The committee is comprised of regional executives that will work with our internal team on decision making, program implementation, helping identify opportunities to advance the cause.
Each member is committed to their own personal and professional journey to advancing racial justice. The Chamber’s Racial Justice and Economic Equity work will be organized into three workstreams:
- Internal focus: Getting the Chamber’s own house in order. Initiatives focused on creating an even more inclusive workplace, improving our staff diversity, and examining our operations in areas such as procurement.
- External programming: Building on and expanding the Chamber’s existing equity-focused programs, including exploring possible new programs and partnerships focused on Black-owned and persons of color-owned businesses.
- Leveraging our regional reach and convening power: Develop a communications strategy to help businesses understand the benefits, to the region and to their business, of greater racial equity and utilize our convening strength to bring together key regional leaders for collective action.
Board Members:
Lane Coleman
President and Chief Executive Offficer, Strike Group LLC
Matthew B. Elliott
President, Bank of America Michigan
Lena Epstein
General Manager and Principal, Vesco Oil Corporation
Ronald Hall
President and Chief Executive Officer, Bridgewater Interiors, LLC
Ken Hayward
Vice President, Special Assistant to the President for Community Relations, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan
Ronia Kruse
Founder and Chief Executive Officer, OpTech, LLC and OpTech Solutions
Lisa Lunsford
Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Global Strategic Supply Solutions (GS3);Chair, MICHauto Board
Patricia Mooradian
President and Chief Executive Officer, The Henry Ford
Suzanne Shank
President and Chief Executive Officer, Siebert Williams Shank & Co., LLC
Dug Song
Chief Strategy Officer, Cisco Secure, Co-founder, Duo Security
Carla Walker-Miller
Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Walker-Miller Energy Services LLC
Learn how the Chamber is committed to racial justice and economic equity.
