2012-2013 BOARD OF DIRECTORS

2012-2013
B O A R D
O F
D I R E C T O R S
EXECUTIVE COMMITEE
Chairman
David Nicholson
Vice President
PVS Chemicals
Vice-Chairman
Joyce Jenereaux
President
Detroit Media Partnership
Directors
Larry Alexander
President and CEO
Detroit Metro Convention &
Visitors Bureau
Rick Brockhaus
Treasurer and Vice President
of Finance
Soave Enterprises
Dan Carmody
President
Eastern Market Corporation
Richard DiBartolomeo
Rick Snyder for
Michigan Committee
Shauna Diggs
Cosmedic Dermatology
Pierson Clinic
Michael Garavaglia
Founder,
Capitol Relations LLC
Mike Fezzey
Regional President
Huntington Bank
Rick Foster
W.K. Kellogg Chair in Food
Society and Sustainability
Michigan State University
Harvey Hollins III
Director, Governor’sOffice of Urban
and MetropolitanInitiatives
State of Michigan
William F. Jones, Jr.
CEO
Focus: HOPE
Joseph Kearney
Director, Corporate Investments
Blue Cross Blue Shield
Vice-Presidents
Ric DeVore
Regional President
PNC Bank
Rick Going
Secretary
John Carter
Senior Vice President
& Market Manager
Chase
President, Michigan Division
The Kroger Company
Treasurer
Vince Tomkinson
Bill Larkin
President
PASS Charters
Doris Robinson
Community Leader
Mary Jo Larson
Partner
Warner, Norcross & Judd LLP
John Leary
VP – Managing Director/
Automotive Vertical
AIMIA
Managing Partner
Grant Thornton
Christine Seppala
General Counsel
Strategic Staffing Solutions
Larry Shulman
Partner
Bodman PLC
Til Levesque
Marge Sorge
Executive Director
Detroit Regional News Hub
Michael Martini
President
Consumer OE Bridgestone
Americas Tire Operations, LLC
Rob Strasberg
Co-CEO/
Chief Creative Officer
Doner
Dwayne Meeks
Great Lakes District President
UPS
Gail Tavill
Vice President
Sustainable Development
ConAgra Foods
Nora Moroun
Community Leader
Mike Nagle
Vice President
Operations & Wholesale
Absopure
Bruce Nyberg
Community Leader
Tom O’Brien
VP Market Manager
Cumulus Media-Detroit
Sharon Wenzl
Vice President
Corporate Communications
Cooper Standard
Lori Wingerter
Vice President, GM Foundation
General Motors Company
Jon Woods
Partner
Plante Moran
Alice Osburn
Attorney
Peter Zieringer
CEO
Mercedes-Benz Financial Services
Ron Pruette
First Vice President - Investments
UBS Financial Services Inc.
President & CEO
Susan Ellis Goodell
2012-2013
A DV I S O RY B OA R D M E M B E R S
Advisory Board
Mitch Albom
Sports Columnist
Detroit Free Press
Tim Allen
Boxing Cat Productions
Ed Deeb
Founder
President and CEO
Michigan Food &
Beverage Association
Maggie Allesee
Community Leader
David Draper
Partner
The Draper Law Firm
Sarkis Mark Anusbigian
President
Westborn Market
Eric Ersher
Founder and CEO
Zoup! Fresh Soup Company
John Barker
Investments Director
The Kresge Foundation
Dr. Nancy Fishman
Founder
Forgotten Harvest
Jim Bonahoom
President
Wolverine Packing
George Francis III
Community Leader
Rob Cohen
President
Advance Packaging Technologies
Keith W. Cooley
Community Leader
John Darin
President
English Gardens
Joel E. Jacob
President
The Bottle Crew
Anita Jenkins
Community Leader
George G. Johnson
Managing Director
George Johnson & Company
Bruce Kridler
Huntington National Bank
Bob Olender
Chairman, DDA
Dawn Food Products
Terry Palleschi
Community Leader
Peggy Pitt
Attorney
Pitt, McGehee, Palmer,
Rivers & Golden, P. C.
Kathy Reid
First Vice President
Comerica Incorporated
Leroy C. Richie (Roy)
Attorney
Lewis & Munday
Marty Shoushanian
President
Versacom, Inc.
Stephen Swartz
President
The JAR Group, L.L.C.
Harry Warner
President
Warner Petroleum Corporation
Rabbi Paul Yedwab
Temple Israel
President & CEO
Susan Ellis Goodell