Title Track Board of Directors
We’re excited to give you an opportunity to learn more about the dynamic individuals serving on the Board of Directors for Title Track.
Miskopwaaganikwe – Leora Lynn Tadgerson
Miskopwaaganikwe – Leora Lynn Tadgerson is a proud Finnish and Saami, and member of Gnoozhikaaning, Bay Mills and Wiikwemkong First Nations, teaches Indigenous studies at Northern Michigan University with a concentration in the Anishinaabe language. She is the Director of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion at the Episcopal Diocese of Northern Michigan. Leora’s role is focusing on restorative justice, truth telling, racial justice and reconciliation from the Native American boarding school era, and place-based community work/bridge building as a tribal liaison. Her research involves current truth and reconciliation initiatives of the Native American boarding school movement. Through Leora’s writing, she hopes to aid in the healing of Native hearts. In her spare time she can be found with her three boys, Quinn, Shiloh and Evan.
Leora shares, “To me, it is incredibly meaningful to join the crew here on the board at TT. I have admired the culturally inclusive equity work as well as enjoyed a few collaborations over the years. To become more involved means I am able to directly give my heart to a broader community. Serving folks across our shared territories towards a stronger understanding of how to take care of one another and the self is important to me. I thank everyone deeply at TT for their continuous work in this.”
Amber Hasan
Amber Hasan has been writing for as long as she can remember. She sees writing as sacred, a vehicle for feeling spiritually whole and fulfilling her life purpose. In addition to being a writer, she is a wife, mother, actor, hip-hop artist, herbalist, and community organizer. Amber owns a natural product line, Mama’s Healing Hands, that was originally started to address hair loss and skin rashes suffered by Flint residents due to the Flint Water Crisis.
She is co-founder of The Sister Tour artist collective, a grassroots organization created to offer resources and safe spaces for women artists and entrepreneurs. In July 2019, along with Latoya Ruby Frazier, The Sister Tour and Moses West, they passed out over 20,000 gallons of water in her hometown of Flint, Michigan using Moses West’s “Atmospheric Water Generator.” Amber’s work focuses on bringing light to dark places and situations while also helping others to find and use their voices as a tool of empowerment.
Gini von Courter
Raised near Flint, Michigan and moved to Grand Traverse County 20 years ago, Gini has been a school teacher, project manager, and small business owner, and has served on local, regional, and national boards in the Unitarian Universalist faith community. She is an activist and water protector; having been involved with immigration and Line 3/Line 5 camps and protests.
Gini and her wife Wendy have a family farm in Buckley (south of Traverse City) where they raise chickens and make maple syrup.
Gini says, “Title Track’s mission is vital and precious to me, and I’m delighted my skill set and experiences were good enough to get me in the door to work with such a fierce group of leaders.”
Bree Russell-Carscadden
Bree Russell-Carscadden is a Michigan native and resident where she enjoys spending
time with her husband Don and son Russell. They go on daily long walks and find
themselves outdoors in nature, they love visiting extended family in Chicago and
Traverse City and working on home projects together. Bree spent many of her
childhood summers alongside her father, Bob Russell, who was a longtime activist for
social justice, environmental issues, peace work and one of the Co-Founders of NREC.
The influence shaped Bree into the person she is today, and she continues to
participate in this important work and honor her father’s legacy. Bree has played an
active role with NREC as treasurer, guiding board meetings and advocating for Bob’s
Resiliency book project. Bree has carried on her dad’s realist approach to solving
problems wherever they may rise. Bree strives to pass on the importance of community
involvement to her son Russell, in teachings about caring for the environment, treating
all people equally, and helping those without a voice.
Currently Bree’s full-time job is raising her son, but she has a few side jobs including her
work for Title Track. For the last six years she has also worked for August II Productions
tracking broadcasting data and editing media. In the past she has worked as a Human
Resources Manager at Harvey Automotive, and Manager of a customer service team at
Hunter Douglas, and Account Representative at TBA Credit Union.
