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YMCA BLACK ACHIEVERS PROGRAM

Each year, corporations, businesses and organizations nominate successful role models in professional and managerial positions to serve as Adult Achievers for the school year. Adult Achievers are recognized for their professional skills and also their desire to give back to the community.

Black Achievers Adults
Dalia Auffant-Warner

Dalia Auffant-Warner
sponsored by Direct Supply

DIRECT SUPPLY
Sales Consultant

Community Involvement: LEADERSHIP Delta, Member of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Inc., Member of Golden Key National Honor Society, Higher Education Coach (Pearls for Teen Girls), Sponsor/Host for Blood Center of America Bone Marrow Registry and Blood Drive, Group Exercise Demonstrator at Pettit National Ice Center, Girlfriends Magazine Event, Aurora Health care Center Healthier Women's Day, and Delta Academy

Parice Beckley

Parice Beckley

YMCA VOLUNTEER

 

Fay A. Berry

Fay A. Berry
sponsored by Eaton Corporation

EATON CORPORATION
Accounting Consultant/Business Advisor, JF & Associates, Inc.

Community Involvement: Financial Education Facilitator with Make A Difference Milwaukee, Past President of National Association of Black Accountants, Inc. - Milwaukee Chapter, Steering Committee Member for YMCA Black Achievers

 

Kenneth Berry

Kenneth Berry

ROCKWELL AUTOMATION
Lean Enterprise Manager

Community Involvement: United Way Days of Caring

 

Melina Billups

Melina Billups

WE ENERGIES
Customer Consultant

Community Involvement: Board Member, Woodlands Condominiums

 

Stanley Brister

Stanley Brister
sponsored by Direct Supply

DIRECT SUPPLY
Account Manager, Enterprise Accounts

Community Involvement: UPS Diversity Leadership Development, Leadership Giver with United Way, On the Board of Directors for IOU Sports, and actively involved with fraternal organizations, M.W. Prince Hall Grand Lodge F. & A.M. of Wisconsin, Inc., and Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc.

 

Hadiyyah Clark

Hadiyyah Clark

WE ENERGIES
Human Resources Associate

Community Involvement: United Negro College Fund, NextGen UPAF (United Performing Arts Fund), Milwaukee Urban League Young Professionals, FUEL Milwaukee, INROADS Alumni


Ken Cyiark

Ken Cyiark

HARLEY-DAVIDSON MOTOR COMPANY
Continuous Improvement Specialist

Community Involvement: Advisory Board Chairman for Daniels-Mardak Boys & Girls Club as well as a member of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc.


Nyerere Davidson

Nyerere Davidson
sponsored by Northwestern Mutual

CITY YEAR MILWAUKEE
Outreach Coordinator

Community Involvement: Milwaukee Alumni Chapter of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc., UNCF Walk/Run participant, Milwaukee Urban League Young Professionals, Correspondent for Milwaukee Courier Newspaper, Member of Wisconsin Black Media Association, member of Mount Olive # 5F. & A.M., PHA

 

Santana Deacon

Santana Deacon

WHEATON FRANCISCAN HEALTHCARE
Physical Therapist

Community Involvement: Former Boys and Girls Club tutor and mentor. Former Rescue Mission tutor. Former Inroads participant and mentor.


LaQuita Evans

LaQuita Evans

WE ENERGIES
Power Plant Supervisor

Community Involvement: Participant & Campaigner for United Negro College Fund Walk for Education, Member of American Association of Blacks in Energy (AABE), Member of Next Generation UPAF (United Performing Arts Fund), Member of We Energies: African American Network (AAN), Women's Development Network (WDN), Power Generation Women's Leadership Forum


Paul T. Grant

Paul T. Grant

JOHNSON CONTROLS
Systems Auditor

Community Involvement: Johnson Controls Community Involvement Program, Johnson Controls African American Affinity Network, Milwaukee LGBT Center, United Negro College Fund Walk/Run, Joint African American Network, Red Cross, United Performing Arts Fund, AIDS Walk Wisconsin, Susan G. Komen

 

Christina Gray

Christina Gray

CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL AND HEALTH SYSTEM
Adoptions Supervisor

Community Involvement: United Way Campaign, Canvassing Initiative Committee, Healthy Steps Leader, Youth Outreach Volunteer

 

Perry Green

Perry Green

HARLEY-DAVIDSON MOTOR COMPANY
T.E.P. Project Engineer

Community Involvement: National Society of Black Engineers

 

Justine Hall

Justine Hall

YMCA VOLUNTEER
Teacher, King's Academy

Community Involvement: Member of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc., Milwaukee Urban League Young Professinoals, BAEO

 

Gregory Haynes, Jr.

Gregory Haynes, Jr.

YMCA VOLUNTEER
Warehouse Technician

Community Involvement: Habitat for Humanity

 

Jasmine M. Johnson

Jasmine M. Johnson
sponsored by Eaton Corporation

PFIZER, INC.
Therapeutic Specialty Representative

Community Involvement: Social Development Foundation, National Coalition of 100 Black Women, 2011 "Celebrating Healthy Families Health Fair featuring National HIV/AIDS Testing Day" Event, 2011 Inaugural "Girl's Day at City Hall" Event, Creator of the Annual KISS Domestic Violence Goodbye Campaign, Creator of the T.O.Y.S. (Teaching Our Young to Share) Drive, Men's Health Work Group within the Milwaukee Health Department

 

Pervis D. Jones

Pervis D. Jones

EATON CORPORATION
Electrical Engineer/Lead Technician

Community Involvement: GE's Community Service Day, Project Lead the Way and Science Fair Volunteering

 

Brandon Korpela

Brandon Korpela

STATE FARM INSURANCE
Marketing Analyst

Community Involvement: Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, UMOS

 

Ariane Roberson

Ariane Roberson

ROCKWELL AUTOMATION
Engineer, Product Manager

Community Involvement: African American Professional Network 

 

Renita Switzer

Renita Switzer

AURORA HEALTH CARE
Training Specialist Revenue Cycle


Angela Williams

Angela Williams

AURORA HEALTH CARE
Supervisor, Physician Customer Service


George K. Williams

George K. Williams

HARLEY-DAVIDSON MOTOR COMPANY
Demand Planning Analyst, Sr.

Community Involvement: Volunteer at the Next Door Foundation and American Heart Association

 

Dr. Jim Williams, CPA

Dr. Jim Williams, CPA

MILWAUKEE AREA TECHNICAL COLLEGE (MATC)
Vice President Finance

Community Involvement: Member Director of Journey House

 

Sasha Williams

Sasha Williams

YMCA VOLUNTEER
Teacher, Blessed Savior East Campus

Community Involvement: Tutor, mentor, cheerleading coach

2011-2012 Adult Black Achievers

  • Dalia Auffant-Warner
  • Parice Beckley
  • Fay A. Berry
  • Kenneth Berry
  • Melina Billups
  • Stanley Brister
  • Hadiyyah Clark
  • Ken Cyiark
  • Nyerere Davidson
  • Santana Deacon
  • LaQuita Evans
  • Paul T. Grant
  • Christina Gray
  • Perry Green
  • Justine Hall
  • Gregory Haynes, Jr.
  • Jasmine M. Johnson
  • Pervis D. Jones
  • Brandon Korpels
  • Ariane Roberson
  • Renita Switzer
  • Angela Williams
  • George K. Williams
  • Dr. Jim Williams, CPA
  • Sasha Williams

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Are you interested
in becoming a
Black Achiever?
Contact Shaneé at sjenkins@ymcamke.org
or (414) 374-9401.