TeQuion M. Brookins is a full-time community leader and social entrepreneur. Prior to becoming principal consultant of her own firm, she served as McGregor Fund’s first director of operations, becoming the first person of color in the 96-year-old foundation’s history to hold a director-level position. Brookins has founded several award-winning social enterprises including a public foundation, Minority Freedom Community Fund, which was featured in TechTown’s 2020 innovator interview series and named a Comcast Newsmaker in 2021.
Brookins is a national thought leader in both the philanthropic sector and the small business community. She is a founding board member of Global Executive Business Consultants and Connect 313. She also serves as a board member for the Black Legacy Advancement Coalition and The College of Wooster’s alumni board. She is a 2020 recipient of Crain’s Detroit Business’ 20 in Their 20s award and a two-time recipient of Acquisition International’s Influential Businesswoman awards. Brookins’ works have been featured in platforms including the Michigan Chronicle, VoyageMichigan, Crain’s Detroit Business, Acquisition International, as well as over 40 major television networks. In 2023, she was featured in The Soul of Philanthropy, a museum exhibition at the Detroit Historical Society, for her work as a Black philanthropist.
Brookins is involved in a myriad of nonprofit and civic organizations and initiatives including: Metro Detroit Black Business Alliance, Detroit Women’s Leadership Network, The Michigan Nonprofit Association, PEAK Grantmaking, the National Black MBA Association, the Association for Black Foundation Executives, the Southfield Area Chamber of Commerce, the Detroit Chamber of Commerce, the National Small Business Association’s Leadership Advisory Council, and the Technology Affinity Group.
Brookins earned a bachelors degree in biochemistry and molecular biology from the College of Wooster with a minor in Africana Studies. She received dual master’s degrees in Finance and in Business Administration from Walsh College of Business and Accountancy.
Term expires in 2027.
