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	Arn Tellem	Vice Chairman	Pistons Sports and Entertainment
First Vice Chair	Matt Elliott	President	Bank of America Michigan
Treasurer	Daniel Ponder	Chairman	Franco
General Counsel	J. Michael Bernard	Equity Member	Dykema Gossett PLLC
President/Secretary	Sandy K. Baruah	President and Chief Executive Officer	Detroit Regional Chamber

Executive Committee

Linda Apsey	President and Chief Executive Officer	ITC Holdings
Dennis W. Archer Jr.	Chairman and Chief Executive Officer	Sixteen42 Ventures
Christopher Brochert	Partner	Lormax Stern Development Co.
Carolyn Cassin	President and Chief Executive Officer; General Partner and Co-founder	Michigan Women Forward; Belle MI
Lane Coleman	President and Chief Executive Officer	Strike Group LLC
David Dauch	Chairman and Chief Executive Officer	American Axle & Manufacturing
Bud Denker	President	Penske Corp.
Lena Epstein	Principal and General Manager	Vesco Oil Corp.
Anthony Frabotta	Chairman Emeritus	UHY Advisors, Inc.
Paul Glantz	Chairman	Emagine Entertainment Inc.
Kouhaila Hammer	President and Chief Executive Officer	Ghafari Associates
Richard Hampson	Corporate Banking Executive and Market President	Old National Bank
Kenneth Kelly	Chairman and Chief Executive Officer	First Independence Bank
Ronia Kruse	President and Chief Executive Officer; Co-Founder	Optech; Digital Lakes
Trevor Lauer	President and Chief Operating Officer, DTE Energy Electric	DTE Energy
Lisa Lunsford	Co-founder and Chief Executive Officer	GS3
Peter Quigley	President and Chief Executive Officer	Kelly Services, Inc.
Suzanne Shank	President and Chief Executive Officer	Siebert Williams Shank & Co.  LLC
Dug Song	Co-Founder and President	The Song Foundation

Directors

Priscilla Archangel	President	Archangel & Associates LLC
Hussein Berry	Vice President, Operations DTW	Delta Air Lines
Michael Bickers	Regional President, Detroit and Southeast Michigan	PNC Bank
Gregory Bockart Jr.	Executive Managing Director	Savills
William Burgess	Member and Chairman	Dickinson Wright PLLC
Ida Byrd-Hill	Chief Executive Officer	Automation Workz
Matthew Cullen	Chairman	JACK Entertainment
Steve Davis	President, Michigan Market	Comerica Bank
Brian Demkowicz	Chairman, Managing Partner, and Co-founder	Huron Capital
John Diggins	Partner	Platinum Equity
Mark Douglas	President	Avis Ford, Inc.
William Emerson	Chairman	Rock Holdings Inc.
Christine Estereicher	Director, External Affairs and Global Philanthropy	Stellantis
Carmen Fakhoury	President	Fakhoury Global Immigration Professional Services, Inc.
John Fikany	Chief Executive Officer	The Fikany Group
Hajj Flemings	Chief Executive Officer/Founder	Rebrand Cities LLC
Tina Freese Decker	President and Chief Executive Officer	Corewell Health
David Foltyn	Chairman and Chief Executive Officer	Honigman LLP
Dan Garrison	Senior Managing Director and Detroit Office Managing Director	Accenture
Matt Godlewski	Vice President, U.S. Government Relations	Ford Motor Company
Ronald Hall	President and Chief Executive Officer	Bridgewater Interiors LLC
Rejji Hayes	Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer	CMS Energy
Kenneth Hayward	Vice President; Special Assistant to the President for Community Relations	Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan
Hollie Heikkinen	President and Chief Executive Officer	iWorker Innovations
Tanya Hill	President and Chief Executive Officer	ForeverFresh
Angie Kelly	Office Managing Partner	Ernst & Young LLP
Justin Klimko	President and Managing Shareholder	Butzel Long
Brittany Lavis	Group Chief Executive Officer	Detroit Medical Center
Carrie Leahy	Member	Bodman PLC
David Lewis	President, Michigan	AT&T
Ryan Maibach	President and Chief Executive Officer	Barton Malow Holdings
Florine Mark	Entrepreneur	ML Family Group
Sonya Mays	President and Chief Executive Officer	Develop Detroit
Patricia Mooradian	President and Chief Executive Officer	The Henry Ford
Megan Norris	Chief Executive Officer	Miller Canfield
Brian O’Connell	Regional Director, State Government Affairs	General Motors
David Parent	Michigan Managing Principal	Deloitte
Linda Paullin-Hebden	Executive Partner	Warner Norcross + Judd
William Phillips	President and Chief Executive Officer	PIE Management LLC
Stephen Polk	President and Chief Executive Officer	Highgate LLC
James Proppe	Managing Partner	Plante Moran
Lauren Rakolta	President	DFM Solutions
Christine Rice	Executive Vice President	VisionIT
Robert Riney	Chief Executive Officer	Henry Ford Health
Danielle Russell	Managing Director, Americas Platforms	Google
Derron Sanders	Managing Member	SG Companies
Jay Sandhu	Chief Executive Officer	NYX Inc.
Errol Service	President	Jam2, Inc.
Benjamin Smith	Principal	Summit Commercial LLC
Bruce Smith	Majority Owner, Chairman, and Chief Executive Officer	Detroit Manufacturing Systems
Amy Solek	Detroit Office Managing Partner	PwC
Kelvin Squires	President	Center Line Electric
Christopher Thomas	Co-founder and President	Assembly Ventures
Terence Thomas	Principal	Thomas Group Consulting
Jason Tinsley	Michigan Market President	JP Morgan Private Bank
Frank Torre	Chief Executive Officer	Signal Restoration Services
Frank Venegas	Chairman and Chief Executive Officer	The Ideal Group Inc.
Thomas Vincent	President and Chief Executive Officer	Plunkett Cooney
Kevin Voigt	Michigan Managing Partner	KPMG LLP
Carla Walker-Miller	Founder and Chief Executive Officer	Walker-Miller Energy Services LLC
Kevin Williams	President and Chief Executive Officer	GAA Manufacturing and Supply Chain Management
Alan Young	Managing Director	Alan C. Young & Associates PC

Honorary Directors

Barbara Allushuski	Dennis W. Archer Sr.	Elizabeth Chappell
Mark Davidoff	Frank Hennessey	Wright L. Lassiter III
Daniel J. Loepp	Benjamin Maibach III	Charles McClure
Michael Monahan	Leslie Murphy	James Nicholson
Cindy Pasky	Sandy Pierce	Patti Poppe
Nancy Schlichting	Ronald Steffans	Ray Telang
Joseph Welch