Founder · Student-Engagement Professional · Justice Practitioner · Public Leader
A public safety and justice-focused leader connecting education, restorative practice, municipal governance, institutional accountability, and community trust.
Institutional change through practical leadership
Grigsby’s work is grounded in the belief that sustainable change requires both moral clarity and a practical understanding of how systems make decisions.
His experience connects direct youth and family service, criminal-justice investigation, restorative practice, public-safety oversight development, public education, nonprofit leadership, and municipal governance. That range allows him to listen across differences, examine evidence, clarify responsibility, and help translate public values into processes capable of lasting beyond one meeting or one leader.
Through Prime Time, he is developing a broader platform for training, facilitation, consulting, community partnership, and international public-service engagement.
Current public service
Grigsby was elected to the East Lansing City Council in November 2025. His public responsibilities include budgeting, infrastructure, community development, regional collaboration, executive oversight, and public safety.
Education
At Michigan Connections Academy, Grigsby supports student and caregiver engagement, academic progress, outreach, intervention planning, and coordinated problem-solving.
Organizational leadership
Grigsby established Prime Time in 2018 to connect tutoring, mentoring, restorative practice, family engagement, community partnership, and long-term youth development.
Justice experience
With the Iowa Attorney General’s Crime Victim Assistance Division, Grigsby reviewed cases and records, assessed eligibility, developed recommendations, and coordinated with agencies and service providers.
Institutional accountability
Grigsby chaired the community study process that helped develop East Lansing’s independent police oversight framework. He did not serve on the resulting commission.
Performance and resilience
His experience in professional basketball and mixed martial arts shaped an approach grounded in preparation, teamwork, honest evaluation, discipline, and composure under pressure.
Potential topics
How leaders translate public expectations into credible process and measurable follow-through.
Using restorative principles to address harm, responsibility, trust, and repair.
Listening across differences while building institutional practices people can understand and evaluate.
Lessons from athletics, investigation, education, nonprofit leadership, and public service.
Professional profile
This page provides employers, boards, institutions, partners, event organizers, and consulting clients with a focused overview of Grigsby’s leadership, education, experience, and areas of contribution.