Kevin Odis Thompson

Background

Thompson, Kevin Odis was born on July 22, 1961 in Detroit, Michigan, United States. Son of Elvin and Rosa Mary (Fields) Thompson.

Education

Bachelor of Science in Marketing, Grambling State University, 1986; Master of Business Administration, University of Michigan, 1988.

Career

Management inventory control, A.J. Foland Department Store, Livonia, Michigan, 1987-1988; accountant, Todd Phillips Children's Home, Detroit, 1988-1991; florist, landscape designer, Maxie Exotic Blooms, Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, 1991-1992; Chief Executive Officer, Flora-Flora, Bloomfield Hills, since 1992. Administrative assistant Mr. Black Michigan Pageants, Pleasant Ridge, 1988-1989.

Politics

Baptists should be faithful ambassadors of reconciliation in their personal relationships and local communities as they demonstrate the power of the Gospel to reconcile all persons in Christ.

Views

All persons need the ministry of the Church in their struggles for human fulfillment, as well as the spiritual and emotional care of a fellowship that enables reconciling relationships with God, with others, and with self.

Membership

Member National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (life), Gamma Beta Phi, Alpha Kappa Museum.

Interests

• Avocations: horticulture, reading.

Connections

Father:

Elvin Thompson

Mother:

Rosa Mary (Fields) Thompson