Kevin Bynoe
Public Relations Specialist
Kevin
Bynoe manages the media outreach and public relations and
communications functions for General Motors’ Diversity
Communications, Marketing and Advertising departments. His
contributions and client service have contributed to added awareness
and positive impressions of General Motors and their products.
With over 8 years in the automotive industry Bynoe has developed numerous contacts within the auto industry and in the press. Kevin is a member of the Motor Press Guild, the Public Relations Society of America, and the National Association of Black Journalists.
Kevin is a graduate of Clark Atlanta University with a Bachelor of Arts in English.
Vice President
Kevin L. Davis
Crush Media Group, LLC. Managing Partner
Kevin
L. Davis is a native Detroiter educated in the Detroit Public School
System and also a product of Eastern Michigan University. While
studying as Communication Technology major, Kevin was exposed to
many facets of communication. He is the owner and Director of Crush
Media Group a Detroit-based photography, graphic design, and event
promotions company.
Kevin is the father of two boys Kian and Kameron and enjoys photography in his free time. Some of his affiliations include; Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, Incorporated, Beta Kappa Phi Professional Fraternity, Incorporated, Prince Hall Mason, Eastern Michigan University Black Alumni Chapter, and Michigan Democratic Party.
Communications Administrator
Director of Programs
Kristina Orr
Marketing Communications Professional
Kristina Orr is a Marketing Communications professional with over 10
years of experience in Integrated Marketing Communications. She has
worked in all facets of marketing and public relations, including
creating marketing plans, managing events, and developing and
nurturing relationships. Most recently as the Marketing Director at
Cobo Center, Orr worked to sell Cobo Center and the City of Detroit
as a desirable meeting and travel destination. Orr is a graduate of
Wayne State University, possessing a Master of Arts in Public
Relations and Organizational Communication, and a Bachelor of
Science in Marketing.
Wendy Cyrus-Herndon
Operations Manager, Millennium Centre
Wendy
Cyrus-Herndon has nine years of experience in television media,
event coordinating and project management. She was senior project
manager with various nonprofit organizations, assisting in creative
design, event coordinating, and media and publicity direction. She
has worked at Global Television, Citytv and CBC Windsor in Canada as
a reporter and associate director before relocating to Michigan in
2002.
Locally, Cyrus-Herndon worked as project manager on accounts developing creative and strategic concepts. She launched her own business in March 2003. Cyrus-Herndon is currently the Operations Manager at the Millennium Centre in Southfield were she runs day-to day operations, staffing and event bookings.
Cyrus-Herndon graduated with a post-graduate degree in journalism from Humber College, Toronto, Canada.
Parliamentarian
Donyale R. Griffin, Ph.D.
Professor, Wayne State University/President, Net Results Communications LLC.
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Donyale
R. Griffin is a communications professional with over 10 years of
progressive experience in public relations and strategic
communications planning. Her career includes work in government,
higher education, and publishing. Her most recent professional
experience includes serving as president of her own communications
consulting firm Net Results Communications, LLC. Her
company specializes in professional development training for
businesses and individuals across the communications industry.
Dr. Griffin balances her professional career with an active academic career as a college professor. She currently teaches full time in the Communications Department at Wayne State University, where she has served since 2002.
Dr. Griffin holds a bachelor's degree in journalism and a master's degree in organizational communication and public relations from Wayne State University. She also holds a Ph.D. in rhetoric and intercultural communication from Howard University. She serves on the Board of the Journalism Institute for Minorities scholarship program at WSU.
Board Member at Large