A. Reginald Best Jr., Henry Ford College (HFC) vice president of Institutional Advancement and executive director of the HFC Foundation, was recognized by the Northwestern University Kellogg School of Management in Evanston, Ill., as a Kellogg Executive Scholar and was awarded a certificate of professional achievement in nonprofit management.
“With my years at HFC and in the nonprofit sector, I thought this would be a great opportunity for me to fine-tune my leadership skills even more and give me the chance to attend a premier university like Northwestern,” says Best. “The Kellogg School has one of the best, renowned management programs in the nation. Being in higher education and being in a global society, things change at a fast pace. Those in my field have to stay up to date in the latest trends and strategies in nonprofit management, especially because everything is constantly changing and moving.”
This graduate-level executive scholar certificate is awarded to those who have selected
executive education programs at the Kellogg School and is meant to be a testament to their dedication to lifelong learning and professional development. Best has successfully completed the following programs toward the Executive Scholar Certificate:
• The leader within
• The impact of equity: leaders activating change
• Strategic leadership: leading the self
• Nonprofit finance: toolkit for leaders
• Leading change in nonprofits
Born in Detroit, Best lives in Southfield with Chera, his wife of 24 years. They have two adult children. A two-time alumnus of Wayne State University, he earned his bachelor’s degree in industrial organizational psychology and his master’s degree in teaching. Best later earned a second master’s degree in religious studies from Rochester University.
Prior to HFC, Best was the director of development at Schoolcraft College. He also worked in similar roles at Wayne State, the University of Chicago Graduate School of Business, and the Eastern Michigan University Foundation. Best also taught social studies and history at the middle school level in the Detroit Public Schools (DPS) for three years before moving into administration, including the DPS Grants Office, for five years.
