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	Peter Quigley	President and Chief Executive Officer	Kelly
First Vice Chair	Bob Riney	President and Chief Executive Officer	Henry Ford Health
Second Vice Chair	Tina Freese Decker	President and Chief Executive Officer	Corewell Health
Immediate Past Chair	Suzanne Shank	President and Chief Executive Officer	Siebert Williams Shank & Co. LLC
Treasurer	Daniel Ponder	Chairman Emeritus	Franco
General Counsel	J. Michael Bernard	Member, Equity	Dykema
President and Secretary	Sandy K. Baruah	President and Chief Executive Officer	Detroit Regional Chamber

Executive Committee

Aaron Aboagye	Managing Partner	McKinsey & Co.
Kimberly Andrews Espy	President	Wayne State University
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.
Matt Elliott	Owner	Blue Lake Ideas LLC
Lena Epstein	President and General Manager	Vesco Oil Corporation
David Foltyn	Chairman and Chief Executive Officer	Honigman LLP
Paul Glantz	Chairman and Chief Executive Officer	Emagine Entertainment Inc.
Kouhaila Hammer	President and Chief Executive Officer	Ghafari Associates LLC
Rick Hampson	Metro Detroit Market President	Old National Bank
Richard Hampson	Corporate Banking Executive and Market President	Old National Bank
Yasmeen Jasey	Michigan Market Executive	Citizens Bank
Angie Kelly	Office Managing Partner	Ernst & Young LLP
Kenneth Kelly	Chairman and Chief Executive Officer	First Independence Bank
Ronia Kruse	Co-founder and Chief Executive Officer	OpTech LLC
Michael Land	Regional President, Southeast Michigan and NW Ohio	Huntington Bank
Trevor Lauer	Vice Chairman and Group President	GS3
Lisa Lunsford	Chief Executive Officer and Co-founder	Song United
John Rakolta Jr.	Chairman and Chief Executive Officer	Walbridge
Dug Song	Co-founder and President	Song United
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
Gregory J. Bockart Jr.	Vice Chairman, Market Leader	Savills
William Burgess	Chairman and Member	Dickinson Wright PLLC
George Cook	Regional Director, State and Local Policy – Midwest	General Motors
Matthew Cullen	Chairman	JACK Entertainment LLC
Steve Davis	President, Michigan Market	Comerica Bank
Brian Demkowicz	Chairman, Managing Partner and Co-founder	Huron Capital Partners LLC
John Diggins	Partner	Platinum Equity
Mark Douglas	President	Avis Ford Inc.
Bill Emerson	President and Chief Operating Officer	Rocket Companies
Kimberly Andrews Espy	President	Wayne State University
Christine Estereicher	Vice President, Public Affairs, North America; President, Stellantis Foundation	Stellantis
Carmen Fakhoury	President	Fakhoury Global Immigration
John Fikany	Chief Executive Officer	The Fikany Group
Hajj Flemings	Chief Executive Officer	RebrandX
Jose Flores	Chief Executive Officer	Ancor Automotive
Jeff Gerish	President and Chief Executive Officer	Plunkett Cooney
Kevin Guskiewicz	President	Michigan State University
Ron Hall	President and Chief Executive Officer	Bridgewater Interiors LLC
Rejji Hayes	Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer	Consumers Energy
John Hensien	Chief Executive Officer	Clark Hill PLC
Tanya Hill	President	ForeverFresh Disposable Products
Brittany Lavis	Group Chief Executive Officer	Detroit Medical Center
Carrie Leahy	Member and Chair of Executive Committee	Bodman PLC
David Lewis	President, Michigan	AT&T Inc.
Paul Mersino	President, Chief Executive Officer and Shareholder	Butzel Long
Patricia Mooradian	President and Chief Executive Officer	The Henry Ford
Chad Newton	Chief Executive Officer	Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport
A. Mike Palizzi	Chief Executive Officer	Miller Canfield
David Parent	Michigan Managing Principal	Deloitte LLP
Linda Paullin-Hebden	Executive Partner	Warner Norcross + Judd LLP
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
David Rouls	General Manager	Slalom
Derron Sanders	Managing Member	SG ENERGY SOLUTIONS
Jay Sandhu	Chairman and Chief Executive Officer	NYX LLC
Ron Shahani	President	Acro Service Corp.
Josh Sirefman	Chief Executive Officer	Michigan Central
Benjamin Smith	Co-founder and Principal	Summit Commercial
Bruce Smith	Owner, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer	Detroit Manufacturing Systems LLC
Amy Solek	Detroit Managing Partner	PwC
Kelvin Squires	Chief Executive Officer	Center Line Electric
Rachel Stewart	Chief Executive Officer	Gardner White
Krista Tanner	President	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