Officers
Robert Saxton, Secretary
Director, Enterprise Facilities & Support Services
Accident Fund
Amanda Toy, Chairperson-Elect
VP of Membership and Partnership
Michigan Chamber of Commerce
Chad Karsten, Past Chairperson
Associate Attorney
Fahey Schultz Burzych Rhodes PLC
Sam Davis, Secretary
Michigan High School Athletic Association
Carol Giacoletto, Treasurer
Retired
JP Morgan Chase
Directors
Kelly Babcock
Coordinator, Regional Motor Carrier Division
Auto Owners Insurance Company
Dr. Carol Beals
Retired
Beals Institute
Robert Burgee
Attorney
Fraser Trebilcock
Kellee Christensen
Director of Strategic Planning
Board of Water and Light
Jorma Duran
News Anchor
WLNS 6 News
Brian Gallagher
Attorney
Miller Canfield
Ashley Higginson
Attorney
Miller Canfield
Ashley Jex
Employee Benefits Advisor
OVD Insurance
Dan Korte
Vice President
Clark Construction
Jarrod Lynch
CPA – Tax Manager
Plante Moran
Taylor Moberg
Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging Manager
MSU Federal Credit Union
Tom Reder, AIA
Architect
Bergmann Associates
Jeff Roman, CFP, AIF
Senior Financial Advisor
Roman Capital Strategies
Alexander Rusek
Attorney
Foster Swift Collins & Smith PC
Jacob Sabins, PE, LEED AP
Principal
Matrix Consulting Engineers
Gerald Sambaer
Chief Financial Officer
Dart Bank
Mandy Schmitz
Director of Administrative Operations
Lansing Area Chamber of Commerce
Shannon Scholten
Managing Director of Communications and Community Relations
Accident Fund
Samantha Selleck, PHR
Talent Success Consultant
Jackson National Life Insurance Company
Kevin A. Shaw, LEED AP
Partner/Vice-President – Marketing
Wieland
Capt. Anthony Stewart
Jail Administrator
Jackson County – Wesley Street Jail
Elisabeth Yeider
Bank Manager
Independent Bank
Directors Emeritus
Hon. Robert L. Drake*
Derwood L. Boyd*
Patricia Brown
Kenneth Frankland
Frank L. Guerriero*
Jo Hacker*
Harold E. Hicks*
Dr. Olivia I. Letts*
Richard Martin
Mary McCarthy*
Lawrence Parker
Shirley L. Richards*
Grant A. Santimore*
Duane R. Vernon*
Malcolm M. Williams*
*deceased
Senior Leadership
Brian Philson, L.M.S.W., A.C.S.W.
President & Chief Executive Officer
Brenda Cotton, B.S.
Director of Out of School Time Programs
Becky Gardner, L.M.S.W.
Director of Quality and Education, Mindfulness and Meditation Coordinator
Joanna Hayes, L.M.S.W.
Director of Juvenile Justice Alternative Programs
Tyler Jones, M.B.A.
Director of Residential Services
Laura Jurasek, B.A.
Director of Fund Development
Edward St. John, M.B.A.
Director of Finance
