Amy DeWys

Amy DeWys most recently served as the Director of Development for the Detroit Public Schools Foundation for almost four years helping to create new partnerships and leverage over $25 million dollars in support of such programs and projects as the Hydration Stations and Connected Futures.

Prior to that she was a partner in ASA Consulting Group for 14 years where she worked with over twenty diverse nonprofits supporting them fund development, education programming. volunteer management and membership. She worked as a consultant and then as employee to establish and provide development and program related services to CultureSource for over ten years. She has procured funding from a variety of sources including the Ford Foundation, the Kresge Foundation, the Kellogg Foundation, and the Hearst Foundations.

Amy has a B.A. (Calvin College) in Interdisciplinary Studies and a M.A. (University of Iowa) in Anthropology (Specialization--Museum Studies). She has completed Ph.D. course work (University of Mississippi) in Educational Leadership. She is also a Senior Adjunct Instructor at Henry Ford College and has been teaching there for over 18 years. Amy enjoys cooking, gardening and travel.