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
Anika Goss
President and CEO, Detroit Future City
Kenyetta Campbell
Exec. Director, Cody Rouge Community Action Alliance
Eva Garza Dewaelsche
President and CEO, SER Metro-Detroit
Zeke Williams
Founder, New Era Detroit
WORKFORCE, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT & SMALL BUSINESS co-chairs
Gary Torgow
Chairman, Huntington National Bank
Dwan Dandrige
CEO, Black Leaders Detroit
Nicole Sherard-Freeman
President and CEO, Community Foundation for Southeast Michigan
EDUCATION & YOUTH AFFAIRS co-chairs
Angelique Power
Ralph Bland
President and CEO, New Paradigm for Education
Shawn Wilson
President and CEO, Boys and Girls Club of SE Michigan
Damon Pitt
Education Achievement Expert
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;
Chair, Detroit Wayne Joint Building Authority
ETHICS COMPLIANCE co-chairs
Elliot 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
Rev. Dr. Wendell Anthony
President, Detroit Branch NAACP
Cinnamon A. Plonka
Executive Shareholder, Zausmer, P.C.
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
Secretary-Treasurer, Laborers’ International Union of North America Local 1191
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 N. Ison, Esq.
Former United States Attorney, Eastern District of Michigan
Teferi Brent
Dignity4Detroit - Co-Founder, Urban Peace and Justice Activist/Organizer/Leader & Policy Advisor
PUBLIC POLICY co-chairs
Angela Baldwin
Partner, The Miller Law Firm
Regional Governor, The National Hispanic Bar Association
Samuel “Buzz” Thomas
President and Principal, Activate Detroit