Dr. Barry David, Board Member & Senior Pastor of Landmark Church

Actively serving as senior pastor for Landmark Church, Dr. David will utilize his 12 years of pastoral experience and 40 years of business know-how to counsel and mentor Team Up Academy candidates. He is passionate about this distinctive training program because it gives great importance to both building character and teaching trade skills. Pastor Barry understands the curveballs that life can dole out and he looks forward to meeting and helping to guide the future workforce. Dr. David holds a BS in business management from Upper Iowa University; a Bachelor of Laws (LLB) from La Salle Law School; and a Doctorate of Religious Studies from Trinity Theological Seminary.

Paul Reschke, Board Member

Paul is a seasoned real estate professional with more than 25 years of experience in the commercial real estate industry. A master at developing long term relationships, he brings a unique skill set to every client that he works with. Much of these skills come from having spent the first 13 years of his career in the organizational development and human performance field. During that time, he had the good fortune of working with numerous executive-level individuals in many Fortune 500 companies. In the real estate industry, he is at his best when he’s able to consult with his clients to provide customized strategies and solutions to reduce the company’s overall facility expense, while producing an increase in value to the corporate balance sheet. His expertise will assist Team Up Academy on current and future real estate management and procurement.

Kim Skowronek, Staff Member

Kim is an instructional designer, trainer, and project manager who brings over 16 years of educational experience to Team Up Academy. She is a curious and perpetual learner who has a natural drive to grow personally and professionally. Kim actively seeks to learn from others and, in turn, help others to embrace new learning experiences with confidence. With a passion for how the brain learns and a sharp awareness of social-emotional learning, Kim breaks down learning objectives into component sub-skills so that learning is well-built, remembered, and enjoyable. She uses her experience to build relationships, write curriculum, and help to manage the many moving parts of this project. She holds a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Michigan-Dearborn with a major in integrated science, a minor in social studies, and Graduate Certification in Instructional Design from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

Justin Al-Igoe

Justin Al-Igoe is the Executive Director of the Macomb/St. Clair Workforce Development Board. He has been employed in various Workforce Development occupations since 2008. Prior to that, he worked for several years on Community Action programs in Washtenaw County. Al-Igoe holds a bachelor’s degree in Economics from the University of Michigan and a Master’s in Business Administration from Indiana Wesleyan University. He is also an Officer in the United States Navy Reserve and has received commendations for his service during deployments to the Middle East and Africa. Al-Igoe serves as Chair of the Macomb Community Action Advisory Board. Originally from Hawaii, he has lived in southeast Michigan most of his life. Justin will utilize his experience to assist Team Up Academy with the formation of future employee development programs.

Pete R. Doanato, Board Member

Pete R. Doanato was born in Lawrence, KS, where he was raised on local values and honorable hard work. As a young adult, Pete made his way to Michigan and attended the marketing program at Eastern Michigan University. He used what he was learning to run successful campus fraternity and sorority promotional campaigns, and during this time, he also worked as a distributor of Pabst Blue Ribbon. It was during his distributorship that solidified his decision to go into marketing and advertising. After graduating from Eastern Michigan, he harnessed the experience of those around him and learned the art of selling, which helped him to prepare for work in publications and media. Nearly 40 years later, as the President of PGN Agency, he has helped many well-known companies expand their reach. PGN has worked with the likes of: Papa Romano’s (where the franchise list grew from 3 stores to 125 stores), Domino’s Pizza, Pizza Hut, Hungry Howie’s, Temo Sunrooms, Trion Solutions, Great Dane HVAC, multiple Harley Davidson dealerships, and many others. Pete has a teaching heart and has shared his marketing and advertising techniques and philosophies with marketing educational programs in the area. In fact, he hired an artist who was once a student at one of his speaking engagements. Pete is privileged to be a part of Team Up Academy and assists the mission with his marketing knowledge and can-do nature.

Tom Elkins, Board Member

Tom is a retired attorney who practiced law for 46 years in Minnesota and Michigan. He holds a Bachelor of Arts from Dartmouth College and a JD law degree from Minnesota Law School. With an interest in the non-profit sector, he has sat on numerous non-profit corporation boards, and leant his legal expertise to prepare the Articles of Corporation and organizational bylaws for Team Up Academy.

Coach Chuck Frison

Jerrold Frison (A.K.A. “Coach Chuck”) is a hard working sports official who enjoys and values what he does. He is a great asset to Team Up Academy because of his background officiating sporting events and working with youth while utilizing sports to teach skills that go beyond a ball game. He is a role model that young people look up to and his infectious positive attitude, attention to detail, and excellent communication skills ensure that sporting events run smoothly and safely. Coach Chuck created Vise Grip Sports in Detroit in the 90’s and it centers around coaching basketball to middle-school children and organizing youth basketball tournaments in the inner city. His primary idea of utilizing sports at Team Up Academy is to connect with and assist young adults in developing a mindset for success. Basketball is a game that not only requires specific skills to play, but it also requires teamwork, strategy, and trust. These are lessons that we all can use in life to grow and become more successful. Meeting people where they are and using their natural interest and energy for sports can maximize potential in all areas of their development.

