Not Your High School Cafeteria
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John Weiss |
John Weiss has served as the Executive Director of the Neutral Zone, Ann Arbor’s Teen Center, for the past eight years. John has been working with diverse populations of youth and youth serving programs for over twenty five years. He served as a teacher in the Ypsilanti Schools and as the Middle School Reform Facilitator for Willow Run Community Schools. John served for seven years as the Director of the Adolescent Division of the High/Scope Educational Research Foundation in Ypsilanti. He also worked as a teacher in the Peace Corps in The Gambia, West Africa.
John has lived in Ypsilanti for the past 18 years with his wife Sarah and three children – Myles, Nya, and Jerzy. He is an avid cook, home brewer, kettle beller and runner. |
Lesa Huget |
Lesa Huget is a former investigative reporter whose award-winning work appeared in dozens of newspapers and publications, including the Detroit Free Press, the Detroit News, Crain’s Detroit Business, Advertising Age, and Corporate Detroit magazine. For the past two decades she has worked as a freelance writing coach and as a speechwriter for The Ford Motor Company executive team.
A self-proclaimed “serial volunteer,” Lesa has served on numerous non-profit Boards, including the Neutral Zone, Junior League of Ann Arbor, the Ann Arbor Symphony Orchestra, the Burns Park Players, and Pioneer High School Theater Guild. She has a special affinity for organizations that create opportunities for young people to experience the literary, visual, and performing arts. She remains an active volunteer at Neutral Zone, which was a second home to her daughters Hailey and Hannah during their high school years. Lesa lives in Ann Arbor with her husband Mike and their dogs, Libby and Buddy. |