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

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

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

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

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.

Rachelle Jacques ’93
Cohasset, Mass.

Burt Jordan ’89
Retired Vice President, Global Purchasing; Ford Motor Company
Orchard Lake, 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.

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.