Celebrating The 10th Annual Power of One Dedicated Woman Awards
In 2024, Michigan Community Resources, in partnership with esteemed activist Dotti Sharp, is pleased to present our 10th Annual The Power of One Dedicated Woman Awards.
Since 2015, we have hosted The Power of One Dedicated Woman—a unique, multi-pronged initiative to elevate the stories and invest in the capacity of unsung leaders across Detroit neighborhoods.
SPONSORSHIPS
Sponsorship opportunities are still available to support the 2024 awards initiative. Contact program director Heather Nugen at hnugen@mi-community.org for the latest sponsorship information.
WE NEED YOUR SUPPORT
The Power of One Dedicated Woman honors the impact one individual can make in creating lasting, positive change. In that same spirit, we welcome individual supporters to give any amount to support The Power of One Dedicated Woman Awards.
Can you give $5, $25, or $150 today to help Michigan Community Resources equip these powerful women leaders?
2022 Honoree Rakisha Odom
AWARD CRITERIA
This award is for all women: cisgender (women who were assigned female at birth), transgender (women who were assigned male at birth), and nonbinary people who are comfortable in a space that centers the experiences of women. Recipients will be selected based on the following criteria:
- Identifies with above description
- Over age 18
- Resident of the city of Detroit
- Shares her time, talent, and treasure to improve her Detroit community
- Her efforts have gone unsung (largely unrecognized by mainstream media, the public, and through traditional awards)
- Open to receiving no-cost support services and resources from MCR and our partners to support her work in the community, along with other honoree benefits
Honorees are selected by a review committee made up of award sponsors, past winners, and members of the community at large.
Nominations for this year's awards closed on May 8, 2024. Award honorees will be announced mid-summer.
Past Honorees: 2015-2023
Darnetta Banks
Sharon Kilgore
Michelle Knight
Juanita Maxwell
Tyra Moore
Bonnie Whittaker
Asiya El
Alyce Hartman
Tammara Howard
Brittni Kellom
Lorraine Sheffield
Rakisha Odom
RuShann Long
Rhonda Theus
Myaia Holmes
Kelly Roper
Kathleen Hurd
Karen Washington
Yvonne Gibbs
Claudia Enriquez
Theresa Landrum
Jasmine Mahone
Joyce Moore
Sandra White
Stevie Baka
Sonja Hill
Latisha Johnson
Shiva Shahmir
Betty Varner
Dawn Wilson-Clark
Barbara Martin
Karen Knox
Rachel Ullah
Star Roland
Stephanie Harbin
Tenai Leali
Aleasa M. Peatross-Smith
Dell Stubblefield
Deysi Martinez
Mary Jo Smith
Sandra Pickens
Sonia Renia Brown
Barbara Matney
Charlotte Blackwell
Denise Kennedy
Elois Moore
Marissa Mewitz
Michelle Jackson
Barbara Harding
Jackie Perkins
Lenora Hall
Phillis Judkins
Shirley Rankin
Jacqueline Conley