of Stellantis and Ashley Fordyce CUBDP CEPF of Extra Credit Union. Jessica is now in our College Success Mentoring (CSM) program while attending Wayne State University where she is studying to become a software engineer. Her CSM career mentor is Ashley. The Alumni Scholarship is open to all Winning Futures students who have graduated from high school and are participants in our College Success Mentoring Program. Funds may be used for continuing education expenses including tuition, technical or apprenticeship training fees, and other related expenses. Harper Woods School District

Our curriculum is evidence-based and includes things like career exploration, life and job skills development, and academic and career planning. Learn more: https://lnkd.in/eMHNbUf Listen to what some of our current Career Mentors have to say. We are recruiting volunteer Career Mentors for the 2024-25 school year. Apply today!