Board of Directors

The Detroit Regional Chamber is led by a Board of Directors committed to accelerating economic growth and propelling the state and region forward. Representing some of Michigan’s largest and most influential businesses, they provide their expertise and leadership as the Chamber serves as the voice of business for the 11-county Southeast Michigan region.

Executive Committee Officers

Chair of the Board	Matt Elliott	Sustainability Executive, Business and Global Commercial Banking	Bank of America Michigan
First Vice Chair	Suzanne Shank	President and Chief Executive Officer	Siebert Williams Shank & Co. LLC
Second Vice Chair	Peter Quigley	President and Chief Executive Officer	Kelly
Immediate Past Chair	Arn Tellem	Vice Chairman	Piston Sports and Entertainment
Treasurer	Daniel Ponder	Chairman	Franco
General Counsel	J. Michael Bernard	Member, Equity	Dykema Gossett PLLC
President/Secretary	Sandy K. Baruah	President and Chief Executive Officer	Detroit Regional Chamber

Executive Committee

Linda Apsey	President and Chief Executive Officer	ITC Holdings
Dennis W. Archer Jr.	Chairman and Chief Executive Officer	Sixteen42 Ventures
Christopher Brochert	Founding Partner	Lormax Stern Development Co.
Carolyn Cassin	President and Chief Executive Officer; General Partner and Co-founder	Michigan Women Forward; Belle Michigan
Lane Coleman	President and Chief Executive Officer	Strike Group LLC
David C. Dauch	Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer	AAM
Bud Denker	President	Penske Corp.
Lena Epstein	President and General Manager	Vesco Oil Corp.
David Foltyn	Chairman and Chief Executive Officer	Honigman LLP
Anthony Frabotta	Chairman Emeritus	UHY Advisors Inc.
Paul Glantz	Chairman	Emagine Entertainment Inc.
Kouhaila Hammer	President and Chief Executive Officer	Ghafari Associates LLC
Richard Hampson	Corporate Banking Executive and Market President	Old National Bank
Kenneth Kelly	Chairman and Chief Executive Officer	First Independence Bank
Ronia Kruse	President and Chief Executive Officer; Co-founder	OpTech LLC; Digital Lakes
Trevor Lauer	President and Chief Operating Officer	DTE Energy Electric
Lisa Lunsford	Co-founder and Chief Executive Officer	GS3
James Proppe	Managing Partner	Plante Moran
Dug Song	Co-founder and President	The Song Foundation

Directors

Priscilla Archangel	President	Archangel & Associates LLC
Hussein Berry	Vice President, Operations, DTW	Delta Air Lines
Michael Bickers	Regional President, Detroit and Southeast Michigan	PNC Bank
Gregory J. Bockart Jr.	Executive Managing Director, Market Leader	Savills
William Burgess	Member and Chairman	Dickinson Wright PLLC
Ida Byrd-Hill	Chief Executive Officer	Automation Workz
Matthew Cullen	Chairman	JACK Entertainment
Steve Davis	Michigan Market President	Comerica Bank
Brian Demkowicz	Chairman, Managing Partner and Co-founder	Huron Capital
John Diggins	Partner	Platinum Equity
Mark Douglas	President	Avis Ford Inc.
William Emerson	Chairman	Rock Holdings Inc.
Christine Estereicher	Vice President, Public Affairs, North America; Head, Global Philanthropy; President, Stellantis Foundation	Stellantis
Carmen Fakhoury	President	Fakhoury Global Immigration Professional Services Inc.
John Fikany	Chief Executive Officer	The Fikany Group
Hajj Flemings	Chief Executive Officer	Rebrand Cities
Dan Garrison	Senior Managing Director and Detroit Office Managing Director	Accenture
Ronald Hall	President and Chief Executive Officer	Bridgewater Interiors LLC
Rejji Hayes	Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer	CMS Energy
Kenneth Hayward	Vice President; Special Assistant to the President for Community Relations	Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan
Hollie Heikkinen	President and Chief Executive Officer	iWorker Innovations
Tanya Hill	President and Chief Executive Officer	ForeverFresh
Yasmeen Jasey	Executive, Michigan Market	Citizens Bank
Angie Kelly	Office Managing Partner	Ernst & Young LLP
Justin Klimko	President and Managing Shareholder	Butzel Long
Brittany Lavis	Group Chief Executive Officer	Detroit Medical Center
Carrie Leahy	Member	Bodman PLC
David Lewis	President, Michigan	AT&T
Ryan Maibach	President and Chief Executive Officer	Barton Malow Holdings
Florine Mark	Entrepreneur	ML Family Group
Sonya Mays	President and Chief Executive Officer	Develop Detroit
Patricia Mooradian	President and Chief Executive Officer	The Henry Ford
Megan Norris	Chief Executive Officer	Miller Canfield
Brian O’Connell	Executive Director, Government Relations, State and Local	General Motors
David Parent	Michigan Managing Principal	Deloitte
Linda Paullin-Hebden	Executive Partner	Warner Norcross + Judd
William Phillips	President and Chief Executive Officer	PIE Management LLC
Stephen Polk	President and Chief Executive Officer	Highgate LLC
Avinash Rachmale	Chairman and Chief Executive Officer	Lakeshore Global Corp.
Lauren Rakolta	President	DFM Solutions
Christine Rice	Executive Vice President	VisionIT
Robert Riney	President and Chief Executive Officer	Henry Ford Health
Danielle Russell	Managing Director, Americas Platforms	Google
Derron Sanders	Chief Executive Officer	SG Energy Solutions
Jay Sandhu	Chief Executive Officer	NYX Inc.
Benjamin Schwartz	President	Corewell Health
Errol Service	President	Jam2 Inc.
Josh Sirefman	Chief Executive Officer	Michigan Central
Benjamin Smith	Principal	Summit Commercial
Bruce Smith	Majority Owner, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer	Detroit Manufacturing Systems
Amy Solek	Detroit Office Managing Partner	PwC
Kelvin Squires	President	Center Line Electric
Christopher Thomas	Co-founder and President	Assembly Ventures
Terence Thomas	Principal	Thomas Group Consulting
Jason Tinsley	President, Michigan Market	JP Morgan Private Bank
Frank Torre	Chief Executive Officer	Signal Restoration Services
Frank Venegas	Chairman and Chief Executive Officer	The Ideal Group Inc.
Thomas Vincent	President and Chief Executive Officer	Plunkett Cooney
Kevin Voigt	Managing Partner, Michigan	KPMG LLP
Carla Walker-Miller	Founder and Chief Executive Officer	Walker-Miller Energy Services LLC
Markeith Weldon	Owner and Chief Executive Officer	WeldonIT
Alan Young	Chief Executive Officer	Alan C. Young & Associates PC

Honorary Directors

Barbara Allushuski	Dennis W. Archer Sr.	Elizabeth Chappell
Hank Cooney	Mark Davidoff	Frank Hennessey
Wright L. Lassiter III	Daniel J. Loepp	Benjamin Maibach III
Charles “Chip” McClure	Michael Monahan	Leslie Murphy
James Nicholson	Cindy Pasky	Sandy Pierce
Patti Poppe	Nancy Schlichting	Ronald Steffens
Ramesh (Ray) Telang	Joseph Welch