2025 WomanUp & Celebrate Southeast Michigan

Wednesday, May 7, 2025 | 5:30-8 p.m.
Huntington Place, Detroit

Celebrate amazing women. Connect with Michigan leaders.

Join us on May 7, 2025, at the Huntington Place in Detroit where we’ll recognize the strength, vision, and determination of seven incredible women leaders who have excelled in their careers and made a difference in the Southeast Michigan community.

Our Women of Achievement and Courage honorees are Denise Brooks-Williams and Ronia Kruse. 

Our Women to Watch honorees, awarded to women ages 45 and under who have demonstrated leadership in their communities and careers, are Jennifer Borowy, Alondra Carter-Alvizo, Justice Kyra Harris-Bolden, Kamilia K. Landrum, and Emily Sargent.

Read more about our remarkable 2025 honorees below. 

To get details on sponsorship opportunities to show your organization’s support of our organization and women leaders, please visit our sponsorship page.

2025 WomanUp & Celebrate Southeast Michigan Honorees

• Denise Brooks-Williams | Woman of Achievement & Courage Award Honoree

  Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of Henry Ford Health Denise Brooks-Williams is an accomplished healthcare executive with more than three decades of leadership in hospital operations, system integration, […]

  Read more about Denise Brooks-Williams | Woman of Achievement & Courage Award Honoree
• Ronia Kruse | Woman of Achievement & Courage Honoree

  Founder and CEO of OpTech, LLC and OpTech Solutions Ronia Kruse is the founder and CEO of OpTech, LLC and OpTech Solutions, a talent management and solutions firm providing services […]

  Read more about Ronia Kruse | Woman of Achievement & Courage Honoree
• Jennifer Borowy | Women to Watch Honoree

  President & CEO of Michigan First Credit Union Jennifer Borowy is the President and CEO of Michigan First Credit Union in Lathrup Village, Michigan, where she drives the organization’s strategic […]

  Read more about Jennifer Borowy | Women to Watch Honoree
• Alondra Carter-Alvizo | Women to Watch Honoree

  Associate Director of Community Engagement at Michigan Central A dedicated economic development leader with over 10 years of experience in managing private, public, philanthropic, and federally funded projects, Alondra Carter-Alvizo […]

  Read more about Alondra Carter-Alvizo | Women to Watch Honoree
• Justice Kyra Harris-Bolden | Women to Watch Honoree

  Supreme Court Justice for the State of Michigan Justice Kyra Harris Bolden joined the Michigan Supreme Court on January 1, 2023, when she was appointed by Governor Whitmer, making her […]

  Read more about Justice Kyra Harris-Bolden | Women to Watch Honoree
• Kamilia K. Landrum | Women to Watch Honoree

  Executive Director of NAACP Detroit Branch Kamilia Landrum is a top millennial leader in Detroit’s non-profit industry. She is the youngest Executive Director in the history of the NAACP Detroit Branch; a […]

  Read more about Kamilia K. Landrum | Women to Watch Honoree
• Emily Sargent | Women to Watch Honoree

  Operations Engineer for Olympia Entertainment Emily is an operating engineer and a data analyst with a unique blend of hands-on mechanical expertise and advanced data analysis skills. She is an […]

  Read more about Emily Sargent | Women to Watch Honoree

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To become a sponsor of WomanUp & Celebrate Southeast Michigan, contact Lisa Grace, Development Director, Southeast Michigan.