Tommy Gasso, Senior VP of Commercial Lending for Community Financial Credit Union was named one of Crain’s Detroit Business 2023 Notable Leaders in Commercial Banking. Gasso joined Community Financial Credit Union in 2013, and in less than 10 years, grew its collective commercial portfolio from $20 million to $220 million, a sizable figure for the metro Detroit-based credit union.
Read MoreIsn’t it time we come together to talk about mental health and substance abuse issues? On Wednesday, May 17 at 7PM, Peter’s Angels presents Overcoming the Shame and Stigma Around Addiction. This panel discussion includes Janie Shina, clinical liaison, Rony Foumia, pharmacist, and Iklas Bashi, a clinical therapist. The event takes place at Mother of God Church following Confession at 5PM and Mass at 6PM. All donations go toward opening a rehab center.
Read MoreThe Ken Aro-Wiwa (KSW) Memorial Foundation is hosting a fundraiser to help the orphans of Ogoni, Nigeria on May 10, 2023, at Regency Manor in Southfield. The ‘Night of Hope’ will help kickstart funding for the building of a new orphanage to house victims of crisis, war, and natural disaster. The goal of the fundraiser is to raise $250,000. The total cost of the project is estimated at $1.8 million. More information is available at kansarowiwamf.org.
Read MoreFood Network star and restaurateur Guy Fieri is bringing his brand of fried chicken to Michigan, and Tomey Group is helping him do that.
Read MoreThe best brands evoke the emotions of their customers by tapping into their hearts and minds. In this book, marketing and brand strategist Lydia Michael of Blended Collective breaks down the process of building culturally inclusive, long-lasting consumer-brand relationships.
Read MoreRojina Tobya was only 14 when she came to the U.S. from Iraq, where her father and other family members were kidnapped and ransomed by the Islamic State (IS). She found herself in a classroom with other kids her age, not knowing the language or even recognizing the alphabet.
Read MoreSeven state representatives visited the Chaldean Community Foundation on February 13 to learn about the daily services that the CCF provides to 40,000 clients annually. Leadership shared with them priorities for the CCF and the Chaldean American Chamber of Commerce (CACC), which includes increasing funding for both the multicultural line and from the Department of Education for the CCF, and supporting upcoming bills on lottery and liquor commissions for the CACC. Both organizations are focused on providing more affordable housing.
Read MoreEvery year the Chaldean Cultural Center hosts a Lenten Dinner evening with a special emphasis on prayer and reflection. This year the keynote speaker is Father Aram, speaking on “Shairwatha,” Remembrance of the Saints, something that took place in Iraqi villages before Easter during Lent. Father Aram chaired a crisis team in Alqosh and established a medical charity clinic among other trauma-related work. He speaks Syriac, Arabic, and English.
Read MoreOne of Mena Hannakachl’s writing professors once told her that to thrive in the real world, she would need to put the languages she learned while growing up in Iraq and the United Arab Emirates aside and conform to standard English.
Read MoreNancy Zieah, a liquor store owner/operator turned law school student, appreciates the fact that many students at Cooley Law School are—like her—not traditional law school students right out of undergrad.
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