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Rep. Gay-Dagnogo is an educator, former Michigan State Representative, former Detroit City Council staff member and community organizer dedicated to transforming Michigan’s education systems. As a Detroit public school science teacher, Gay-Dagnogo learned firsthand the value of good education systems and the struggles classrooms face daily. She has previously led community engagement projects funded by the city of Detroit, UAW Region 1A, AFL-CIO, AFSCME Council 25, Great Start Collaborative, the Kresge Foundation, the Kellogg Foundation, UCLA, United Way of Southeast Michigan, and the Skillman Foundation. She knows the importance of connecting community with their neighbors and leaders to solve problems.

As a state Representative, Gay-Dagnogo was the first woman to serve as Chair of the Michigan Legislative Detroit Caucus, 2017-2020, and the first Urban Education Advisory Chair. She also served as Executive Vice Chair of the Michigan Legislative Black Caucus and as Vice Chair of Financial Services. Additionally, she served on the House Insurance and Families, Children, and Seniors committees.

Gay-Dagnogo is an educational leader who earned a Bachelor of Science in Education and a Master of Education in Instructional Technology from Wayne State University in Detroit. She drew from her experience as a Detroit Public Schools science teacher to lead the 2010-2012 Kindergarten Readiness initiatives program in partnership with the Great Start Collaborative, UCLA, United Way of Southeast Michigan, and the Kresge, Kellogg and Skillman foundations.

Gay-Dagnogo has been widely recognized by her peers and the community. She has received the Michigan Democratic Black Caucus Annette Rainwater Grassroots Organizing Award, the John Conyers Trailblazer Award, the Michigan Chronicle Women of Excellence Award, the Legal Aid and Defenders Association Award, and was recently nominated for the Wade McCree Justice award, for example.

Gay-Dagnogo is a lifelong resident of the city of Detroit, a former Vice President of the North Rosedale Park Civic Association, where she remains active. She is a mom of one son Jordan, a Detroit Public Schools and Cass Tech graduate, and a proud mom of Bella, a rescued Beagle-Pointer.