Board of Trustees

The Board of Trustees is the legislative body that determines the broad policies of the college. The board appoints the president, approves the mission statement and strategic plan, and oversees academic and financial planning by authorizing an annual budget.

2024-25 Board of Trustees

Erika K. Powers Appelt ’91
Chair
Partner, Environmental Department; Barnes & Thornburg, LLP
Ann Arbor, Mich.

David A. Devine ’90
Vice Chair
President, Smithfield Manufacturing; Clarksville, Tenn.
Rochester Hills, Mich.

Rachelle Jacques ’93
Secretary
Cohasset, Mass.

Brian E. Bartes ’87
Chief Financial Officer; Wolverine Packing Co.
Detroit, Mich.

Kevin Blatchford ’83
Retired Partner; Sidley Austin LLP
Chicago, Ill.

Carol J. Burns
President; Burns Epidemiology Consulting, LLC
Thompsonville, Mich.

Charles A. Deacon ’80
Partner; Norton Rose Fulbright
San Antonio, Tex.

Stephen C. Falk ’72
Retired President; Northwestern Memorial Foundation
Hinsdale, Ill.

Deborah Lynch Fitzgerald ’93
Retired Chief Information Officer; Deltek
Ashburn, Va.

Douglas B. Gross ’77
Financial Advisor / Owner; McLaren Wealth Strategies
Ann Arbor, Mich.

Charles B. “Chip” Hardwick ’88
Pastor / Executive; The Synod of the Covenant
Bloomfield Hills, Mich.

Greg Hatcher ’83
Chief Executive Officer; The Hatcher Agency
Little Rock, Ark.

Christopher Hufnagel ’94
President and Chief Executive Officer, and Member of the Board of Directors; Wolverine Worldwide, Inc.
Grand Rapids, Mich.

David P. Larsen ’84
Partner; Bodman PLC
Detroit, Mich.

Edward K. Osowski ’87
Director of Transformational Change, Strategic Enterprise Capabilities; Nike, Inc.
Beaverton, Oreg.

Joseph Phillips ’03
Associate Professor and Staff Physician; Dartmouth-Hitchcock Clinics
Lebanon, N.H.

Darryl G. Schimeck ’82
Managing Partner; Blue Streak Estates, LLC
Michiana Shores, Ind.

Kim Taylor ’83
Retired President, Clearing and Post-Trade Services; CME Group
Oak Brook, Ill.

James E. Wheeler II
President; Greater Gratiot Development, Inc.
Ithaca, Mich.

John M. Wilson ’90
Retired President; Wilson Law Office, P.C.
Midland, Mich.