BRITTANY COLSTON, PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT

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As a Michigan State University Graduate with a Bachelor of Arts in Social Relations and Policy, I have set myself up to have a background that can flourish in multiple areas. My student-led leadership experience coupled with the internship experience with the Michigan Democratic Party helped to solidify my consistent pursuit of the law and government realm. I decided to utilize my degree to further pursue a Masters of Arts in Public Policy from The New England College.  I continued my career in the Finance Department of political campaigns, beginning on the Congressional Campaign of the 14th District of Michigan as Assistant Finance Director and then on to being the Finance Director for a Democratic Nominee for the 39th District for the Michigan House of Representatives. In total, I helped to raise $800,000 in campaign elections in 2014, being the only Millennial African American woman in Michigan working in the fundraising realm of politics. Currently, I am the Corporate Relations and Events Manager for the Michigan League of Conservation Voters, taking my fundraising efforts to the Environmental Policy area of politics. In February 2015, I was appointed as Commissioner for the City of Southfield's Total Living Commission and was elected First Vice Chair of the Commission. My role with Y.A.B. is to be the driving force behind the business and development entity of Y.A.B. I have a passion for helping to develop businesses for women of color and further promote the businesses that already exist. My personal career in politics working with several corporate executives and business owners as campaign donors has helped to expand the Y.A.B. network. Through the business development entity of Y.A.B., I work with co-working spaces to change the narrative and bring more women of color to their resources to create collaborations and opportunity. By fostering event collaborations and outreach to several female-owned businesses, I help to further flourish and carry out the Y.A.B. mission.
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