The Oakland County Board of Commissioners, on Oct. 16, appointed Tylene L. Henry, of Beverly Hills, to fill the vacant seat on the Board of the Road Commission for Oakland County (RCOC).
The Road Commission is an independent agency, but it’s three-member Board is appointed by the Oakland County Board of Commissioners. The road commissioners serve for six-year terms and are responsible for overseeing the RCOC budget and setting agency policy.
Henry is a lifelong Oakland County resident and a business development consultant dedicated to cultivating culturally rich, economically thriving organizations and communities. She is the president and owner of Ujima Services LLC, a strategic business planning and leadership development firm.
She has consulted on inclusive development and worked with entities including the Michigan Workforce Development Institute, the Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT), MCO Consulting and FINM Solutions. Henry is also an adjunct faculty member at Wayne County Community College.
Henry is the president of the National Association of Black Women in Construction (NABWIC) and was that organization’s Member of the Year for 2022. She was named one of Oakland County Executive Dave Coulter’s Oakland Together 40 under 40 class of 2022 and is a member of the Oakland County Neighborhood and Housing Development Citizen’s Advisory Committee.
Henry holds a bachelor of arts degree from Michigan State University and a master of business administration (MBA) degree from Wayne State University.
