Meet the Team
ChicagoMSDC Staff

Debra Jennings Johnson
President & CEO

Jose Robles Michelena
Executive Vice President

Alecia Drake
Certification Assistant, MBE Services
CMSDC
Her/Hers

Anita Hagan
Associate Director of Programs
CMSDC
She/Her/Hers

Asante Yugen
Business Consultant
CMSDC – Coronavirus Grant – Chicago

Irma Lopez
Program Coordinator
CMSDC – Coronavirus Grant – Chicago

Isaiah Spears
Director of Development and Strategic Partnerships
CMSDC

Jeff Marcela
Program Administrator
CMSDC – Coronavirus Grant – Chicago

Kristina Wynne
Business Consultant
CMSDC – Coronavirus Grant – Chicago

Leatha King
Director of Certification and Organizational Development
CMSDC

Lenora Harris
Business Consultant
CMSDC – Coronavirus Grant – Chicago

Linda Robinson
Director of Events
CMSDC

Michelle Anderson Metcalf
Vice President, Marketing
CMSDC
She/Her/Hers

Michelle Ringold
Sr. Accountant
CMSDC/Contractor

Neda Sharp
Program Director
CMSDC
She/Her/Hers

Robert Young
Special Programs Senior Coordinator
CMSDC

Toni Hurley
MBE CERTIFICATION MANAGER
CMSDC

Tricia Wynn
Project Director, NW Indiana MSDC, Consultant ChicagoMSDC
CMSDC
MBDA Business Centers

Melody McClellan
Business Consultant
Coronavirus Grant-Missouri

Jamayca Smith
Business Development Manager
MBDA Business Center- Missouri

Tomicia Taylor
Business Consultant
MBDA Coronavirus Grant – Missouri
Her/Hers

Todd Gilyard
Project Director
MBDA Business Center- Missouri

Laura Hughes
Business Consultant
MBDA Business Center- Missouri

Dr. Alan K. Green
CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER

Dr. Alyce Herndon
CORONA VIRUS RELIEF PROGRAM COORDINATOR