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Chamber Celebrates Board Members, Member Companies Recognized Among Crain’s Notable Black Business Leaders

September 16, 2024

The Detroit Regional Chamber is celebrating many of its Board of Directors members and member companies who were named among Crain’s Detroit Business’ Notable Black Business Leaders list.

The list includes 57 Southeast Michigan business leaders who are influential, innovative, bold, and strategic.

Congratulations to the following individuals:

Board Members

  • Lisa Lunsford, President and Chief Executive Officer, Global Strategic Supply Solutions (GS3)
  • Carla Walker-Miller, Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Walker-Miller Energy Services

Member Companies

  • Geaneen Arends, Director and Vice President, Butzel
  • England Avi-Zuri Raphael, Director of Hearts and Heroes, Human Resources, Huntington Place
  • Jason Barnett, Senior Vice President, Lending, Invest Detroit
  • Kaiwan Bowman, Chief Strategy Officer, Michigan Black Business Alliance
  • Deidre Boyd, Chief Human Resource Officer, DMC Sinai-Grace Hospital
  • Denise Brooks-Williams, Executive Vice President and Chief Executive Officer, Care Delivery System Operations, Henry Ford Health
  • Larry Bryant, Senior Vice President and Retail Regional Director, Comerica Bank
  • Aaron Burrell, Equity Member and Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Committee Co-Chair, Dickinson Wright PLLC
  • Michelle Crockett, Chief Diversity Officer and Deputy Executive Officer, Miller Canfield Paddock and Stone PLC
  • Archie Drake, Chief Executive Officer, Children’s Hospital of Michigan
  • Ime Ekpenyong, Chief Executive Officer, SGRX Health
  • Dwight Ferrell, General Manager, Suburban Mobility Authority for Regional Transportation (SMART)
  • Cedric Flowers, Vice President of Gas Operations, DTE Gas
  • Donna Givens Davidson, President and Chief Executive Officer, Eastside Community Network
  • Anika Goss, Chief Executive Officer, Detroit Future City
  • Christian Greer, President and Chief Executive Officer, Michigan Science Center
  • Rainy Hamilton Jr., President and Chief Executive Officer, Hamilton Anderson Associates
  • Leonora Hardy-Foster, President and Chief Executive Officer, Judson Center
  • Jan Harrington Davis, Senior Vice President, Talent Attraction, Corewell Health
  • Marilyn Horn, President and Chief Financial Officer, 98Forward
  • Deatra Howard, Chief Nursing Officer, DMC Sinai-Grace Hospital
  • Shanna Johnson, President, Henry Ford West Bloomfield Hospital; Interim President, Henry Ford Macomb Hospital, Henry Ford Health
  • Andrea Jones, Owner, President, and Chief Executive Officer, Nothing Bundt Cakes
  • Dana Lasenby, Executive Director and Chief Executive Officer, Oakland Community Health Network
  • Jason Lee, Chief Executive Officer, Junior Achievement of Southeastern Michigan
  • Christianne Malone, Assistant Vice President, Economic Development and Chief Program Officer, Wayne State University and TechTown Detroit
  • Brian McKinney, Chief Executive Officer, Gayanga Co.
  • Christine Moore, Executive Vice President, General Auditor, Comerica Bank
  • Mario Morrow, President and Chief Executive Officer, Mario Morrow & Associates
  • Nike Otuyelu, Chief Compliance Officer, Health Alliance Plan
  • David Pilgrim, Vice President of Diversity, Inclusion, and Strategic Initiatives and Founder and Director, Jim Crow Museum, Ferris State University
  • Donald Rencher, President and Chief Executive Officer, The Hudson-Webber Foundation
  • Kelli Sadler, Senior Vice President and Chief Nursing Executive – East Region, Corewell Health
  • Khalilah Spencer, Partner, Honigman
  • Khali Sweeney, Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Downtown Boxing Gym
  • E’Lois Thomas, President, SEEL
  • Shameeka Ward, Director of Economic Development and Regulatory Compliance, Magna International
  • Glenn Wilson, President and Chief Executive Officer, Communities First Inc.