Chamber Celebrates Board, Member Companies Named to Michigan Chronicle’s Power 50 List

Chamber Celebrates Board, Member Companies Named to Michigan Chronicle's Power 50 List

The Detroit Regional Chamber is celebrating many of its Board of Directors members and member companies who are recognized on Michigan Chronicle's Power 50 list.

The Power 50 is a prestigious list highlighting the 50 most powerful and influential African Americans in Southeast Michigan. This year's Power 50 honors outstanding entrepreneurs, corporate leaders, faith leaders, community advocates, labor leaders, political figures, nonprofit leaders, and law enforcement officials who have made significant contributions to the community.

Board Members

• Dennis W. Archer Jr., Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Sixteen42 Ventures
• Michael Bickers, Executive Vice President and Regional President, Detroit and Southeast Michigan, PNC Bank
• Ronald Hall Jr., President and Chief Executive Officer, Bridgewater Interiors
• Kenneth Kelly, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, First Independence Bank
• Sonya Mays, Chief Executive Officer, Develop Detroit
• Suzanne Shank, President and Chief Executive Officer, Siebert Williams Shank & Co., LLC
• Carla Walker-Miller, Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Walker-Miller Energy Services

Member Companies

• Kofi Bonner, Chief Executive Officer, Bedrock LLC
• Denise Brooks-Williams, Executive Vice President and Chief Executive Officer, Care Delivery System Operations, Henry Ford Health
• Darienne Driver Hudson, President and Chief Executive Officer, United Way of Southeastern Michigan
• Byna Elliot, Global Head, Advancing Black Pathways, JP Morgan Chase & Co.
• Ralph Giles, Chief Design Officer, Stellantis
• Joi M. Harris, President and Chief Operating Officer, DTE Energy
• Brad Holmes, Executive Vice President and General Manager, Detroit Lions
• Melvin "Butch" Hollowell, Managing Partner, The Miller Law Firm
• Dr. Curtis Ivery, Chancellor, Wayne County Community College District
• Gerald Johnson, Executive Vice President, Global Manufacturing and Sustainability, General Motors
• Kevin Johnson, President and Chief Executive Officer, Detroit Economic Growth Corporation
• Vinnie Johnson, Founder, Chairman, and Chief Executive Officer, Piston Group
• Wendy Lewis-Jackson, Managing Director, Detroit Program, The Kresge Foundation
• Quentin L. Messer Jr., Chief Executive Officer, Michigan Economic Development Corporation
• Alex L. Parrish, Partner and Co-leader, M&A Practice Group, Honigman, LLP
• Portia Roberson, Chief Executive Officer, Focus Hope
• Nicole Sherard-Freeman, Chief Operating Officer, Community Foundation for Southeast Michigan
• Michelle Sourie Robinson, President and Chief Executive Officer, Michigan Minority Supplier Development Council