TRANSITION COMMITTEE

Transition Committees organized around the Sheffield Administration’s key governing priorities. These Committees will bring together a diverse group of subject matter experts, community leaders, and civic stakeholders who will contribute their expertise, perspectives, and insights to ensure a rigorous and inclusive process for shaping the Administration’s early policy agenda.

Finance Co-Chairs

  • Suzanne Shank

    CEO and Co-Founder of Sibert Williams Shank & Co., LLC

  • Dave Massaron

    Vice President of Infrastructure and Corporate Citizenship for General Motors

Neighborhood Revitalization Co-Chairs

  • Kenyetta Campbell

    Exec. Director, Cody Rouge Community Action Alliance

  • Anika Goss

    President and CEO, Detroit Future City

  • Eva Garza Dewaelsche

    President and CEO, SER Metro-Detroit

Workforce, Economic Development & Small Business Co-Chairs

  • Gary Torgow

    Chairman, Huntington National Bank

  • Nicole Sherard-Freeman

    President and CEO, Community Foundation for Southeast Michigan

  • Dwan Dandridge

    CEO, Black Leaders Detroit

Education & Youth Affairs Co-Chairs

  • Angelique Power

  • Ralph Bland

    President and CEO, New Paradigm for Education

Transit Improvement & Mobility Innovation Co-Chairs

  • Tiffany Gunter

    General Manager, CEO, SMART

  • Megan Owens

    Executive Director, Transportation Riders United

  • Dessa Cosma

    Founder, Exec. Director, Detroit Disability Power

Transit Improvement & Mobility Innovation Co-Chairs

  • Tiffany Gunter

    General Manager, CEO, SMART

  • Megan Owens

    Executive Director, Transportation Riders United

  • Dessa Cosma

    Founder, Exec. Director, Detroit Disability Power

Innovation & Emerging Industries Co-Chairs

  • Dug Song

    Co-Founder, The Song Foundation; CEO, Duo Security

  • Lisa Lunsford

    Co-Founder and CEO, GS3 Global

  • Johnnie Turnage

    CEO and Co-founder, Black Tech Saturdays

Health, Human Services, Homelessness & Poverty Solutions Co-Chairs

  • Denise Brooks-Williams

    Exec. Vice President and COO, Henry Ford Health

  • Linda Little

    President and CEO, Neighborhood Service Organization – NSO

Infrastructure, Sustainability & Climate Change Co-Chairs

  • Tony Reames

    Tishman Professor of Environmental Justice, University of Michigan

  • Nate Ford

    Assoc. Vice President, HNTB

  • Natalie King

    President, Dunamis Clean Energy

Housing Development & Planning Co-Chairs

  • Donna Givens Davidson

    President and CEO, Eastside Community Network

  • Rob Lockett

    Executive Director, Lisc Detroit

Internal Administration & Operations Co-Chairs

  • Hakim Berry

    Executive Consultant, former Chief of Staff, Mayor of Detroit

  • Sharon Madison

    Owner, Madison Madison International

Ethics Compliance Co-Chairs

  • Elliott Hall, Esq.

    President, Elliott Hall PLLC; Former City of Detroit Corporation Counsel

  • Ellen Ha

    Chief of Staff, Wayne County Corporation Counsel; Former Inspector General, City of Detroit

Law & Civil Rights Co-Chairs

  • Cinnamon A. Plonka

    Managing Partner, Zausmer, P.C.)

  • Rev. Dr. Wendell Anthony

    President, Detroit Branch NAACP

  • Nabih Ayad

    Founder, Arab-American Civil Rights League

Philanthropic Services Co-Chairs

  • Donald Rencher

  • Laura Grannemann

    Executive Director, Gilbert Family Foundation

Arts, Culture & Entertainment Co-Chairs

  • Shahida Mausi

    CEO, Aretha Franklin Amphitheater

  • Lane Coleman

    Chairman, Detroit Institute of Arts; Founder, President and CEO, Strike Group LLC

  • John Collins

    Chairman, Detroit Entertainment Commission; President, Detroit-Berlin Connection

HR & Labor Relations Co-Chairs

  • Mikyia Aaron

  • Brandice Mullen

    Vice President, SEIU Michigan

Tourism, Branding & Special Events Co-Chairs

  • Arn Tellem

    Vice Chairman, Detroit Pistons

  • Claude Molinari

    President and CEO, Visit Detroit

Public Safety & Emergency Services Co-Chairs

  • James E. White

    CEO, Detroit Wayne Integrated Network; Former Chief of Police, Detroit Police Department

  • Dawn Ison, Esq.

    Former United States Attorney, Eastern District of Michigan

  • Teferi Brent

    Community Violence Intervention

Public Policy Co-Chairs

  • Angela Baldwin

    Partner, The Miller Law Firm; Immediate Past President, Hispanic Bar Association of Michigan

  • Samuel “Buzz” Thomas

    President and Principal, Activate Detroit