2022 Year End Celebration

Michelle McGrann

With a unique background in communication and leadership, coupled with over a decade in entrepreneurship and organizational management, Michelle has traveled the world, helping individuals and organizations learn the skills necessary to create change and behave more intelligently.

Michelle is quick to lend her leadership to various civic and social organizations. Michelle joined the Redford Jaycees (JCI USA) in 2010. Since then, she has held multiple vice president roles and was elected Local President in 2019.

Michelle has also formerly served as JCI Michigan Training Director and Chief of Staff. In 2020, Michelle was appointed to the international level as Chairperson of the Skills Development Committee – managing the global training and skills development courses of JCI. This year she is serving as Assistant to the JCI World President.

Michelle has developed multiple JCI Official courses. In addition, she has attended and trained at 5 area conferences and the 2019 World Congress. She is one of the featured coaches on JCI’s Global Masterclass courses.

Michelle holds a Bachelor of Arts with a major in Communication Studies from Wayne State University.

Gabe Murillo

Gabe Murillo

Gabe Murillo (they/them) works on the Talent Acquisition team at Shopify Logistics, a newly formed division of Shopify with the mission of making logistics better for everyone. Gabe manages diversity, inclusion, and belonging programs that enhance the diversity of Shopify Logistics’ talent ecosystem.

Gabe is a seasoned facilitator with over ten years of experience consulting and training on diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging challenges and other behavioral and organizational-focused topics.

Gabe was the 67th President of the Redford Jaycees and currently serves as the organization’s Programming Director. In addition, Gabe served as one of JCI-Michigan’s Local Presidents’ Coaches in 2022 and serves as JCI-Michigan’s inaugural Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Director.

Jessica Haynes

Jessica Haynes is currently the Communications and Technology Director for JCI Michigan, a role she first held five years ago and looks forward to getting reacquainted with. Keen on deadlines and being in the know, Jessica has used her background in journalism and communications to excel in multiple roles within the Jaycee organization since joining in 2015. 

She was an inaugural member of the JCI USA Leadership Fellows, a JCI USA program to develop upcoming leaders within the organization, and most recently served as the 2019 Training Director for JCI Michigan. In that role, she coordinated the speaker series JCI Talks, later recognized by JCI USA with the Dennis Hamilton Memorial Award for Best State Flagship Project. 

Jessica was previously the marketing and events director at Frankenmuth River Place Shops, where she oversaw a 30 percent growth in social media followers and the completion of two website rebuild projects. She also coordinated numerous media campaigns working with organizations such as Pure Michigan. She currently manages social media marketing channels for AAA Life Insurance Company. 

Jessica holds a Bachelor of Science with a major in Journalism and minor in Psychology from Central Michigan University. She is a big fan of the outdoors, her rescue dog Holly, and spending time with her loved ones, both Jaycees and non-Jaycees.