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.

The Detroit Regional Chamber is deeply saddened to share the tragic passing of J. Michael Bernard, who served as the Chamber Board of Directors’ general counsel for decades. Read more about his service and legacy here.

Executive Committee Officers

Chair of the Board	Robert Riney	President and Chief Executive Officer	Henry Ford Health
First Vice Chair	Tina Freese Decker	President and Chief Executive Officer	Corewell Health
Immediate Past Chair	Peter Quigley	Strategic Advisor	Kelly
Treasurer	Daniel Ponder	Chairman Emeritus	Franco
General Counsel	James Hermon	Member	Dykema
President and Secretary	Sandy K. Baruah	President and Chief Executive Officer	Detroit Regional Chamber

Executive Committee

Priscilla Archangel	President	Archangel and Associates LLC
Dennis W. Archer Jr.	Founder and Chief Executive Officer	Sixteen42 Ventures
Michael Bickers	Regional President	PNC
Lane Coleman	President and Chief Executive Officer	Strike Group
David Dauch	Chairman and Chief Executive Officer	American Axle & Manufacturing Inc.
Steve Davis	Regional President, Michigan	Fifth Third Bank
Matt Elliott	Owner	Blue Lake Ideas LLC
Lena Epstein	Principal and General Manager	Vesco Oil Corporation
Jared Fleisher	President	Bedrock
David Foltyn	Chairman and Chief Executive Officer	Honigman LLP
Kouhaila Hammer	President and Chief Executive Officer	Ghafari Associates LLC
Rick Hampson	Metro Detroit Market President	Old National Bank
Yasmeen Jasey	Michigan Regional President	Citizens Bank
Angie Kelly	Office Managing Partner	Ernst & Young LLP
Kenneth Kelly	Chairman and Chief Executive Officer	First Independence Bank
Ronia Kruse	President and Chief Executive Officer	OpTech LLC
Michael Land	Regional President, Southeast Michigan and Northwest Ohio	Huntington Bank
Trevor Lauer	Vice Chairman and Group President	DTE Energy
Lisa Lunsford	Chief Executive Officer and Co-founder	GS3
John Rakolta Jr.	Chairman and Chief Executive Officer	Walbridge
Dug Song	Co-founder and President	Song United
Rachel Stewart	President and Chief Executive Officer	Gardner White
Arn Tellem	Vice Chairman	Piston Sports and Entertainment

Directors

Tiffany Albert	Senior Vice President, Community Relations	Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan
Rumia Ambrose-Burbank	President	Vendor Managed Solutions
Hussein Berry	Vice President, Airport Operations-DTW	Delta Air Lines
Richard Bierschbach	President	Wayne State University
Gregory J. Bockart Jr.	Vice Chairman, Market Leader	Savills
William Burgess	Chairman and Member	Dickinson Wright PLLC
Anthony Chang	Founder and Chief Executive Officer	BAMF Health
George Cook	Regional Director, State and Local Public Policy – Midwest	General Motors
Brian Demkowicz	Chairman, Managing Partner, and Co-founder	Huron Capital Partners LLC
John Diggins	Partner	Platinum Equity
Mark Douglas	President	Avis Ford Inc.
Christine Estereicher	Vice President, Public Affairs, North America; President, Stellantis Foundation	Stellantis
Carmen Fakhoury	President	Fakhoury Global Immigration
David Feber	Senior Partner and Managing Partner, Detroit	McKinsey & Co.
John Fikany	Chief Executive Officer	The Fikany Group
Hajj Flemings	Chief Executive Officer	RebrandX
Jose L. Flores	Chief Executive Officer	Ancor
Jeffrey Gerish	President and Chief Executive Officer	Plunkett Cooney
Kevin Guskiewicz	President	Michigan State University
Ron Hall	President and Chief Executive Officer	Bridgewater Interiors LLC
John Hensien	Chief Executive Officer	Clark Hill PLC
Tanya Hill	President	ForeverFresh Disposable Products
Linda Hubbard	President and Chief Executive Officer	Carhartt Inc.
Brittany Lavis	Chief Executive Officer	Detroit Medical Center
Chris Layden	President and Chief Executive Officer	Kelly
Carrie Leahy	Member and Chair of Executive Committee	Bodman PLC
David Lewis	President, Michigan	AT&T Inc.
Shatica McDonald	Managing Director, Michigan Office	Accenture
Paul Mersino	President, Chief Executive Officer, and Shareholder	Butzel Long
Kimberly Montague	President & Chief Executive Officer	Albert Kahn & Associates
Patricia Mooradian	President and Chief Executive Officer	The Henry Ford
Jeff Nelson	Executive Vice President	Strategic Staffing Solutions
Chad Newton	Chief Executive Officer	Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport
A. Michael Palizzi	Chief Executive Officer	Miller Canfield
David Parent	Michigan Managing Principal	Deloitte LLP
Linda Paullin-Hebden	Executive Partner	Warner Norcross + Judd LLP
Mark Petroff	President and Chief Executive Officer	One Magnify
William Phillips	President and Chief Executive Officer	PIE Management LLC
Avinash Rachmale	Chairman and Chief Executive Officer	Lakeshore Global
Anthony Reinhart	Director, State and Local Government Affairs	Ford Motor Company
Jay Sandhu	Chairman and Chief Executive Officer	NYX LLC
Ron Shahani	President	Acro Service Corp.
Rich Shearing	Chief Operating Officer	Penske Automotive
Ed Siaje	Detroit President	Bank of America
Benjamin Smith	Co-founder and Principal	Summit Commercial
Bruce Smith	Owner, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer	Voltava
Rick Snyder	Chief Executive Officer and Co-founder	SensCy
Amy Solek	Detroit Managing Partner	PwC
Kelvin Squires	Chief Executive Officer	Center Line Electric
Krista Tanner	President and Chief Executive Officer	ITC
Chris Thomas	Co-founder and Partner	Assembly Ventures
Terence Thomas	Co-founder	Activate Detroit
Jason Tinsley	Vice Chairman, Private Bank	JP Morgan Private Bank
Frank Torre	Chief Executive Officer	Signal Restoration Services
Frank Venegas	Chairman and Chief Executive Officer	The Ideal Group Inc.
Kevin Voigt	Managing Partner, Michigan	KPMG LLP
Carla Walker-Miller	Founder and Chief Executive Officer	Walker-Miller Energy Services LLC
Markeith Weldon	Chief Executive Officer and Chairman	Nexusmind
Alan Young	Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer	Alan C. Young & Associates PC

Honorary Directors

Barbara Allushuski	Dennis W. Archer Sr.	Beth Chappell
Hank Cooney	Mark Davidoff	Frank Hennessey
Wright L. Lassiter III	Daniel J. Loepp	Ben Maibach III
Ryan Maibach	Charles “Chip” McClure	Mike Monahan
Leslie Murphy	Jim Nicholson	Cindy Pasky
Sandy Pierce	Stephen Polk	Patti Poppe
Ronald Steffens	Ray Telang