In addition to her accounting role with Title Track, Bree also serves as our Board Treasurer.
Piper Carter
Piper Carter lives inside Detroit city.
She is an Arts and Culture Organizer and Hip Hop Activist with focus on Entertainment Justice, Environmental and Climate Justice, Education Justice, the Maker Space movement, and Food Justice, communities.
She is Host of the Piper Carter Podcast on Detroit is Different where she discusses Social Justice and Hip Hop to a world wide audience.
She is an Image Maker, Fashion Photographer, Featured four times on Tyra Banks’ VH-1 TV show “The Shot”, The First Black Woman to shoot for Hi-End publications such as French Vogue, British Elle, New York Times, Spin, & Essence Magazines, as well as emerging talent for Music companies such as Def Jam, Sony Music, Warner Music, Universal Music, Disturbing tha Peace, Elektra Records, and BET.
She is co-Founder of We Found Hip Hop (The Foundation, uplifting, celebrating, and supporting Women in Hip Hop to help them build careers in a safer environment). She is Creator of Dilla Youth Day (This day is a highlight during African American History Month for young people to become excited about exploring the S.T.E.A.M (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Math) disciplines through the process of participating in and leading hands on engagement in fun educational activities while recognizing a modern homegrown figure in Hip Hop.
She is also Creator and Editor-In-Chief for thestudioarena.com (a sustainable fashion magazine promoting zero waste and international trade).
She is a 3-Time Awardee Knight Arts Challenge by The Knight Foundation Grant, Detroit Young Professionals Vanguarde Award, Community Connections Grant Awardee, Cognizant Grant Awardee, Ford Foundation Awardee. She also received The Spirit of Detroit Award for Creating Dilla Youth Day.
She is Coordinator for Detroit Rocks The Runway at The Annual African World Festival, Multimedia Artist for Jessica Care Moore’s Black Women Rock, Part-Time Assistant Stage Manager at The Aretha Amphitheater.
She is formerly co-Chair of Bravo Bravo (fundraising committee for the Detroit Opera House), Founding Member of Cosmic Slop a Michigan based Black Rock Coalition, & former co-Owner of 5egallery and 5 Elements Arts Foundation.
Diana Milock
Diana Milock has been involved in non-profit support work since her younger son, Rich, was born and her older son, Christopher, was in kindergarten, primarily in the school system throughout all their years in Caledonia.
When Diana and her husband, Richard, bought their home on Torch Lake, they met many nice people and began to find their places in the community. Diana was involved with Mancelona Schools, helping to organize and put in place the Mancelona Communities In Schools program which has gone on to become a great resource in that community, Kalkaska and Sutton’s Bay. They were in the start up group Alden Volunteers. Richard is always Interested in preservation projects so they did a lot with local efforts and the Regional Conservation group.
Diana’s sons approached her 12 years ago to learn about philanthropy and how to do it effectively. They formed the Begonia Charitable Foundation which is involved in numerous efforts in Traverse City and Portland, OR. Diana and Richard have a love for all things beautiful and delicious so continue to support the Dennos Museum and the Culinary Arts program at NMC.
Diana says, “I have always been concerned about, and confused by, the many forms that prejudice and discrimination take in this country. I truly believe that if spiritually generous and empathetic people don’t learn to recognize and speak up about the many wrongs being done to our fellow citizens, we all suffer in so many ways and we share the guilt of those behaving in such harmful ways. I see my reason to be here is to help whenever, wherever and whomever I can. I need to learn more always and to be brave enough to step forward when needed.”
Kaylan Waterman
Kaylan Waterman is a musician, community organizer, and proud lifelong Detroiter. She writes, produces, and performs as Vespre as well as supporting multiple acts and projects throughout the area.
Kaylan also curates visual art and cultural events which focus on elevating and empowering women and people of color.
