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Lt. Colonel Steven J. Merritt
Divisional Commander
(Regional Chief Executive Officer)
Lt. Colonel Christine Merritt
Divisional Leader for Officer Development,
Camp Administrator - Echo Grove Camp & Retreat Center
Major Charlotte M. Hall
General Secretary and Metro Detroit Area Commander
(Regional Chief Operations Officer)
Major Andrew B. Shiels
Associate General Secretary
Major Melissa M. Shiels
Divisional Secretary for Program
Captain Chrissy Cooper
Divisional Youth and Candidates' Secretary
Captain Jonathan Cooper
Divisional Youth Secretary
Major Randall Hellstrom
Divisional Secretary for Mid Michigan Area Command
Major Timothy P. Meyer
Divisional Secretary for Grand Valley Area Command
John Hale
Executive Director of Development
Gariann Brock
Executive Director of Social Services
Derek Kumpula
Executive Director of Finance
(Regional Chief Financial Officer)
Jonathan Hicks
Corporate & Foundation Relations Director
Terri Butler
Senior Director of Philanthropy
Christina Holman
Director of Integrated Marketing & Mail
The Advisory Board consists of a wide spectrum of hard-working men and women who share in the vision to transform and restore lives in the city of Detroit.
Thomas Callan
Advisory Board Chair
UHY Advisors
Ewa Matuszewski
Advisory Board First Chair
MedNetOne Health Solutions
Janet Lawson
Public Relations & Development
Committee Chair
The Shepherd Group
Kurt E. Tech, M.D.
Immediate Past Chair
Corewell Health
Clenetta Frazier
Secretary
Rainbow Rehabilitation Centers, Inc
George A. Clark, Jr.
Treasurer
Finance Committee Chair
PNC Wealth Management
David M. Thoms
Property & Facilities Committee Chair
Life Member
Varnum, LLP
Daniel F. Ponder
Programs and Services Committee Chair
Adult Rehabilitation Center Advisory Council Chair
Franco
John (Jack) Ray
Life Member
Planned Giving
Committee Chair
John J. Latella
Nominating & Board Cultivation
Committee Chair
Legacy Fantasy Sports
Robert N. Brown
Programs & Services
Committee,
Vice Chair
Univ. of Detroit Mercy
Law School
John Below
Bodman PLC
Samantha Bourque
National Food Group
Derek Brown
Quorum Commercial
Detroit Conner Creek
Advisory Council Chair
Kerry Buffington
Partner & Owner, Kapstone Employment Services
Burton W. Carlson, Jr.
Life Member
Gina Carrier
Fifth Third Bank
Jay Coslow
Royal Oak Advisory Council
Client Director
AT&T Business Services
Jim Cunningham
Pontiac Advisory Council
Monarch Investments
Angela Cusmano
Dahring / Cusmano Investment Professionals
Teresa DeBastiani
Bank of America
Ed Deeb
Michigan Youth
Appreciation Foundation
Paolo Franzese
Franzese USA
Geoffrey Gallinger
Butzel Long
Courtney Gilliam
Superior Industries
Ted Galeski
Downriver Advisory Council
Ray Gunn
CEO Wingspan Group
Mel Haggood
Emeritus Member
Nivar Property Management & Investments
Jan Huang
Merrill Lynch
Envoy Bob Idzior
Southeast Michigan
Adult Rehabilitation Center
Cody Johnson
Detroit Echelon Chapter Chair
Merrill Lynch / Bank of America
Barbara Jean Johnson
Tireman Conference & Banquet Center
Anil Kapoor
National Echelon Leadership Council Chair
Merrill Lynch / Bank of America
Emily Kazmierczak
Metro Detroit Women's Auxiliary
W. Bruce Knight
AdvoMAS
Knight & Firth, P.C.
Jonathan Latella
GM Financial
Ronald Marcinelli
Comerica Bank
Gary Marowske
Flame Heating, Cooling, Plumbing, & Electrical
Herman Moore
Team 84
Tackle Life Foundation
Dick Purtan
Hall of Fame Broadcaster
Dr. Heidi Ramos, D.O.
Henry Ford Wyandotte and Henry Ford Brownstown
HBWS Radiology Group
Steven H. Riga
Morgan Stanley
Timothy Ross
Ross Mortgage Corporation
Thomas F. Rost
R.G. & G.R. Harris Funeral Homes
Maria Salinas
Congress of Communities
Robert Stocki
Nicole Felix
Meridian Health
Jeff Sangster
Harbor Light Advisory Council Chair
Kotz Sangster
David G. Strachan
Emeritus Member
Retired, Fiat Chrysler Automobiles General Detroit Area
Jean Stachura
Plymouth Advisory Council
Richard J. Strowger
Life Member
Judge Edward M. Thomas
American Settlement Centers
Tarence Wheeler
The Wheeler Group
Jimm White
Farmington Hills Advisory Council
White Financial, LLC
Crystal Williams
Crystal Vision Communications, LLC
Scott Wolffis
Commercial Alliance
Nicole M. Wotlinski
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan
Robert Zocco
HighNoon Promotions & Apparel
In Loving Memory
Jack Aronson
Advisory Board Member 2009-2021