Partners
Supporting our community is a labor of love that requires immense collaboration and dedication. The Community Foundation for Southeast Michigan would like to acknowledge all of the individuals and organizations that give their talent, time and treasure to ensure our region is a desirable place to live, work and play for all residents. This includes our advisory committees, supporting organizations, affiliated foundations, trustees and staff.
“The innovative solutions by the Community Foundation, staff and partners provide endless opportunities for the future of charitable giving in southeastern Michigan. I’m proud to play a small part in the activities of the Community Foundation.”
- Attorney Amy Hartmann, longtime member of the Community Foundation’s Legal Financial Network
The following advisory committees,
supporting organizations, affiliated foundations,
trustees and staff are listed in aplhabetical order
Supporting Organizations
A supporting organization is a separate corporation or trust affiliated with the Community Foundation for Southeast Michigan. Supporting organizations offer donors significant advantages — favorable tax status and full participation in grantmaking and investment activities — while avoiding the financial and management burdens private foundations often encounter. Supporting organizations also take advantage of the professional support of Community Foundation staff, who assist in the administration of their funds. Donors may establish new supporting organizations or transition existing private foundations into supporting organizations at the Community Foundation.
Foundation for Detroit’s Future
The Foundation for Detroit’s Future is a nonprofit affiliate of the Community Foundation. It was established to assist in Detroit’s emergence from bankruptcy and the restoration of the city’s economic and cultural vitality for the benefit of all residents of the city, region and state.
DMC Foundation
The DMC Foundation promotes the well-being of people in the metropolitan Detroit area through the support of health-related research, education and community benefit activities.
Robert H. Tannahill Foundation
Robert Hudson Tannahill, a philanthropist and avid patron of the arts, created the Robert H. Tannahill Foundation in 1961. Today, the foundation continues to support the eight nonprofit organizations selected by the late Mr. Tannahill.
The Gilmour-Jirgens Fund
Allan D. Gilmour, former vice chairman of Ford Motor Co. and former president of Wayne State University, established this affiliated foundation in 1995 to support charitable organizations and activities of interest to him and Eric C. Jirgens. Grants from The Gilmour-Jirgens Fund are selected by the fund’s five-member governing board.
The Russell Family Foundation
The Russell Family Foundation provides the means to improve and sustain the quality of life for youth in our communities. Areas of focus include programs for underserved youth, primarily in grades K-12.
PEDALS
Positive Emotional Development and Learning Skills (PEDALS) improves preschool children’s emotional competence and skills.
The Matthew and Karen Cullen Family Foundation
The Matthew and Karen Cullen Family Foundation provides the means to improve and sustain the quality of life for youth in our communities.
Advisory Committees
The Community Foundation works with a number of advisory committees. This partial list highlights some of our key committees.
Community Policing Innovations Initiative Advisory Committee
Melanca Clark
Jerry Clayton
Richard (Ric) DeVore
Saul Green
Alia Harvey-Quinn
Hon. Judith Levy
Barbara McQuade
David Molloy
Steve Spreitzer
Tim Wiley
Michigan Justice Fund Steering Committee
Each asterisk denotes an MJF funder that has representation on the initiative’s steering committee.
Ballmer Group*
Community Foundation for Southeast Michigan*
Community Foundation of Greater Flint*
DTE Energy Foundation
Ethel & James Flinn Foundation*
Ford Foundation*
Grand Rapids Community Foundation*
Hudson-Webber Foundation*
Joyce Foundation
JPMorgan Chase
The Justice and Mobility Fund, a collaboration launched by The Ford Foundation and Blue Meridian Partners with additional support from the Charles and Lynn Schusterman Family Philanthropies*
W.K. Kellogg Foundation*
Kresge Foundation*
Ruth Mott Foundation*
Public Welfare Foundation*
Detroit Auto Dealers Association Charitable Foundation Fund Committee
Rod L. Alberts
Hon. Trudy DunCombe Archer
Joe Lunghamer
Doug North
Lincoln Phillip
David T. Provost
Thad Szott
Todd Szott
Karl Zimmermann
HOPE Fund Advisory Committee
Sabin D. Blake
Mark D. Blanke
Stephan Bobalik
Karen C. Brown
Stacey E. Cassis
Derek E. Daniels
Gilbert M. Frimet
Henry M. Grix
Howard W. Israel
Shane Pliska
Faye Schuett
Linda Stechison
Jan R. Stevenson
Father Anthony P. Sulkowski Jr.
Suzanne K. Wait
Thomas P. Wilczak
John Zervos
Pontiac Funders Collaborative Community Advisory Committee
Sarah Maria Acosta Ahmad
Jermaine Branner
Sylvia Campbell
Sani Campoverde
Blanca Mares
Tamara Orza Ramos
Davida Reed
Alex Resnik
Aaron Robinson
Kevin Sanders
Jose Ybarra
Youth Advisory Committee
Jackson Glover – Chair
Zion Williams – Vice Chair
Maryam Alavi
Nurayda Albeez
Mesomachi (Jessica) Anyanwu
El Auria Atienza
Alexandria Balde
Christine (Cece) Balde
Nadia Caesar
Christopher Cole Jr.
