March 7, 2025 ~ Ron Hall grew up in Detroit, and earned a B.S. degree in International Political Economy from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point and a Juris Doctor of Law from the University of Michigan Law School. Since 2015, he’s been president & CEO of Bridgewater Interiors, an automotive interiors manufacturing firm specializing in just-in-time assembly, sequencing, and delivery of seating systems.

Feb. 27, 2025 ~ Andrew Kowalczyk grew up in Nowy Tark, which is in the Podhale Region of Poland. In 1985, he joined the Michaelite Fathers and in 1993, he was ordained as a priest from the Michaelite Community. Since 2012, he’s been the Pastor of St. Clare of Montefalco and is the superior of the Michaelite Fathers of North America.

Feb. 21, 2025 ~ Jeff Rekeweg grew up in Auburn, Indiana, and earned a B.S. degree in Business Finance while playing basketball for the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. From 1996 to 2010, he was the men’s basketball coach at the University of St. Francis in Fort Wayne, and from 2010 to 2020, he was the men’s basketball coach at Northwood University. Since 2022, he’s been the executive director of the Greater Midland Tennis Center, the largest indoor/outdoor facility in the Midwest, providing superior tennis teaching, programming experiences, and entertainment for any age and capability.

Feb. 15, 2025 ~ Gene Gargaro grew up in Grosse Pointe, Michigan, and earned a B.A. from Georgetown University and a J.D. from the University of Detroit Mercy School of Law. From 1993 to 2008, he was the vice president and corporate secretary of the Masco Corporation, and from 2003 to 2023, he was the Detroit Institute of Arts Board Chair. The DIA, one of the premier art museums in the U.S., is home to more than 65,000 works that comprise a multicultural survey of human creativity from ancient times through the 21st century.

Feb. 8, 2025 ~ Pastor Lorenzo Sewell grew up in Detroit, Michigan and while in high school, his father went to prison and his younger brother was killed. He then became a drug dealer and ultimately a gang leader. A “Damascus Road” encounter with God transformed his life and he then earned a B.A. in general bible studies from Destiny University. Since 2019, he’s been the lead pastor of Evangel Ministries/180 Church of Detroit. On Jan.20, 2025, he gave the benediction after President Donald Trump’s inaugural address.

Feb. 1, 2025 ~ Reverend Edwin Estevez is the son of Guatemalan immigrants, and grew up in Plainfield, New Jersey. He earned a Master of Divinity in Theology from Princeton Theological Seminary. Since 2024, he’s been the senior pastor and head of staff of Kirk in the Hills Church, known as 'the Kirk', a congregation of the Presbyterian Church located in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan.

Jan. 25, 2025 ~ Bob Schwartz grew up in Ann Arbor, and earned a B.A. in economics and psychology from the University of Michigan-Dearborn. From 1995 to 1998, he worked part-time at NBD as a banking representative. Since 2001, he’s been a senior vice president at Ave Maria Mutual Funds, which is a group of six no-load mutual funds, which are designed for serious, long-term investors who want to invest in accordance with their anti-abortion, Catholic beliefs.

Jan. 18, 2024 ~ Matthew Pepper grew up in Grand Rapids. An episode of “The Crocodile Hunter” changed his life, leading him to earn a Bachelor’s degree in Wildlife Biology from Grand Valley State University. From 2008 to 2014 he held various leadership roles in the animal services sector in Louisiana, Tennessee, and New Mexico. Since 2014 he’s been the president & CEO of the Michigan Humane, a non-profit organization providing animal welfare and sheltering services to the metropolitan Detroit area.

Jan. 11, 2025 ~ Loren Venegas grew up in Redford, Michigan of Mexican descent. He began working at age 15 as a dishwasher and spent 22 years in the restaurant industry. In 1995 he joined his brother Frank and The Ideal Group, where today he is the CEO. Ideal Group consists of six separate business units from design-build work for the construction industry to supply chain solutions for the major automakers. It is one of America's largest Hispanic-owned firms and has been awarded the General Motors Supplier of the Year Award 23 times.

Jan. 4, 2025 ~ Chris Lambert grew up in Northern Indiana and earned a degree in marketing from Indiana University. He is the founder and President of "Life Remodeled," which repurposed Durfee Middle-Elementary School into a community innovation center focused on entrepreneurship, education, community, and beautifying over 300 surrounding blocks. He has recently purchased the former Dominican Girl's High School in Northeast Detroit to do a similar project.