Members of MAC’s Board of Directors are leaders from all walks of life in Southeast Michigan including auto manufacturing, construction, education, financial institutions, healthcare, hospitality, insurance, legal and accounting professions, media, technology, utilities, labor organizations, and elected officials. They work cooperatively to tackle issues and find creative solutions to help transform our region’s image, build connections, forge relationships, and create new economic opportunities.
Co Chairperson
Lizabeth Ardisana
Chief Executive Officer, ASG Renaissance
Deborah Dingell
Congresswoman, Dist. 6, U.S. House of Representatives
Tom Lutz
Executive Secretary- Treasurer, Michigan Regional Council Of Carpenters (MRCC)
Secretary
James Sawyer, IV
President, Macomb Community College
Treasurer
Beth Correa
Senior Vice President, Community Affairs & Service Quality, Flagstar Bank, N.A.
Vice Chairperson
Mary E. Blackmon
Vice President, Wayne County RESA
Lee Graham
Executive Director, Labor Management And Education, International Union Of Operating Engineers Local 324
Mark A. Hackel
County Executive, Macomb County
Gwen Markham
Commissioner, District 15, Oakland County
Immediate Past Chairperson
Thomas W. Linn
Chairman Emeritus & Attorney, Miller, Canfield, Paddock & Stone, PLC
Member
Michael Aaron
Business Manager, Executive Board, Laborers’ International Union Local 1191
Tiffany Albert
Senior Vice President, Health Plan Business, Blue Cross Blue Shield Of Michigan
Nicole Avery Nichols
Editor, Detroit Free Press
Chris Barnett
Supervisor, Charter Township of Orion
Rose B. Bellanca
President, Washtenaw Community College
Ron Bieber
President, Michigan State AFL-CIO
Melanie Brown
Executive Ombudsman And Senior Partnerships Advisor, Michigan Economic Development Corporation
Daniel Clark
Principal, Rehmann
Marc Corriveau
Chief Government Relations Officer, Henry Ford Health
Andy Coulouris
Vice President, Corporate & Government Affairs, DTE Energy
David Coulter
County Executive, Oakland County
Jenny D’Anna
Vice President & Deputy General Counsel Legal Services, ITC Holdings Corp.
Carey A. DeWitt
Shareholder, Butzel Long
Heather Drake
VP Government Relations & Public Affairs, The Auto Club Group
Michael E. Duggan
Mayor, City of Detroit
Warren Evans
County Executive, Wayne County
Sharkey Haddad
Special Projects Manager, Chaldean Community Foundation
James Hermon
Member, Dykema
Brandon Hofmeister
Senior Vice President of Corporate, Government, And Regulatory Affairs, Consumers Energy
Carrie Kincaid
Senior Vice President, Market Development, Priority Health
Kamilia Landrum
Executive Director, NAACP
Matt Lentini
Vice President, Barton Malow
Mark R. Lezotte
Shareholder, Butzel Long
Ronald Liscombe
Principal, Miller, Canfield, Paddock & Stone, PLC
Terrence Martin
President, AFT Michigan
Joshua D. Merchant
Chief of Staff & Secretary To The Board of Trustees, Oakland University
John Rakolta, Jr.
Chairman, Walbridge
Tony Reinhart
Director of Government Affairs, Ford Motor Company
Todd Sachse
Chief Executive Officer, Sachse Construction
James O. Sawyer, IV
President, Macomb Community College
Kevin Watkins
Vice President, External Affairs Market Manager, Comerica, Inc.
Eric Woody
Manager of Government And Regulatory Affairs, Comcast Cable
Alternate
Angela Ayers
Regional Director, Michigan Government Affairs, Ford Motor Company
Jill Brack
Vice President Engagement, Sachse Construction
Michael G. Davis, Jr.
Business Representative, Michigan Regional Council Of Carpenters (MRCC)
Donna Pardonnet
Executive Director, Architectural Contractors Trade Association (ACT)
Jerome Record, Jr.
Government Affairs Manager, Comcast Cable
Cheryl Sanford
Director of Workforce Programming, MUST Construction Careers
Tom Lehrer
Public Information Officer, Macomb County
Doda Lulgjuraj
Director of Communications, Wayne County
Megan Sellers
Deputy County Executive, Oakland County
Casandra Ulbrich
Vice Chancellor for Institutional Advancement, University of Michigan – Dearborn