Margaret de la Fuente
Solene DeGaynor
Krish Desai
Gracie Grady
James Greenfield
Bryan Hong
Hayden Howard
Armita Marpu
Zion McCann
Neil Murphy
Sruthi Pereddy
Jibraan Rahman
Ritvik (Vik) Sampath
Sameeksha (Sam) Sampath
Riya Shah
Priya Williams
Staff
President’s Office
Richard (Ric) L. DeVore
President
Nicole A. Sherard-Freeman
Chief Operating Officer
Governance and Operations
Veronica S. Blair
Executive Assistant and Office Administrator
Laura L. Brownfield
General Counsel
Martha M. Calvert
Records Management Assistant
Karen Leppanen-Miller
Special Projects Coordinator
Matthew J. Lewis
Director, Governance and Operations
Gwendolyn L. Macklin
Office Assistant
Lucy C. Sanchez-Kalil
Paralegal
Information and Technology
Patrick J. Carr
Director, Information Services
Anna A. Savage
Information Technology Project Coordinator
Monique C. Sims
Senior Manager, Information and Database
Program
Katie G. Brisson
Vice President, Program
Ashley A. Carter
Director, Michigan Justice Fund
Erin M. Casey
Director, Pontiac Funders Collaborative
Dr. Mary K. Clark
Senior Advisor Caregiving
Leah B. Counts
Program Officer, Arts and Environmental Initiatives
Wafa S. Dinaro
Executive Director, New Economy Initiative
Mary T. Fulmer
Senior Program Officer, New Economy Initiative
Karen L. Gartrell
Program Assistant and Scholarship Coordinator
Kamilah A. Henderson
Director, PEDALS Michigan
Carmin S. Issa
Project Manager, PEDALS
Ashley S. Jackson
Program Manager, Project Play: Southeast Michigan
Rickey V. Jackson Jr.
Program Manager, Project Play: Southeast Michigan
Lisa Jones
Program Associate, Health and Human Services Initiatives
Christina R. Kuhn
PEDALS Coach
Hannah G. McLaughlin
Program Officer, Health and Human Services Initiatives
Annie Mendoza
Program Officer, Michigan Justice Fund
Marissa A. Natzke
Senior Project Manager, Michigan Opioid Partnership
Emily E. Neuroth
Project Manager, Health and Human Services Initiatives
Judy M. Puhl
Program Assistant
Tonya L. Reeves
Assistant Director, PEDALS
Harmony J. Rhodes
Program Officer
Program Cont.
Melissa A. Roberts
PEDALS Coach
Tanesha L. Rosser
PEDALS Coach
Jaletha A. Smith
PEDALS Coach
Josie L. Tipton
PEDALS Coach
Sarah B. Wedepohl
Director, Health and Human Services Initiatives
Gregory E. Yankee
Director, Arts and Environmental Initiatives
Talent and Culture
Olubunmi F. Parks
Vice President, Talent and Culture
Surabhi S. Pandit
Director, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion & Community Engagement
Livia F. Slebodnik
Human Resources Generalist
Finance and Administration
Jenilyn Norman
Vice President, Finance and Administration
Jerome Abdullah
Senior Accountant
Claire S. Devlin
Senior Accountant
Cathy G. Hilfinger
Senior Accountant
Callan I. VanHemert
Senior Accountant
Brad M. Westlake
Controller
Donor Services
Randall S. Ross
Vice President, Donor Services
Jen M. Felmlee
Donor Services Coordinator
Nicole L. MacMillan
Development Research Manager
Lindsey S. Rossow-Rood
Senior Director
Katelyn Videto
Director
Gift and Grant Services
Lauren M. Castillo
Coordinator, Gift and Grant Services
Tarenia Clark
Coordinator, Gift and Grant Services
Kellie A. Dugan
Associate, Gift and Grant Services
Joshua M. Frost
Associate, Gift and Grant Services
Ryan Krueckeberg
Director, Gift and Grant Services
Marlene Rencher
Associate, Gift and Grant Services
Marketing and Communications
Sheryl G. Arb
Vice President, Marketing and Communications
Kate M. Baudeloque
Event and Marketing Specialist
R. Ashley Collins
Digital Communications Officer
Leslie Ellis
Communications Officer
Briana M. Mitchell
Communications Associate
Millie E. Pruchnic
Digital Graphic Design Manager
Jack VanAssche
Communications Associate
Board of Trustees
The Community Foundation for Southeast Michigan was founded in 1984 by a visionary Board of Trustees. Now, as then, the Board is comprised of civic leaders who represent the breadth, depth and diversity of the communities we serve.
OFFICERS:
Chair
David T. Provost
Retired CEO
TCF Financial Corp.
Vice Chair
Penny B. Blumenstein
Civic Leader
Vice Chair
JoAnn Chávez
Senior Vice President and Legal Officer
DTE Energy
Vice Chair, Secretary
Mary H. Weiser
Civic Leader
Treasurer
Jack Martin
Chairman
Martin, Arrington, Desai & Meyers, PC
Linda Wasserman Aviv
Partner
Honigman Miller Schwartz and Cohn, LLP
Michael E. Bannister
Former Chairman and CEO
Ford Motor Credit Co.
