Taylor Williams

Taylor Williams is an Associate Program Officer for Sustainable Business at the Fred and Barbara Erb Family Foundation, where she supports efforts to advance the role of sustainable business in Southeast Michigan. 

Previously, Taylor served as a Philanthropy Fellow with the Council of Michigan Foundations, hosted by the Erb Family Foundation. During her nearly two-year fellowship, she contributed to grantmaking across Sustainable Business, Arts and Culture, and Environmental Health and Justice, while also learning firsthand about the inner workings of philanthropy including the strategic considerations of a spend-down foundation. 

Taylor is a lifelong Michigander with a strong commitment to education and community engagement. In 2022, she graduated from Eastern Michigan University with a Bachelor of Business Administration in Business Management and a minor in music performance. She also earned a Certification in Sustainability and Social Impact from the Center for Ethics and Social Responsibility at the University of Colorado Boulder’s Leeds School of Business. 

Taylor’s passion for service has shaped her career journey, with past roles at organizations including General Motors, Rocket Community Fund, and Engage@EMU. She currently serves on the Advisory Council for the United Nations Regional Center of Expertise Detroit-Windsor. 

Outside of work, one of her proudest achievements to date is co-founding the Gender Consciousness Project, a grassroots social justice organization dedicated to empowering young women of color and/or of faith in Southeast Michigan.