{"id":505,"date":"2025-08-12T08:06:13","date_gmt":"2025-08-12T12:06:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/teamupacademy.org\/?page_id=505"},"modified":"2026-05-21T15:20:46","modified_gmt":"2026-05-21T19:20:46","slug":"staff","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/teamupacademy.org\/?page_id=505","title":{"rendered":"Staff"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"505\" class=\"elementor elementor-505\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-60c7e58 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"60c7e58\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-770769a e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"770769a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e70b449 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e70b449\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">TEAM UP ACADEMY STAFF<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-240fa58 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"240fa58\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-14eef91 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"14eef91\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">TEAM UP ACADEMY STAFF<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0ba1357 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0ba1357\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Our staff is the heart of Team Up Academy, turning our mission into action every day. 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As the Executive Director of Team Up Academy, a faith-based 501(c)(3) nonprofit in Warren, Michigan, I lead innovative 30-day bootcamp and 60-90 day machining programs that equip job seekers, veterans, returning citizens, and underserved individuals with in-demand manufacturing, soft skills, and workplace readiness training\u2014driving successful job placement and long-term career success.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6ff203ca e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6ff203ca\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5d711cb4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"5d711cb4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1500\" height=\"1500\" src=\"https:\/\/teamupacademy.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/kevin-staff-pic.webp\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-511\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/teamupacademy.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/kevin-staff-pic.webp 1500w, https:\/\/teamupacademy.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/kevin-staff-pic-300x300.webp 300w, https:\/\/teamupacademy.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/kevin-staff-pic-1024x1024.webp 1024w, https:\/\/teamupacademy.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/kevin-staff-pic-150x150.webp 150w, https:\/\/teamupacademy.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/kevin-staff-pic-768x768.webp 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3109e5ed elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3109e5ed\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Kevin Letwin<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-107d952f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"107d952f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Kevin Letwin brings over 28 years of hands-on experience in machining, warehousing, and logistics across military, manufacturing, and industrial facility operations.<\/p><p>He began his career serving four years in the U.S. Marine Corps in Security Forces and Infantry. He then transitioned to the private sector, working at General Motors\u2019 Truck Plant as a third-party supervisor for booth and housekeeping cleaners for five years. He advanced to become Facility Manager at Ford Motor Company\u2019s Research &amp; Engineering Center, managing housekeeping operations across 35 buildings and the Test Track facilities.<\/p><p>Kevin later oversaw operations at Ford\u2019s Parts Depots in Detroit, Livonia, and Inkster, before being promoted to Facility Site Manager at the Ford Wayne Assembly Plant, responsible for housekeeping across five major buildings.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-63d1c687 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"63d1c687\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-15aadbab elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"15aadbab\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1500\" height=\"1500\" src=\"https:\/\/teamupacademy.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/team-up-will-h-03.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-512\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/teamupacademy.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/team-up-will-h-03.png 1500w, https:\/\/teamupacademy.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/team-up-will-h-03-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/teamupacademy.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/team-up-will-h-03-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/teamupacademy.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/team-up-will-h-03-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/teamupacademy.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/team-up-will-h-03-768x768.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6048e055 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6048e055\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">William Herod<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4db46711 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4db46711\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>William Herod brings over 20 years of experience in maintenance across military, manufacturing, and industrial facilities.<\/p><p>He spent eight years in the U.S. military serving as an infantryman and Apache helicopter mechanic, gaining valuable technical and mechanical skills in high-pressure environments. After completing his military service, William transitioned into the manufacturing sector, where he has held multiple maintenance roles.<\/p><p>His responsibilities have included mold changes, wall changes, and equipment maintenance involving machinery ranging from 1-ton to 8-ton capacity. 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