Wendy Batiste-Johnson
Retail Management Executive
Thomas C. Buhl
Senior Vice President-Investments
Wells Fargo Advisors
Andrew L. Camden
Managing Director-Investments
Kercheval Financial Group of Wells Fargo Advisors
Ahmad Chebbani
President and CEO
OMNEX Corp.
Matthew P. Cullen
CEO
JACK Entertainment
Paul R. Dimond
Of Counsel
Miller, Canfield, Paddock and Stone, PLC
Sarah M. Earley
Civic Leader
Lena R. Epstein
General Manager and Co-Owner
Vesco Oil Corp.
John M. Erb
President and Chairman
Fred A. and Barbara M. Erb Family Foundation
Jennifer M. Fischer
Civic Leader
Phillip Wm. Fisher
Founder
Mission Throttle L3C
Jenice C. Mitchell Ford
Chief General Counsel
Detroit Public Schools Community District
Allan D. Gilmour
President Emeritus
Wayne State University
Steven K. Hamp
Chairman
Michigan Education Excellence Foundation
David M. Hempstead
Partner
Bodman, PLC
William M. Hermann
President
Hermann Consulting
David P. Larsen
Member
Bodman, PLC
Bonnie Larson
Civic Leader
Eric B. Larson
President and CEO
Larson Realty Group
John D. Lewis
Chairman
Flagstar Bank
Henry W. Lim
Chair Emeritus, Department of Dermatology
Henry Ford Hospital
Dana M. Locniskar
Managing Director, Private Wealth Advisor
Merrill Private Wealth Management
Florine Mark
Entrepreneur
Barbara L. McQuade
Professor from Practice
University of Michigan Law School
James B. Nicholson
Chairman
PVS Chemicals Inc.
Bruce E. Nyberg
Board Director
Flagstar Bank
William F. Pickard
Chairman
Global Automotive Alliance
Stephen R. Polk
CEO
Highgate, LLC
Glenda D. Price
Former President
Detroit Public Schools Foundation
Christopher L. Rizik
Chief Executive Officer
Renaissance Venture Capital Fund
Gerald E. Rosen
Retired U.S. District Judge
United States District Court Eastern District of Michigan
JAMS
Karen Sosnick Schoenberg
Principal
REDICO, LLC
William W. Shelden Jr.
President
The Elizabeth, Allan and Warren Shelden Fund
Chuck Stokes
Director, Editorial
and Public Affairs
WXYZ
Vivian Day Stroh
Civic Leader
Maria Thompson
Venture partner
Arsenal Growth
Gary H. Torgow
Chairman of the Board of Directors
Huntington National Bank
Paul Trulik
President
Apparatus
Reginald M. Turner
Member Emeritus
Clark Hill, PLC
Carla Walker-Miller
CEO
Walker-Miller Energy Services
Dale L. Watchowski
President, CEO and COO
REDICO, LLC
Sean K. Werdlow
Senior Managing Director and COO
Siebert Cisneros Shank & Co., LLC
Kenneth Whipple
Former CEO and Chairman
Consumers Energy
Affiliated Foundations
The following affiliated foundations are administered as part of the Community Foundation for Southeast Michigan. Each affiliate is dedicated to building charitable resources for a particular geographic area within southeast Michigan, and to investing those resources in programs and organizations that are working to enhance the quality of life in that area. An advisory committee of civic leaders leads each affiliate and is supported by local individuals, families, businesses and nonprofit organizations committed to building a strong and vibrant community. Community Foundation staff members assist each affiliate in making effective investments in local nonprofits and helping donors fulfill their charitable interests.
Chelsea Community Foundation
The Chelsea Community Foundation was formed by the Foundation for Community Care and the Civic Foundation of Chelsea and became affiliated with the Community Foundation for Southeast Michigan in 1995.
Advisors
Anne Merkel, Chair
John Daniels, Vice Chair
Peter M. Feeney, Vice Chair
Anne E. Mann, Immediate Past Chair
Matthew A. Doan
Rick Eder
Doris Galvin
Peter Heydlauff
Willard H. Johnson
Andy Kellogg
Jeff Klink
Julie Konkle
Brian Lantis
David M. Schaible
Community Foundation
for Livingston County
In 1991, a group of civic leaders sought a way to support and improve the public well-being and quality of life in Livingston County, now and into the future. They established the Community Foundation for Livingston County as an affiliate of the Community Foundation for Southeast Michigan.
Advisors
Timothy H. Corrigan, Chair
Michael J. Lay, Vice Chair
Denise Brennan-Nelson
Gregory D. Clum
Pat Convery
Daniel E. Danosky
Robert W. Herbst
Frank J. Mancuso, Jr.
David D. Rex
Phil Utter
Doris C. Ostrander, Chair Emeritus
W. Rickard Scofield, Chair in Memoriam
