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Directors & Trustees

The Citizens Research Council of Michigan is an organization of Michigan citizens with a Council of Trustees that can have as many as 60 members, which comprises the membership of the nonprofit corporation. The Council of Trustees annually elects a Board of Directors of up to 35 members, which is the active policy-making body of the organization. The Board of Directors adopts policies, selects the President, establishes the research agenda, approves the budget, and exercises general oversight.

Carolee Kvoriak

Chair
Consumers Energy

vacant

Vice Chair

Thomas Kyros

Treasurer
Varnum LLP

Eric W. Lupher

President & Secretary
Citizens Research Council of Michigan

Darnell Adams

Gilbert Family Foundation

Kwafo Adarkwa

ITC Holdings Corp.

Madhu Anderson

The Nature Conservancy

Orlando Bailey

BridgeDetroit

Laura M. Bassett

Dickinson Wright PLLC

Lawrence N. Bluth

Penske Corporation

Paul Bryant

Plante Moran

Mark Burton

Honigman LLP

Stephan W. Currie

Michigan Association of Counties

Daniel Domenicucci

Ernst & Young LLP

Zenna Elhasan

Kresge Foundation

Richard A. Favor, Jr.

Deloitte

Ann D. Fillingham

Dykema

Mary Lynn Foster

American Red Cross

Kevin Heard

Detroit Regional LBGT Chamber of Commerce

Matthew Henry

Wells Fargo Auto

Marita Hattem-Schiffman

MyMichigan Health

Michael Horrigan

W. E. Upjohn Institute

Earle “Win” Irwin

Irwin Seating Company

Andrew Johnston

Grand Rapids Chamber of Commerce

Catherine Kelly

Michigan Central

Nick Khouri

former Treasurer, State of Michigan

William Kregel

BorgWarner

Carolee Kvoriak

Consumers Energy

Thomas G. Kyros

Varnum

Patrick McGow

Miller, Canfield, Paddock and Stone PLC

Lauren LaPine

Michigan Health and Hospital Association

David Palsrok

DTE Energy

Jessica Robinson

Assembly Ventures

Neil Sheridan

Michigan Townships Association

Tony Stamas

Midland Business Alliance

Jeffrey Stoutenburg

Dow Chemical

Board of Trustees

The Council of Trustees, consisting of up to 60 members, constitutes the membership of the Citizens Research Council of Michigan. The Council of Trustees consists of highly respected individuals that currently or formerly represent corporations, foundations, colleges and universities, and other respected institutions throughout Michigan.

Eugene A. Gargaro, Jr. – Co-Chair

Manoogian Foundations

Terence M. Donnelly – Co-Chair

Dickinson Wright PLLC (Ret.)

Madhu Anderson

The Nature Conservancy

Dr. Donald Bachand

Saginaw Valley State University

Dr. Rose Bellanca

Washtenaw Community College

Dave Blaszkiewicz

Invest Detroit

Susan E. Borrego

University of Michigan-Flint

Beth Chappell

Marc Corriveau

Henry Ford Health

Matthew P. Cullen

JACK Entertainment

Robert O. Davies

Central Michigan University

Charity Dean

Metro Detroit Black Business Alliance

Terence M. Donnelly

Dickinson Wright PLLC (Ret.)

Randall Eberts

W.E. Upjohn Insitute

David O. Egner

Ralph C. Wilson Jr. Foundation

Scott Ellis

Michigan Licensed Beverage Association

Dr. Fritz Erickson

Northern Michigan University

Marty Fittante

InvestUP

Eugene A. Gargaro, Jr.

Manoogian Foundations

Daniel P. Gilmartin

Michigan Municipal League

Dr. George Grant

Saginaw Valley State University

Domenico Grasso

University of Michigan - Dearborn

Richard C. Hampson

Old National Bank

Paul C. Hillegonds

Michigan Health Endowment Fund

Marybeth S. Howe

Wells Fargo Bank

Wendy Lewis Jackson

The Kresge Foundation

Holly Johnson

Frey Foundation

Daniel J. Kelly

Deloitte, Retired

Richard J. Koubek

Michigan Technological University

Carolee Kvoriak

Consumers Energy

Thomas G. Kyros

Varnum LLP

William J. Lawrence, III

42 North Partners LLC

Robert LeFevre

Michigan Independent Colleges and Universities

Edward C. Levy, Jr.

Edw. C. Levy Co.

Daniel T. Lis

James and Lynelle Holden Fund

Dr. Philomena V. Mantella

Grand Valley State University

Kate Levin Markel

McGregor Fund

Michael P. McGee

Miller, Canfield, Paddock and Stone PLC

Larry Merrill

Public Policy Associates

Anne Mervenne

Mervenne & Co.

Aleksandra A. Miziolek

Cooper Standard (Ret.)

Tim Nicholson

PVS Chemicals

Dr. Ora Hirsch Pescovitz

Oakland University

Dr. William Pink

Ferris State University

Philip H. Power

The Center for Michigan

Dr. Mark S. Schlissel

University of Michigan

Dr. Donald Taylor

University of Detroit Mercy

Reginald Turner

Clark Hill PLC

Amanda Van Dusen

Miller, Canfield, Paddock and Stone PLC

Theodore J. Vogel

Consumers Energy (Ret.)

