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Chamber’s Stevens and Board Members Appointed to Detroit Mayor-Elect Sheffield’s Transition Team 

December 15, 2025

Mayor-Elect Mary Sheffield’s administration continues to take shape, with the addition of high-profile, seasoned professionals, including the Detroit Regional Chamber’s Glenn Stevens Jr. and various Chamber Board members.

Glenn Stevens Jr.

Stevens, Chief Automotive and Innovation Officer at the Chamber and MichAuto Executive Director, has been appointed to the Innovation and Emerging Industries Transition Committee.   

Stevens brings his industry-wide expertise and MichAuto’s respected reputation as the statewide voice of the automotive and mobility industry to Mayor-elect Sheffield and her team. With his knowledge of and relationships throughout the industry, Stevens has a finger on the pulse of what’s driving Michigan’s signature industry and the role it has in advancing the city, region, and state. He is also leading the Chamber’s work to grow the Region’s innovation economy by connecting six of Michigan’s leading innovation districts to strengthen economic prosperity and global competitiveness. 

Stevens has more than 30 years of management, strategy, and operations experience across the automotive, steel, specialty chemicals, and capital equipment industries. For the past 14 years, his career has been focused on serving membership-based organizations, communities, and economic development across Michigan. 

Congratulations to the following Chamber Board members who have also been appointed to the team:  

  • Rumia Ambrose-Burbank, Innovation and Emerging Industries Committee 
  • Lane Coleman, Co-Chair, Arts and Entertainment Committee  
  • Jared Fleisher, Transit Improvement and Mobility Innovation Committee 
  • Jose Flores, Innovation and Emerging Industries Committee 
  • Ron Hall, Workforce, Economic Development, and Small Business Committee 
  • Lisa Lunsford, Co-Chair, Innovation and Emerging Industries Committee 
  • Dug Song, Co-Chair, Innovation and Emerging Industries Committee
  • Suzanne Shank, Co-Chair, Finance Committee 
  • Arn Tellem, Co-Chair, Tourism, Branding, and Special Events Committee 
  • Terence Thomas, Workforce, Economic Development, and Small Business Committee 
  • Carla Walker-Miller, Infrastructure, Sustainability, and Climate Change Committee and Innovation and Emerging Industries Committee