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President
Ida Byrd-Hill is the founder of Uplift, Inc. She was President of The Harvard Group Wealth Management, LLC., for 10 years. She provided advice and implementation of financial planning, insurance, investment and mortgages. She served 3 years as a Mortgage Loan Officer for Republic Bancorp Mortgage. Prior to that, she served 5 years in Human Resources with her final stint as Vice President of F-O-R-T-U-N-E Personnel Consultants of Detroit, an attorney search firm. She holds a Bachelors of Arts in Economics/ Finance from the University of Michigan. She has completed the Fundamentals of General Contracting program sponsored by the Michigan State Housing and Development Authority (MSHDA). She has been active in the community as the Belle Isle Womens Committee, Corresponding Secretary , Duke Ellington Conservatory of Music and Art Parent Group, President of Hanstein Elementary School Parent Group, Museum of African American History Women’s Committee, Junior Achievement, Parade Company and Leadership Detroit XX.
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Hustle & TECHknow Preparatory High School
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