Board

Gregory Brown

Board President

gregory.brown@wayprogram.net

Gregory was born and raised a Detroit Native. Growing up on the eastside of Detroit (Harper and Chalmers) he was forced to experience more as a child than most adults experience in a lifetime. Gregory has an extreme passion for education and currently serves as a Behavior Coach in the local school district. Gregory has been on the Board of Directors since 2016 and has also held the office of Secretary, Vice President, and now serves as our Boards President. Greg firmly believes that each kid no matter their circumstances should receive a quality education. Gregory himself has attended: Macomb Community College, Concordia University, and is currently enrolled at the University of Phoenix to enhance his knowledge and qualifications even more.

Mandi Bogart

Secretary

mandi.bogart@wayprogram.net

Leveraging more than 20 years of experience in the field, Mandi Bogart partners with private foundations, endowments, and other not-for-profits across the country to develop effective executive and employee compensation programs aligned with an organization’s mission, vision, and values.

Mandi’s experience includes:

• Evaluating, designing and implementing executive and investment staff compensation programs to help enhance organizational performance.
• Assessing investment office incentive plan design to ensure alignment with key objectives and market best practices.
• Performing employee cash compensation and benefits studies, including salary structure development and implementation, pay equity analysis, and job titling/leveling review.
• Educating the board on best practices in governance to help mitigate risk and ensure compliance.
• Preparing formal opinion letters regarding the reasonableness of compensation provided to disqualified persons of 501(c)(3) organizations.

Prior to transitioning into her consulting role, Mandi served as the Director of Human Resources. This included overseeing firm-wide compensation and benefits administration, enhancing recruitment and retention practices, and ensuring regulatory compliance.

Mandi received her Bachelor of Science in Business Administration, magna cum laude, from the University of Phoenix. She is a certified Predictive Index behavioral analyst and is a member of the professional organization the Society for Human Resource Management

Amy Long

Vice President

amy.long@wayprogram.net

The daughter of an entrepreneur, Amy has had a process mindset since she was old enough to see over the counter. Inspired by the idea of “Kaizen” – which means every day, incremental improvement – she never stops thinking of ways to improve the world around her. Amy uses her Bachelor’s in Organizational Communication and Master’s of Business in Organizational Development to provide the foundation for success in both business and personal life. She is a dedicated technology professional, mother of a special needs son and loving wife. Wearing all these hats enables Amy to bring a unique perspective to the WAY Michigan Board of Directors.