September 12, 2024
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.
Orlando Bailey
Outlier Media
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
Lauren LaPine
Michigan Health and Hospital Association
Patrick McGow
Miller, Canfield, Paddock and Stone PLC
David Palsrok
DTE Energy
Jessica Robinson
Assembly Ventures
Neil Sheridan
Michigan Townships Association
Tony Stamas
Midland Business Alliance
Jeffrey Stoutenburg
Dow Chemical
Council 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.)
Dr. Donald Bachand
Saginaw Valley State University (retired)
Dr. Rose Bellanca
Washtenaw Community College
Dave Blaszkiewicz
Invest Detroit
Susan E. Borrego
University of Michigan-Flint (former U President)
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
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 (former U President)
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
