Detroit Mercy Dental invites all students and employees to a special discussion on “Changing how the D is perceived,” featuring City of Detroit Chief Storyteller Eric Thomas on Wednesday, Feb. 24 at 8 p.m. on Zoom.
Thomas is an entrepreneur, storyteller, social commentator, brand strategist, artist, self-taught designer and life-long Detroiter. As co-founder of the local storytelling agency Saga MKTG, he has spent his career connecting nonprofits, municipalities, and businesses to communities through honest and thoughtful marketing strategies. His goal has always been to connect people to resources while celebrating the rich diversity of identity and experiences. In his decade of entrepreneurship, Thomas has been most proud of hiring and contracting mostly Detroiters and creatives of color. In his national speaking, he is a fierce advocate for diversifying talent pipelines and hiring the true culture creators in America. His writing on inclusive spaces, social equity and Detroit has been published in the Detroit Free Press, Hour Magazine, and the Financial Times.
For more information, contact Detroit Mercy Dental Office of Diversity and Inclusion Director Melvin Lunkins at lunkinms@udmercy.edu.