Charlene Smith Honored with ACE Award for Community Impact in Michigan

MillerKnoll's Charlene Smith, Employee Engagement Work Team Leader, was recognized as a 2025 Ambassadors Championing Excellence (ACE) Awards Community Impact Honoree this October, celebrating her meaningful efforts in strengthening the West Michigan community.

The ACE Awards, hosted by the Michigan Minority Supplier Development Council, celebrate changemakers across the state who help to improve neighborhoods and whose work focuses on incorporating purpose and opportunity into the Michigan culture.

Among her many contributions, Charlene has supported local organizations such as Roosevelt Park Youth Athletics, championed Kids' Food Basket's "Go Orange" campaign to advocate for healthy meal access, and played a key role in organizing Bridge To Life's Vision Dinner, a community-focused event aimed at inspiring hope and action in marriages around the world.

"Charlene's the kind of associate who is always thinking about ways to make a better world," said Linda Brand, President of the MillerKnoll Foundation. "This award is a testament to the way she lifts up her community, and leads with care and compassion. We are grateful to have her as a MillerKnoll Foundation Global Ambassador who is helping to make the communities where we live and operate more resilient."

Learn more about the ACE Awards here.

About MillerKnoll
MillerKnoll is a global collective of design brands built on the foundation of two icons of modernism: Herman Miller and Knoll. The portfolio also includes furniture and accessories for commercial and residential spaces from Colebrook Bosson Saunders, DatesWeiser, DWR (Design Within Reach), Edelman, Geiger, HAY, HOLLY HUNT, Knoll Textiles, Maharam, Muuto, NaughtOne, and Spinneybeck | FilzFelt. Guided by a shared purpose-design for the good of humankind-MillerKnoll generates insights, pioneers innovations, and champions ideas to better align spaces with how people live, work, and gather. In fiscal year 2025, the company generated net sales of $3.7 billion. For more information, visit millerknoll.com.