Board of Directors

James Corey serves as the Executive Director of Development for the University of Michigan Alumni Association. He oversees a team of alumni relations, membership, annual giving, and major gifts for AAUM. He has worked at the University of Michigan for 7 years. Previous to this position, he was the Director of Corporate Relations for the Washtenaw United Way and also worked for Google. James brings a wealth of experience to the Peace Neighborhood Center board and a passion for education. His wife, Alison Corey, is a first grade teacher at Abbott Elementary and James previously held positions at the Leelanau Boarding School and Kadima Hebrew Academy. He holds a Masters of Public Administration from the University of Michigan, a BA from Kenyon College and is dedicated to helping Peace Neighborhood Center reach its goals.

Ani Turner is Co-Director of Sustainable Health Spending Strategies at Altarum Institute, where she studies drivers of health spending and the economic impact of investments in social and environmental factors that determine health and life outcomes. She graduated from the University of Michigan with a degree in mathematics, and returned to Michigan to earn a Master’s in Applied Economics. Ani brings her analytical skills and experience in management and business development to the Peace board and finance committee. She and her husband Brian Turner have lived in the Peace Neighborhood area for more than 20 years, spending many hours volunteering in the public schools, soccer fields, and 4-H fairgrounds as their two daughters attended Abbot, Forsythe, and Skyline.

Lamont hails from Detroit, but has been a resident of Ann Arbor for most of his post high school life (beginning with undergraduate studies at the University of Michigan). Lamont has been married to Patricia Manley (a life-long Ann Arbor resident) for 35 years. Lamont is on the Executive Committee of the Ann Arbor Branch of the NAACP and he recently served on the Board of Directors for the Huron Valley Chapter of the Project Management Institute (as their Vice-President of Finance) for 5 years. Lamont is a PMI certified Project Management Professional and is currently employed at the University of Michigan’s Institute for Social Research. Lamont has held various technical and management positions at General Motors, Electronic Data Systems, Fry Multimedia, Ajilon and Compuware. Lamont holds bachelors and masters degrees in Electrical and Computer Engineering from the University of Michigan. Lamont enjoys golfing, bowling and attending Michigan football and basketball games.