Rachel Tronstein Stewart
President
Gardner White Furniture
Board Members
Chair

Vice Chairs
Cheryl P. Johnson
Chief Executive Officer; Coalition On Temporary Shelter
Kevin Prokop
Partner; Rockbridge Growth Equity, LLC
Secretary and Treasurer
Martin Manna
President; Chaldean American Chamber of Commerce
Board Members
N. Charles Anderson
President & CEO; Urban League of Detroit & Southeastern Michigan
The Rev. Dr. Wendell Anthony
President; Detroit Branch-NAACP
Nabih H. Ayad
Founder; Arab American Civil Rights League
Angela Wang Beasinger
President; WeAct, Inc.
James L. Bellinson
Managing Partner, Riverside Communities
Fay Beydoun
Executive Director; American Arab Chamber of Commerce
Adam Blanck
Chief of Staff; Wallside Windows
Denise Brooks-Williams
President & CEO; Wyandotte Hospital
Sharlonda Buckman
Assistant Superintendent Family & Community Engagement; Detroit Public Schools
Chase L. Cantrell
Executive Director and Founder; Building Community Value
Marvis Cofield
Chief Executive Officer; Alkebu-Lan Village
Eva Garza Dewaelsche
President & CEO; SER Metro-Detroit
Reginald Dozier
President & CEO; Lewis & Munday, PC
Marla Drutz
Vice President & General Manager, WDIV-TV Local 4
Antoine M. Garibaldi, Ph.D.
President; University of Detroit Mercy
David F. Girodat
President & CEO; Fifth Third Bank-Eastern Michigan
Donna L. Givens
President & CEO; Eastside Community Network
Dierk L. Hall
President & CEO; City Connect Detroit
David Hecker
President; American Federation of Teachers-Michigan
Paul Hillegonds
CEO; Michigan Health Endowment Fund
Shonda Issac
Area General Manager: Detroit Marriott at the Renaissance Center
Hassan Jaber
Executive Director; ACCESS
Gilda Z. Jacobs
President & CEO; Michigan League for Public Policy
Burt Jordan
Vice President, Global Vehicle and Powertrain Purchasing & Supplier Diversity Development; Ford Motor Company
Peter Kellett
Chairman & CEO; Dykema
Laura Reyes Kopack
President; LA SED
Gordon Krater
Partner; Plante Moran
The Rev. Dr. Donald P. Kreiss
Bishop; Southeast Michigan Synod, Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA)
Anand Kumar
Founder & President; Miindia Foundation & miindia.com
David Kurzmann
Senior Director, Community & Donor Relations; Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Detroit
Chris Lambert
CEO Life Remodeled
Domenico Grasso, Ph.D.
Chancellor; University of Michigan – Dearborn
Monica L. Martinez
Senior Vice President, External Affairs – Michigan; Comerica Bank
Patrick J. McDaniel
President; Hylant Group
William G. Milliken, Jr.
Milliken Realty Company
Andrew W. Ottaway
Michigan Market President; Flagstar Bank
Daniel L. Quisenberry
President; MAPSA – Michigan Association of Public School Academies
Michelle Reaves
Executive Director, DAPCEP; Detroit Area Pre-College Engineering Program
Paul Riser, Jr.
Director, Detroit Urban Solutions
Richard L. Rogers
President; College for Creative Studies
Randy Rubin
Chairman, Crypton
Todd Sachse
CEO; Sachse Construction Company
Michael Sosin
Attorney at Law
Thomas F. Stallworth
President; Stallworth Consulting Group, LLC
Andrew Stein
Executive Director; City Year Detroit
William S. Taubman
Chief Operating Officer; Taubman
Maureen D. Taylor
State Chair; Michigan Welfare Rights
Eric Thomas
Brand Strategist & Senior Partner; SAGA Marketing
Alice G. Thompson
Chief Executive Officer; Black Family Development, Inc.
Bob Waun
CEO; C3Venture Flint, LLC
M. Roy Wilson, M.D., M.S
President; Wayne State University
Ronald T. Wong
Chairman; Lakefront Capital, LLC
Trustee Emeriti
Penny Bailer
Walter E. Douglas
Roderick Gillum
Paul L. Hubbard
John D. Lewis
Bernard Parker
The Rev. V. Lonnie Peek, Jr.
Glenn E. Wash