Dr. Tamara Jefferson, Board Member

Dr. Jefferson was born and raised in Detroit Michigan. She is a Graduate of Goldman Sachs 10KSB, Southeast Michigan, a member of Women United, the Oakland County Child Care Council, and an Empire member of the Childcare Success Company. She earned her Bachelor of Arts degree in journalism from Oakland University, a naturopathic doctor certificate from the Michigan Institute of Natural Health, and she holds many certifications and licenses in various industries. Prior to her career in childcare, she spent time writing for various publications and newspapers and also dabbled in public relations and marketing. Dr. Jefferson is Co-Owner of three locations of Joyful Tots Childcare Learning Centers (Oak Park, Roseville, and Warren) and Ology Kids, a school-age site in Oak Park that was designed to accommodate the academic and extracurricular needs for Joyful Tot’s school-age children. In February 2023, construction on the third Joyful Tots in Warren began. Joyful Tots-Warren will be connected to Team Up Academy, and will serve as the free childcare site for our training candidates. Dr. Jefferson is a humanitarian, giving to countless charitable organizations that focus on early education missions and helping families in Metro Detroit live a healthier lifestyle within their own homes and in their communities.

Cyndi-Logli Bones, Board Member

Cyndi has over 35 years in sales, sales training, and marketing in the health and fitness industry. She is a profit-minded, creative professional with proven experience in the conception and execution of programs. Her strategies for sales and sales training include building image awareness, participation, and revenues. Resourceful, results oriented achiever with a record of accomplishments in the areas of territory development, media relations, event planning, and sponsorship development. She attended Pace University, New York, NY where she earned a Bachelor’s degree in business administration with a minor in marketing. Cyndi plans to use her savvy sales skills to help Team Up Academy reach its goals.

Brad Malear, Board Member

Brad has 25 years of experience in tax and accounting. He is an Enrolled Agent licensed to practice in front of the U.S. Department of Treasury in all 50 states. His practice is involved in helping with accounting for non-profit entities. He has sat on numerous non-profit corporation boards and serves as treasurer for several. He has and will continue to use his experience to keep Team Up Academy compliant with federal, state and local taxing authorities.

Michael Relph, Board Member

Michael’s 40+ years of experience as a technologist, educational development engineer, and quality systems implementation expert serves to provide process and procedural structure to Team Up Academy. He holds a Bachelor of Science degree in applied mathematics and computer science from Lawrence Tech University and has minors in chemistry and physics. Being a proponent for small business, he has utilized his network marketing skills to assist over 300 entities in obtaining point-of-sale, warehouse, and e-commerce systems. Mike has also helped to train employees to fill vital roles, helping businesses thrive.

Patrick J. Thompson, Board Member

Pat is a retired banker who has served in many senior management positions. He obtained a Bachelor of Science degree with a concentration in business/finance and management from Oakland University in Rochester, Michigan. During his 50-year banking career, the bulk of his responsibilities were in the commercial construction lending arena. The final chapter of his formal employment history was with the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) where he examined financial institutions for safety and soundness relative to depositor investments. In addition to his formal banking/educational training, Pat obtained a journeyman electrical license that he regularly renews and maintains. Using his project management skills and electrician knowledge, Pat is responsible for managing all project build-outs of the recruiting/intake office and the church of Team Up Academy.

Fred Wolf, Board Member

Fred Wolf has been the president and owner of his company, Enterprise Capital Partners, LLC, for the past 25 years. He is also the director of new business development for the Southeast Michigan Chamber of Commerce. Mr. Wolf has over 30 years of investment management experience managing over $100,000,000 of corporate, individual and municipal accounts.

Fred is a true supporter of his community and a current and long-standing member of organizations such as: Knights of Columbus, Alhambra, Polish Century Club of Detroit, and he is a Detroit Athletics Club senior member of 31 years. Fred has always had a gift for seeing talent in others and connecting them with the right people and organizations, resulting in positive outcomes for all involved. It is evident that Fred lives by his personal philosophy to “never underestimate the importance of one individual”.

He resides in Macomb County and was born in Detroit, Michigan. In 1974, Fred graduated from The University of Detroit, with a Bachelor’s degree in Economics. Fred’s driven and focused goal for Team Up Academy is to identify and connect capital to grow the organization, and to arrange client partners.=

Joseph F. Yamin, Board Member

Joe is an attorney with over 30 years of experience, as well as partner and owner of the Troy, Michigan law firm, Lambert Leser. He represents a diverse range of local, national, and international corporate and individual clients. He has advised and represented cases with a wide array of legal circumstances including: business creation, contract negotiation, dispute resolution, business mergers and acquisitions, commercial purchase and sale of real estate, government compliance, litigation, and trial practice, as well as a wide variety of other legal matters. Joe has been named to numerous prestigious lists, some of which include: Super Lawyers, Crain’s Detroit Business Top Lawyers in Michigan, and America’s Most Honored Professionals. Joe’s skills will be used to enhance and guide the Team Up Academy agenda and assist in achievement of its many goals. He attended the University of Michigan (Ann Arbor) for his undergraduate studies and Michigan State University College of Law and the London School of Economics for his legal studies.