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Kevin Davis is a proud native Detroiter. Kevin has over 20 years of marketing and branding experience in the higher education and nonprofit sectors, including marketing leadership roles at City Year Chicago, North Park University, and the University of Illinois at Chicago. He is the Senior Director of Marketing and Brand Strategy for Erie Family Health Centers, a $100M nonprofit community healthcare organization with over 83,000 patients and 800 employees. He oversees all marketing, communications, and community engagement activities of the organization and serves as co-chair for the Erie Black Employee Resource Group.

In 2005, Kevin launched Crush Media Group, later rebranding as Kevin Davis Brand + Design, a Chicago-based marketing and design consulting firm. He has worked with brands such as the Boy Scouts of America, Pepsi, Toyota Motor Company, Whirlpool Corporation, Rainbow PUSH, Morehouse School of Medicine, Savannah College of Art & Design, and The Salvation Army. Kevin is a speaker and presenter on organizational and personal branding and leadership. He has spoken nationwide for organizations such as the Daniel Murphy Scholars Fund, Illinois Primary Health Care Association, Morgan State University, North Park University, Association of College Unions International, and more. 

Kevin attended Eastern Michigan University and completed his Bachelor of Science degree in marketing at Colorado State University. Kevin earned his Master of Science degree in management at the Gies College of Business at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Kevin earned Executive Scholar and Executive Leadership Program (Allstate Foundation Scholar) certificates from the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University. In addition to his formal education, Kevin has earned certificates in Lean Six Sigma project management from the University of Illinois, digital marketing from the American Marking Association, and diversity in the workplace from the University of South Florida.

He received the Ford Motor Company Foundations’ Freedom Unsung Award, Eastern Michigan University Black Alumni Elite Award, the Lupus Foundation of America’s top fundraiser award, and the Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity International President’s Award. Kevin is also a national board member and life member of Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, Inc., and is a board member for kNEWjoy. He is member of the 100 Black Men of Chicago, St. Mary’s Masonic Lodge #4 F&AM PHA, and a past board member for the American Marketing Association Chicago Chapter, as Director of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion.

He is a proud father and husband and resides in Chicago, IL.