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
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
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
Managing Partner, 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
Men’s Minister, Fellowship Chapel
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