heidi miller

SENIOR DIRECTOR OF LEARNING

Heidi is the Senior Director of Learning and oversees programming across all sites. Before moving to the nonprofit sector, she was a teacher for 10 years in elementary classrooms across the world including Michigan, China, and Venezuela. She is now a mom of two wonderful children. In her spare time, she loves reading books, fitness, and adventure.

ANDREA MEYER

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

Andrea has been engaged in the field of education since 2005, has worked to develop the Center for Success after school program since January of 2015, and has proudly served as the Executive Director of the Network since 2018. In addition to her role at CFSN, Andrea is a co-chair for the Summer Learning Table for 313 Reads!, and is a member of the Improvement and Impact Committee for the Youth Development Resource Center which allows her to collaborate and communicate with amazing youth serving organizations serving the metro Detroit area.

 

ISABELLA CROOK

LEAD LITERACY INSTRUCTOR/VOLUNTEER ENGAGEMENT ASSOCIATE

Isabella graduated with honors from Oakland University, with a double major BA in Communication and Public Relations. She also earned a Diversity, Equity and Inclusion in the Workplace certificate. Over the years, she has honed her expertise in youth engagement and program implementation in the non-profit sector. She truly has a passion for helping children to succeed, building interpersonal relationships, and cultivating change in the community. 

 

SHANELLE MITCHELL

LITERACY PROGRAM MANAGER

Shanelle holds a Master of Arts in Reading from Eastern Michigan University and a Bachelor of Science in Early Childhood Special Education from The University of Akron. She has always been passionate about the literacy development among young learners and their success in the real world. Prior to CFSN, she was a teacher in both Ohio and Michigan. In her free time she likes to paint, travel, read and spend time with loved ones.

 

TINA PERKINS

LITERACY PROGRAM MANAGER

Tina is the Community Literacy Program Manager at CFSN. She was an educator in the public school system for 22 years before she left for the non-profit community.  She’s thankful that she made that change because she believes, now, she can make a bigger impact in meeting students where they are and has the freedom to cultivate her creativity to be more accessible to students, their families, and their mentors. She’s a single mother of four adult children and continues to strive to make them as proud of her as she is of them.

 

madonna addo

LEAD LITERACY INSTRUCTOR, BD SOUTHWEST

Hi, I’m Madonna Addo! I’m currently an educator major at Wayne State University with a passion for reading and teaching. It is an honor to be a part of Center for Success Network Detroit as a Lead Literacy Instructor.

 

steven addo

PROGRAM ASSOCIATE, DETROIT

Steven is the Community Literacy Associate for the Detroit location at the Center For Success. He has a passion for working with youth and community development. He envisions an equitable world. Originally from Liberia, West Africa, he enjoys cooking traditional meals to educate others about Liberian culture and cuisine.

MADDIE TORO

LITERACY PROGRAM MANAGER

Maddie has been working at CFSN since 2018, beginning as a mentor, and then working as a Lead Literacy instructor before stepping into her current role. She strongly believes in literacy as a right and the foundation it sets for success. Maddie is a graduate of College for Creative Studies. In her free time she likes to make ceramics, garden, go to the movies, and be out in nature as much as life allows.

 
 

Team Members not pictured:

Michelle Halagian, Community Literacy Program Coordinator - Detroit

Ragina Jenkins - Grant Writing Consultant