Ken Daniels

Co-Founder

On September 6, 1997, Ken Daniels achieved his lifetime goal becoming the TV Play-by-Play voice of a National Hockey League team, hired by the Detroit Red Wings to be their lead hockey announcer on Fox Sports Detroit.

Ken has been rewarded for his efforts on many occasions. In 2002, he was named by readers of the Detroit Free Press as best Play-by-Play announcer. In 2006, he won his first Michigan Emmy award for excellence in television play-by-play. In 2003 and 2010, Ken was named Michigan Sportscaster of the Year by the National Sportscasters and Sportswriters Association. Also in 2010, Ken received the Detroit Sports Media’s ‘Ty Tyson Award’ for excellence in Sports Broadcasting. In the spring of 2013 Ken was named “Top Sportscaster in Michigan” in a Detroit Free Press poll.

Ken’s son Jamie had often joked, that dad needed a “summer job.” Unfortunately, he gave him one. Ken is co-founder of the Jamie Daniels Foundation dedicated to ending the shame and stigma that surrounds drug addiction, and building a long-term safe sober living home in Oakland County, Michigan.

Lisa Daniels-Goldman

Co-Founder

Lisa Daniels-Goldman was born and raised in Toronto, Canada but relocated with her family to Michigan in 1998. As a stay-at-home mom, Lisa stayed busy with her children’s sports and dance schedules, while also volunteering at their schools.  She later worked in real estate before starting her own baking business.

After her son Jamie’s death in 2016, Lisa shut down her business and focused her time solely on the opioid crisis.  As co-founder of the Jamie Daniels Foundation (www.jamiedanielsfoundation.org), Lisa has spoken in front of numerous audiences, including the United States House of Representatives.

Chris Perry

Executive Director

In May 2021, Chris Perry was appointed the first Executive Director of the Jamie Daniels Foundation, responsible for the development and execution of strategic partnerships, fundraising, and marketing activities, as well as maintaining responsibility for the organization’s philanthropic efforts.

Chris was previously with United Way for Southeastern Michigan where he served in a variety of C-suite level positions overseeing a range of functions, including donor relations, corporate development, marketing, public relations, volunteer engagement, and labor relations. Chris also served on the United Way Worldwide Marketing Leadership Council and the United Way Worldwide Resource Development Cohort Committee.

Prior to shifting to the non-profit sector, he spent his career in automotive, holding a variety of research, strategic planning, and marketing roles. He most recently worked at General Motors where he served as vice president of marketing for Chevrolet.

Chris currently serves as an advisory board member for Samaritan’s Feet International, has previously served as a board member for United Way for Southeastern Michigan and the GM Foundation, is the former board chair of Beyond Basics, former governor of Opportunity International, and has served as a member of the JDRF Marketing Committee.

Marilyn Bartley

Marilyn Bartley, a lifetime resident of Grosse Pointe, Michigan, is a volunteer and advocate for children’s physical and mental health.  She has a long history of community leadership in Grosse Pointe and Detroit. Using her philanthropic and fund-raising skills, Marilyn’s charitable commitments have been with The Children’s Foundation, the Detroit Institute for Children, the Junior League of Detroit, Gregory P. Calimeris Memorial Fund and The Saturday Scholar. Her professional career includes Executive Director of the British-American Business Council of MI and a securities broker with Merrill Lynch.

Marilyn’s strong passion for Substance Use Disorder advocacy stems from her continuing support of her son’s recovery.  She believes every individual and family deserves a chance of achieving recovery.  Education and raising awareness will help end the stigma associated with Substance Use Disorder.

Arlyn Daniels

Arlyn Daniels was born in Toronto, Canada and moved to West Bloomfield, Michigan with her family in 1998. Arlyn attended school in West Bloomfield and spent her summers at Camp Tamarack, where she went from camper to supervisor over a 15-year period.

Upon graduating high school, Arlyn attended Michigan State University. She spent a semester abroad in New Zealand, studying Conservation Medicine. In addition, she was a Michigan State University National Society of Collegiate Scholar and in Michigan State University’s Honors College. Arlyn graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Zoology.

Arlyn began an internship with The Children’s Foundation, which led her to continue working in the non-profit field at the Jewish United Fund in Chicago, Illinois.

With a desire to work in the medical field, Arlyn has been accepted into the Accelerated Bachelor of Science in Nursing program at Loyola University in Chicago starting in January 2021. She is set to graduate in May 2022, with a Bachelor of Science in Nursing. Once Arlyn officially becomes a Registered Nurse, her plan is to pursue a specialty in addiction medicine.

Rebecca Daniels

Rebecca Daniels is a health enthusiast who has worked as a personal and group fitness trainer for the past thirty years. Her passion is motivating others to be the best version of themselves through exercise and self-care—mind, body, and soul. In 2020, Rebecca started her own business  at rebeccasvirtualfitnessstudio.com.

In addition to her career in health and fitness, she has worked as a realtor since 2014 winning “Re/MAX Classic Rookie of the Year” award during her first year, in addition to later receiving the “RE/MAX Executive Club Award”.

Matt Friedman

Matt Friedman, Co-Founder of Tanner Friedman Strategic Communications, works directly with clients and leads teams on developing and implementing traditional and emerging communication strategies that support client business objectives. His clients have included an international airline, multiple global pharmaceutical companies, and research universities, print and broadcast media companies, top nonprofit organizations, innovative entrepreneurial companies and leading professional service firms. Importantly, Friedman is a recognized crisis communications strategist, helping to guide organizations of all sizes though “bad news” and times of change.

His specialized experience includes working with virtually all facets of health care communications, handling litigation communications for high-profile legal matters, leading media relations operations for major business and political events, and strategic communications projects for multiple Division I college athletic departments and a “Power Five” athletic conference. Friedman is also an experienced media trainer, combining his news and PR experience to create customized training sessions for clients nationwide to learn how to tell their stories and deliver their messages through interviews with journalists.

In addition to chairing Jamie Daniels Foundation, he chairs The Children’s Foundation Board, and serves on the Boards of the Legacy Detroit Medical Center, the Michigan Sports Hall of Fame, the Detroit Jewish News Foundation and the Detroit Regional Chamber Foundation. He also chairs the Detroit Regional Chamber’s PR/Marketing Advisory Council and serves on the advisory board for the ChadTough Foundation. Earlier in his career, Friedman received recognition for his leadership as one of Crain’s Detroit Business’ “40 under 40” and DBusiness magazine’s “30 in their 30s,” for his business and community accomplishments before the age of forty. He resides with his family in West Bloomfield, Michigan.

Dr. Kenneth Goldman

Kenneth A. Goldman, M.D., was born in Detroit and raised in Beverly Hills, Michigan.  He is a 1973 graduate of Michigan State University, and received his Doctor of Medicine degree from Wayne State University in 1980.  After completing a general surgery internship and  residency in Urology at William Beaumont Hospital in Royal Oak, Michigan, he completed additional fellowship training in Male Infertility and Microsurgery at Baylor College of Medicine and The Methodist Hospital in Houston, Texas.  Returning to Michigan to begin private practice in 1986, Dr. Goldman was an attending physician on the staff of Beaumont Hospital until his retirement in 2018.  He was an Associate Clinical Professor of Urology with the William Beaumont/Oakland University School of Medicine from the school’s inception until he retired.  He has 2 adult children, Andrew and Melanie.