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Garlin Gilchrist's Biography

Office:

On The Ballot: Running, Democratic for Secretary of State (MI)

Full Name:

Garlin D. Gilchrist

Gender:

Male

Family:

Wife: Ellen; 3 Children: Garlin III, Emily Grace, Ruby

Birth Date:

09/25/1982

Birth Place:

Detroit, MI

Home City:

Detroit, MI

BSE, Computer Engineering, University of Michigan, 2000-2005

President, Michigan State Senate, 2019-present

Lieutenant Governor, State of Michigan, 2019-present

Candidate, Michigan Secretary of State, 2026

Candidate, Lieutenant Governor of Michigan, 2018, 2022

Candidate, Detroit City Clerk, 2017

Owner, Impetus Strategies, Limited Liability Company, 2014-present

Director, Center for Community Change, 2013-present

Founder, Detroit Diaspora

Founder, Opportunity Technology, Limited Liability Company

Founding Executive Director, Center for Social Media Responsibility, University of Michigan School of Information, 2018

Director of Innovation & Emerging Technology, City of Detroit, 2015-2017

Co-Founder/Advisor, tinyGive, 2013-2016

Deputy Technology Director for Civic Community Engagement, City of Detroit, 2014-2015

National Campaign Director/Trainer, MoveOn.org, 2008-2014

Director of New Media, Center for Community Change, 2009-2011

Fellow, Rockwood Leadership Institute, 2010-2011

Software Design Engineer, Microsoft, 2005-2009

Fellow/Senior Policy Analyst, Northwest Progressive Institute, 2007-2009

Social Media Manager, Obama for America, Washington, 2008

Consultant Chief Technology Officer, Johnson Publishing Company, 2007

Board Member, Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Center of Excellence, Michigan Medicine, 2018-present

Member, Board of Directors, Ford Piquette Avenue Plant, 2017-present

Commissioner, Commission for Voter Justice, Rainbow PUSH Coalition, 2017-present

Member, College of Engineering Alumni Board, University of Michigan, 2016-present

Vice President, Corktown Economic Development Corporation, 2016-present

Member, Ross Initiative in Sports for Equality, Michigan Leadership Council, 2015-present

Member, Allied Media Projects Board, 2014-present

Director, Voqal Board of Directors, 2011-present

Co-Founder, Blacknetaction

Member, National Black Programming Consortium Board of Directors, 2010-2018

Member, Michigan Governing Leadership Forum Advisory Board, Governing Magazine, 2015-2017

Member, Emerging Leaders Board, Metro Matters, 2016

Co-Host, The Good Fight, 2013-2014

Advisor, Magic Johnson Foundation, 2012-2013

Founding Trustee, Awesome Foundation DC, 2010-2012

Founder/Co-Contributer, The SuperSpade, 2005-2012

Member, YES! Magazine Communications Advisory Board, 2008-2012

Member, Board of Directors, Reclaim the Media, 2010-2011

Advisor, Instructional Telecommunications Foundation, 2011

Deputy Treasurer, Media and Democracy Coalition, 2010-2011

Member, Advisory Board, Seattle MESA, 2007-2009

Blog Host, Brave New Films, 2007-2008

Chair/Vice Chair, HEADS: Here Earning a Destiny through Honesty, Eagerness, and Determination of Self, 2003-2005

Awards:

Great Expectations Award, 2018, African American Leadership Institute
The Real McCoy Chairman's Award, 2015, Detroit Area Pre-College Engineering Program
Outstanding Recent Alumni Award, 2015, University of Michigan College of Engineering Alumni Board

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