Governance
The Detroit Employment Solutions Corporation Board of Directors is responsible for oversight of DESC’s day to day operations. Detroit Employment Solutions Corporation is the fiscal and administrative agent designated by the Mayor and the Mayor’s Workforce Development Board (MWDB), a board appointed by the Mayor. The MWBD is responsible for policy planning, oversight and evaluation of programs and services provided by DESC for the city of Detroit.
Members of both these boards are as follows:
DESC Board
- Alice Thompson Board Chair, Black Family Development (Retired)
- Dannis Mitchell Board Vice Chair, Barton Malow
- Chris Uhl Board Treasurer, IFF
- Lena Barkley Board Secretary, CVS Health
- Ric Preuss IBEW Local 58
- Maria Woodruff-Wright Skillman Foundation
- Rian Barnhill Olympia Development of Michigan
- Terri Weems Group Executive, Workforce & Detroit at Work
MWDB Members
- Alice Thompson
President and Chief Executive Officer
Black Family Development - Andra Rush
Chief Executive Officer
Dakkota Integrated Systems - Angelique Power
President & CEO
Skillman Foundation - Bill Kingsley
Managing Director
UHY Advisors - Bruce Dall
President
Motor City Casino & Hotel - Byron Osbern
Business Representative
IBEW Local 58 - Carla Walker-Miller
CEO
Walker-Miller Energy Services, LLC - Dr. Colleen Allen
President & CEO
Autism Alliance of Michigan - Conrad Mallett, Jr.
Corporation Counsel
City of Detroit - Dr. Curtis Ivery
Chancellor
Wayne County Community College District - Dr. Darienne Driver-Hudson
President & Chief Executive Officer
United Way of Southeast Michigan - Denise Brooks Williams
Executive Vice President & CEO, Care Delivery System Operation
Henry Ford Health - Bishop Edgar Vann
Bishop
Second Ebenezer Church - Jeff Donofrio
President & CEO
Business Leaders for Michigan - Secretary Jocelyn Benson
Secretary of State
State of Michigan - Jonathan Nipper
CEO
Michigan Central Station - Joshua Sirefman
CEO
Michigan Central Station - Dr. Kimberly Espy
President
Wayne State University - Kofi Bonner
CEO
Bedrock - Mark Gaffney
President Emeritus, MI AFL-CIO and WSU Board of Governors
Teamsters Local Union 214 - Mark Reuss
President
General Motors - Michelle Sourie-Robinson
President & CEO
Michigan Minority Supplier Development Council - Mike Aaron
Business Manager
Laborers’ Local 1191 - Mike McLauchlan
Vice President of Government Relations
Illitch Holdings - Mike Haller
President
Walbridge - Nia Winston
President
Unite Here Local 24 - Dr. Nikolai Vitti
Superintendent
Detroit Public Schools - Scott Thiele
Chief Procurement Officer
Fiat Chrysler Automobiles - Sylvester Hester
President & CEO
LM Manufacturing