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