Tyronne Stoudemire’s life may look exciting now, but it has been an intervention by God at every step. Tyronne was born in Detroit, Michigan. His parents had migrated from the south and he was raised in a Detroit neighborhood that afforded a good environment for raising the family of five children. But tragedy lurked at almost every turn. While he was in Junior High, Tyronne was hit by a car. The accident left him in a body cast and caused him to be homeschooled for 8th and 9^th grades. He was not expected to ever walk again. Tragically, too, four of his siblings and his parents passed away before he was 21 years old.

Raised primarily in the Church of God in Christ and encouraged by his grandmother’s belief that one must always find a church for “watch care” wherever you live, Tyronne came to Chicago at 24 years old and, after finding housing outside of Chicago, made his way to what he thought was a COGIC church he knew. However, when he got lost, he found himself at the Apostolic Church of God seated next to the pastor’s wife, Sister Isabelle Brazier, and meeting countless people, including Bishop Arthur Brazier, who would become his adopted family.

Since then, Tyronne’s life has been guided by the Lord. God has ushered him into situations, relationships, and positions, where his conviction to live the Gospel of the Lord, has shown his integrity and given him opportunities few could expect. Today Tyronne and his wife, Valerie, have one daughter and are engaged in many community programs and their church. Tyronne is the Global Vice-President of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion for Hyatt Hotels. A nationally recognized executive, his unique talent creates extraordinary strategic networking opportunities for the benefit of individuals and organizations, all of which bears witness to his faith and the hand of God.