Stacy Bahri,

LM XXV

Strategic Initiatives Manager

Chaldean Community Foundation

Stacy Bahri is a proud graduate of Leadership Macomb Class XXV. She works as the Strategic Initiatives Manager at the Chaldean Community Foundation. During the start of her career at the Chaldean Community Foundation, Stacy worked as a Case Worker, advocating for her clients, and assisting them with acculturating into American society. Today, Stacy leads a team that represents the Community Outreach and Marketing team for the Chaldean Community Foundation. The Community Outreach and Marketing team is tasked with forming strategic partnerships with the greater community to gain appreciation for the Chaldean Community Foundation & its services.

Stacy is involved in several committees that promote various initiatives, including diversity & inclusion, such as Macomb County’s Annual Breakfast of Nations, Macomb County Student Diversity Summit, Sterling Heights Editorial Advisory Board, Chaldean News Editorial Advisory Board, Macomb Community College Cultural Advisory Committee, and McLaren Macomb Diversity & Inclusion Council. Additionally, Stacy was appointed to the Sterling Heights Community Alliance Commission in February of 2021 and currently serves as the Chair.


Stacy has also led initiatives to register new voters and developed a plan on how the 2020 Census can reach hard-to-count communities. Stacy has provided cultural awareness training to more than 1,050 individuals, including community, health, and government organizations on and about the Chaldean community. Stacy is a graduate of New Detroit’s Multicultural Leadership Series which she completed in April of 2018 and graduated from the International Academy of Design & Technology with a bachelor’s degree in fine arts in 2007. In 2021, Stacy was a recipient of the Sterling Heights Diversity Distinction Award in recognition of practices that promote, recognize and reward diversity in the City of Sterling Heights.