ISAAC
Sheila was born and raised in Benton Harbor, Michigan. Upon graduation from High School in 1988, she attended Grambling State University in hopes of pursuing a nursing degree, but soon realized the medical field wasn’t her calling. In 1992 she found her calling and passion as a Cosmetologist. Close to 30 years later, she still has a sincere passion for her craft.
In 2012 she attended and graduated from Kalamazoo Valley Community College and obtained her Associate of Applied Science (A.A.S) in Accounting in 2014. Upon completion of her Degree, she started working with ISAAC, where she found her purpose to help serve her community.
She is married to Nana Takyi. She has three daughters, one a Freshman in College at Wayne State University, one a student at Kalamazoo Valley Community College, and one a Junior at Kalamazoo Central High School.
In her spare time. She enjoys reading, exercising, and spending time with family.
Ed Genesis is an artist, poet, musician, organizer, entrepreneur, and community leader. Born and raised in Gary, Indiana and moved to Kalamazoo, Michigan permanently in his early 20’s, his love of art/music, his passion for his people and community, and his gift of creativity are evident in all areas of his work. In October 2018 Ed Genesis released a song to accompany the campaign he was working on around school push out, entitled Junior High, which was distributed nationwide including on his own iHeart radio station, Spotify, and iTunes.