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 | Suzanne Shank | President and Chief Executive Officer | Siebert Williams Shank & Co. LLC |
| First Vice Chair | Peter Quigley | President and Chief Executive Officer | Kelly |
| Second Vice Chair | Robert Riney | President and Chief Executive Officer | Henry Ford Health |
| Immediate Past Chair | Matt Elliott | Sustainability Executive, Business Banking and Global Commercial Banking, President | Bank of America Michigan |
| Treasurer | Daniel Ponder | Chairman Emeritus | Franco |
| General Counsel | J. Michael Bernard | Member, Equity | 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 |
| Michael Bickers | Regional President, Detroit and Southeast Michigan | PNC Bank |
| Carolyn Cassin | President and Chief Executive Officer; General Partner and Co-founder | Michigan Women Forward; Belle Michigan |
| Lane Coleman | President and Chief Executive Officer | Strike Group LLC |
| David C. Dauch | Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer | AAM |
| Bud Denker | President | Penske Corp. |
| Lena Epstein | President and General Manager | Vesco Oil Corp. |
| David Foltyn | Chairman and Chief Executive Officer | Honigman LLP |
| Anthony Frabotta | Chairman Emeritus | UHY Advisors Inc. |
| Tina Freese Decker | President and Chief Executive Officer | Corewell Health |
| Paul Glantz | Co-founder and Chairman | Emagine Entertainment Inc. |
| Kouhaila Hammer | President and Chief Executive Officer | Ghafari Associates LLC |
| Richard Hampson | Corporate Banking Executive and Market President | Old National Bank |
| Kenneth Hayward | Vice President; Special Assistant to the President for Community Relations | Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan |
| Kenneth Kelly | Chairman and Chief Executive Officer | First Independence Bank |
| Ronia Kruse | President and Chief Executive Officer; Co-founder | OpTech LLC; Digital Lakes |
| Trevor Lauer | Vice Chairman and Group President | DTE Energy |
| Lisa Lunsford | Co-founder and Chief Executive Officer | GS3 |
| James Proppe | Managing Partner | Plante Moran |
| Dug Song | Co-founder and President | Song United |
| Arn Tellem | Vice Chairman | Pistons Sports and Entertainment |
Directors
| Aaron Aboagye | Managing Partner | Mckinsey & Co. |
| Rumia Ambrose-Burbank | President and Founder | VMS365 |
| Priscilla Archangel | President | Archangel & Associates LLC |
| Hussein Berry | Vice President, ACS Operations DTW, Central and SW Regions | Delta Air Lines |
| Gregory J. Bockart Jr. | Executive Managing Director, Market Leader | Savills |
| William Burgess | Member and Chairman | Dickinson Wright PLLC |
| Ida Byrd-Hill | Chief Executive Officer | Automation Workz |
| George Cook | Regional Director, State and Local Policy – Midwest | General Motors |
| Matthew Cullen | Chairman | JACK Entertainment |
| Steve Davis | Michigan Market President | 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 | President and Chief Operating Officer | Rocket Holdings |
| Kimberly Andrews Espy | President | Wayne State University |
| Christine Estereicher | Vice President, Public Affairs, North America; Head, Global Philanthropy; President, Stellantis Foundation | Stellantis |
| Carmen Fakhoury | President | Fakhoury Global Immigration Professional Services Inc. |
| John Fikany | Chief Executive Officer | The Fikany Group |
| Hajj Flemings | Chief Executive Officer | RebrandX |
| Jeffrey Gerish | President and Cheif Executive Officer | Plunkett Cooney |
| Ronald Hall | President and Chief Executive Officer | Bridgewater Interiors LLC |
| Rejji Hayes | Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | CMS Energy |
| Hollie Heikkinen | President and Chief Executive Officer | iWorker Innovations |
| Tanya Hill | President and Chief Executive Officer | ForeverFresh |
| Yasmeen Jasey | Executive, Michigan Market | Citizens Bank |
| Angie Kelly | Office Managing Partner | Ernst & Young LLP |
| Michael Land | President, Southeast Michigan | Huntington Bank |
| Brittany Lavis | Group Chief Executive Officer | Detroit Medical Center |
| Carrie Leahy | Member | Bodman PLC |
| David Lewis | President, Michigan | AT&T |
| Sonya Mays | President and Chief Executive Officer | Develop Detroit |
| Paul Mersino | President and Chief Executive Officer | Butzel Long |
| Patricia Mooradian | President and Chief Executive Officer | The Henry Ford |
| Santa J. Ono | President | University of Michigan |
| David Parent | Michigan Managing Principal | Deloitte |
| Linda Paullin-Hebden | Executive Partner | Warner Norcross + Judd |
| William Phillips | President and Chief Executive Officer | PIE Management LLC |
| Avinash Rachmale | Chairman and Chief Executive Officer | Lakeshore Global Corp. |
| Tony Reinhart | Director, Government Affairs | Ford Motor Company |
| David Rouls | General Manager | Slalom Consulting |
| Danielle Russell | Managing Director, Americas Platforms | |
| Derron Sanders | Chief Executive Officer | SG Energy Solutions |
| Jay Sandhu | Chief Executive Officer | NYX Inc. |
| Errol Service | President | Jam2 Inc. |
| Josh Sirefman | Chief Executive Officer | Michigan Central |
| Benjamin Smith | Principal | Summit Commercial |
| 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 | Co-founder | Activate Detroit |
| Jason Tinsley | President, Michigan Market | 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 | Chief Executive Officer | Alan C. Young & Associates PC |
Honorary Directors
| Barbara Allushuski | Dennis W. Archer Sr. | Elizabeth Chappell |
| Hank Cooney | Mark Davidoff | Frank Hennessey |
| Wright L. Lassiter III | Daniel J. Loepp | Benjamin Maibach III |
| Ryan Maibach | Charles “Chip” McClure | Michael Monahan |
| Leslie Murphy | James Nicholson | Cindy Pasky |
| Sandy Pierce | Stephen Polk | Patti Poppe |
| Nancy Schlichting | Ronald Steffens | Ramesh (Ray) Telang |
| Joseph Welch |
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