Detroit Regional Chamber Welcomes New Board Members, Suzanne Shank Named Board Chair

Detroit Regional Chamber Welcomes New Board Members, Suzanne Shank Named Board Chair

This week, the Detroit Regional Chamber welcomed nine new executives to its Board of Directors, while Siebert Williams Shank & Co.'s President and Chief Executive Officer, Suzanne Shank, took over as Chair at the Board's first meeting in the 2024-2025 term. Shank, who chaired the highly successful 2024 Mackinac Policy Conference, succeeds Bank of America's Matt Elliott, whose one-year term as Board Chair came to an end. Elliott will remain a member of the board as immediate Past Chair and will serve on the Executive Committee.

The new board members, representing the Detroit Region and a variety of industries, include:

• Aaron Aboagye, Managing Partner, McKinsey & Co.
• Rumia Ambrose-Burbank, President and Founder, CMS365
• George Cook, Regional Director, State and Local Public Policy - Midwest, General Motors
• Kimberly Andrews Espy, President, Wayne State University
• Jeffrey Gerish, President and Chief Executive Officer, Plunkett Cooney
• Paul Mersino, President and Chief Executive Officer, Butzel Long
• Santa J. Ono, President, University of Michigan
• Tony Reinhart, Director, Government Affairs, Ford Motor Company
• David Rouls, General Manager, Slalom Consulting