Our Board of Directors
Our Founders
Founder and Detroit native Jalen Rose was a 13-year NBA Star and most recently an ABC/ESPN analyst who has assembled a team of educational experts and community leaders to turn his dream into a reality. Mr. Rose brings to the Academy his knowledge of the sports and entertainment industries, commitment to philanthropy and his passion to give back to Detroit. A graduate of Detroit Southwestern High School, Mr. Rose attended the University of Michigan where he was one of five freshman basketball players known as the “Fab Five.” As a college graduate, he is eager to help Detroit youth achieve the same goal. Mr. Rose has been instrumental on the planning team and serves as the President of the JRLA Board of Directors.
Michael A. Carter Sr. is the Founder and Chairman of Pinnacle Construction Partners, LLC, and President/CEO of MAC LLC, a development company. He holds a B.A. (1972) and an MBA (1978) from the University of Detroit Mercy. Michael and his wife Pamela live in Franklin, Tennessee, and have two children, Michael Jr. and Marcya, both graduates of the University of Michigan.
Active in civic and community organizations, Michael co-founded the Jalen Rose Leadership Academy in Detroit and serves on several boards, including the Tennessee Public Charter School Commission and the University of Detroit Mercy Board of Trustees. He’s also served as board chair for multiple organizations, including the Nashville Public Education Foundation.
Michael has received numerous awards, such as the University of Detroit Mercy’s Spirit Award and the United Way Dr. Thomas F. Frist, Jr. Excellence in Volunteer Leadership Award. He is an alum of Leadership Nashville and Leadership Brentwood and enjoys competitive swimming and clay shooting.
Michael Carter
Jalen Rose
Current Board Members
Jalen Rose - President
President
Sports Analyst & CEO Same Page Entertainment
Dennis Archer, Jr. - Secretary
Secretary
CEO/Founder - Ignition Media Group; President - Archer Corporate Services
Greg Boll - Vice President
Vice President
CEO, Navigant Oak, LLC
Leigh Chandler
CAO of Strike Group, LLC
Christopher Brochert
Director
Co-Founder/Partner, Lormax Stern Development Co.
Shawna Forbes
Director
Professor and Former Vice Chancellor/School of Continuing Ed & Workforce Dev, Wayne County Community College District
Dean Brody - Treasurer
Treasurer
CEO REVEL Moments
Wendy Jackson
Director
Managing Director, Kresge Foundation
Burt Jordan
Director
Vice President, Global Purchasing, Ford Motor Company (Retired)
A special thanks to our past board members:
Tonya Allen - Rumia Ambrose Burbank - Honorable Mayor Dave Bing - Tim Gale - John James
Ron Klein - Mick Koster - Jason Langwell - Diane Manica - Kim Mattes - David Schostak - Neil Weissman
The JRLA Founding Team