John Walsh

Michigan Manufacturers Association

Arnold Weinfeld

Michigan State University IPPSR

Monica Woodson

Girl Scouts of South Eastern Michigan

Board of Directors

The Citizens Research Council of Michigan is an organization of Michigan citizens with a Council of Trustees that can have as many as 60 members, which comprises the membership of the nonprofit corporation. The Council of Trustees annually elects a Board of Directors of up to 35 members, which is the active policy-making body of the organization. The Board of Directors adopts policies, selects the President, establishes the research agenda, approves the budget, and exercises general oversight.

Carolee Kvoriak

Chair
Consumers Energy

vacant

Vice Chair

Thomas Kyros

Treasurer
Varnum LLP

Eric W. Lupher

President & Secretary
Citizens Research Council of Michigan

Darnell Adams

Gilbert Family Foundation

Kwafo Adarkwa

ITC Holdings Corp.

Madhu Anderson

The Nature Conservancy

Orlando Bailey

BridgeDetroit

Laura M. Bassett

Dickinson Wright PLLC

Lawrence N. Bluth

Penske Corporation

Paul Bryant

Plante Moran

Mark Burton

Honigman LLP

Stephan W. Currie

Michigan Association of Counties

Daniel Domenicucci

Ernst & Young LLP

Zenna Elhasan

Kresge Foundation

Richard A. Favor, Jr.

Deloitte

Ann D. Fillingham

Dykema

Mary Lynn Foster

American Red Cross

Kevin Heard

Detroit Regional LBGT Chamber of Commerce

Matthew Henry

Wells Fargo Auto

Marita Hattem-Schiffman

MyMichigan Health

Michael Horrigan

W. E. Upjohn Institute

Earle “Win” Irwin

Irwin Seating Company

Andrew Johnston

Grand Rapids Chamber of Commerce

Catherine Kelly

Michigan Central

Nick Khouri

former Treasurer, State of Michigan

William Kregel

BorgWarner

Carolee Kvoriak

Consumers Energy

Thomas G. Kyros

Varnum

Patrick McGow

Miller, Canfield, Paddock and Stone PLC

Lauren LaPine

Michigan Health and Hospital Association

David Palsrok

DTE Energy

Jessica Robinson

Assembly Ventures

Neil Sheridan

Michigan Townships Association

Tony Stamas

Midland Business Alliance

Jeffrey Stoutenburg

Dow Chemical

Board of Trustees

The Council of Trustees, consisting of up to 60 members, constitutes the membership of the Citizens Research Council of Michigan. The Council of Trustees consists of highly respected individuals that currently or formerly represent corporations, foundations, colleges and universities, and other respected institutions throughout Michigan.

Eugene A. Gargaro, Jr. – Co-Chair

Manoogian Foundations

Terence M. Donnelly – Co-Chair

Dickinson Wright PLLC (Ret.)

Madhu Anderson

The Nature Conservancy

Dr. Donald Bachand

Saginaw Valley State University

Dr. Rose Bellanca

Washtenaw Community College

Dave Blaszkiewicz

Invest Detroit

Susan E. Borrego

University of Michigan-Flint

Beth Chappell

Marc Corriveau

Henry Ford Health

Matthew P. Cullen

JACK Entertainment

Robert O. Davies

Central Michigan University

Charity Dean

Metro Detroit Black Business Alliance

Terence M. Donnelly

Dickinson Wright PLLC (Ret.)

Randall Eberts

W.E. Upjohn Insitute

David O. Egner

Ralph C. Wilson Jr. Foundation

Scott Ellis

Michigan Licensed Beverage Association

Dr. Fritz Erickson

Northern Michigan University

Marty Fittante

InvestUP

Eugene A. Gargaro, Jr.

Manoogian Foundations

Daniel P. Gilmartin

Michigan Municipal League

Dr. George Grant

Saginaw Valley State University

Domenico Grasso

University of Michigan - Dearborn

Richard C. Hampson

Old National Bank

Paul C. Hillegonds

Michigan Health Endowment Fund

Marybeth S. Howe

Wells Fargo Bank

Wendy Lewis Jackson

The Kresge Foundation

Holly Johnson

Frey Foundation

Daniel J. Kelly

Deloitte, Retired

Richard J. Koubek

Michigan Technological University

Carolee Kvoriak

Consumers Energy

Thomas G. Kyros

Varnum LLP

William J. Lawrence, III

42 North Partners LLC

Robert LeFevre

Michigan Independent Colleges and Universities

Edward C. Levy, Jr.

Edw. C. Levy Co.

Daniel T. Lis

James and Lynelle Holden Fund

Dr. Philomena V. Mantella

Grand Valley State University

Kate Levin Markel

McGregor Fund

Michael P. McGee

Miller, Canfield, Paddock and Stone PLC

Larry Merrill

Public Policy Associates

Anne Mervenne

Mervenne & Co.

Aleksandra A. Miziolek

Cooper Standard (Ret.)

Tim Nicholson

PVS Chemicals

Dr. Ora Hirsch Pescovitz

Oakland University

Dr. William Pink

Ferris State University

Philip H. Power

The Center for Michigan

Dr. Mark S. Schlissel

University of Michigan

Dr. Donald Taylor

University of Detroit Mercy

Reginald Turner

Clark Hill PLC

Amanda Van Dusen

Miller, Canfield, Paddock and Stone PLC

Theodore J. Vogel

Consumers Energy (Ret.)

John Walsh

Michigan Manufacturers Association

Arnold Weinfeld

Michigan State University IPPSR

Monica Woodson

Girl Scouts of South Eastern Michigan

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