About Us
Board of Directors

Nicole Perry Banks
President
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Alan Mlynek
Vice President
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Steve Schlecht
Treasurer
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Kurt Schmerberg
Secretary
Kurt Schmerberg is a partner in Affinity Valuation Group where he serves as Vice President and CFO. A lifelong resident of the Ann Arbor area, Kurt became involved in Peace Neighborhood Center through his church, Bethlehem United Church of Christ. He brings an abundance of corporate experience to the Board and executive committee having served as an officer and director of the local and state Realtor associations; Foundation for Saline Area schools; Kiwanis, and Bethlehem Church. His wife, Dr. Jane Nicholson is an OB/GYN at Michigan Medicine. They have three grown children, all products of the Ann Arbor public school system. Kurt was awarded a BA from the University of Michigan in Speech Communications, holds a Certified General Real Estate Appraiser license and lectures locally and regionally on real estate appraisal topics.Read Bio
Board

Bryan Johnson
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Bryan Johnson is a native of Ann Arbor Michigan and spent his early years in the Pinelake Village Housing Cooperative and has been involved in Peace Neighborhood Center programs throughout different times in his life. He received his undergraduate Business Degree from Hampton University and his Master’s in Business Administration from the University of Michigan, Stephen M. Ross School of Business.
Bryan currently serves as a Senior Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) Consultant at Root, Inc (a subsidiary of Accenture) where he helps companies educate their leadership about DEI and create more inclusive environments to drive business/organizational results. He also spent over seven years working in admissions and Diversity and Inclusion at the University of Michigan, Stephen M. Ross School of Business.
Bryan is also passionate about volunteering and political activism. He’s a former President and Trustee of the Ann Arbor Public Schools Board of Education. He also volunteers with the Ann Arbor Area Community Foundation’s Community Investment Committee, Washtenaw My Brother’s Keeper Initiative, and the Ann Arbor-Ypsilanti-Inkster Chapter of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Incorporated. . On a personal note, Bryan has been married to his wife, Janelle for twenty years and they have two daughters who attended the Peace Neighborhood Center Summer Day Camp as young children.

Amy Peters
Immediate Past Chair
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Kate Markey
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Kevin Murphy
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Karen Sloan
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Karen Sloan is a Michigan native who currently resides in Ann Arbor. She received her undergraduate degree in psychology and sociology from Eastern Michigan University and her Master’s in Labor and Human Resources and a Master of Arts in Higher Education and Student Affairs from The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio.
Karen currently serves as the Chief Human Resources Officer at SET SEG where she uses her expertise in training, employee relations, compensation and benefits analysis, resource and succession planning, and talent acquisition to grow the organization. As a member of the executive leadership team, she heads the strategic direction of HR in support of the company’s values, mission and business objectives. With more than 25 years of experience in human resources, she formerly served as the Director of HR for the IT division at the University of Michigan for 12 years.
On a personal note, Karen has been married to her husband, Jeff for over twenty-five years and they have two daughters.
Advisory Board
Rich Ballard
Dan Brady
William Brinkerhoff
James Corey
Tim Damschroder
Matt Derrenberger
Chuck Hatt
Seth Kopald
Michele Madden
Nancy Margolis
Griff McDonald
Mike McManus
Stan Mendenhall
Kathleen Menerey
Elmo Morales
Roy Muir
Allan Newman
Sarah W. Newman
Amy Pachera
Christy Perros
Kathy Sample
Cliff Sheldon
Delphia Simpson
J. Cedric Simpson
Ani Turner
Don Vereen
Sheila Waterhouse
Ken Weber
Wendy Wellman
Richard Westbury
Gerald Woolfolk