My City February 2022

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Award of Excellence RECIPIENTS

LISA Horne

A licensed clinical social worker, Horne serves as Direc- tor of Community Ministry at the First Presbyterian Church of Flint. She is also a counselor at the Gerholz Christian Counsel- ing Center and has a private prac- tice. In addition, she serves on the Board of Crossover Outreach and the McFarlan Charitable Trust. Holding a Bachelor’s degree in Social Work from Saginaw Valley State University and a Master’s in Social Work from Eastern Michigan University, Horne is an inductee of the Greater Flint African Ameri- can Sports Hall of Fame. Horne is a member of Ebenezer Ministries and an honorary member of First Presbyterian Church of Flint.

DANIELLE Green

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Danielle Green founded and directs the non-pro‡t organi- zation, Empower, which works to improve the lives of youth and women through education, encouragement and exposure. Serving on the Flint Com- munity School Board and the Board of the YWCA of Great- er Flint, she is also the author of the Hey Girl book series. Green has received numerous awards for her work including the

Community Dedication Award, Phenomenal Woman Award,Top 25 Women in Business Award, Courageous Women Award and the Living Legend Award. She holds a general studies degree from Mott Community College, a Bachelor’s degree in Public Administration from Central Michigan Universi- ty and a Master’s degree in Educational Leadership from Wayne State University.

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