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
- Michael Aaron Laborers’ Local 1191
- Lena Barkley CVS Health
- Nicole Sherard-Freeman Mayor’s Workforce Development Board
- Chris Phillips Operating Engineers Local 324
- Ric Preuss IBEW Local 58
- Alice Thompson Black Family Development
- Chris Uhl International Finance Fund
- Maria Woodruff-Wright Skillman Foundation
- Dannis Mitchell Barton Malow Company
MWDB Members
- Mike AaronBusiness Manager
Laborers’ Local 1191 - Dr. Colleen AllenPresident & CEO
Autism Alliance of Michigan - Secretary Jocelyn BensonSecretary of State
State of Michigan - Kofi BonnerCEO
Bedrock - Bruce DallPresident
Motor City Casino & Hotel - David DauchCEO
American Axle & Manufacturing, Inc. - Alessandro DiNelloCEO
Flagstar Bank - Dr. Darienne Driver-HudsonPresident & CEO
United Way of Southeastern Michigan - Jeff DonofrioPresident & CEO
Business Leaders for Michigan - John FoxCEO
Beaumont Health System - Mark GaffneyBusiness Agent
Teamsters Local Union 214 - Mike HallerPresident
Walbridge - Dr. Curtis IveryChancellor
WCCCD - John JamesCEO
James Group International - Wright Lassiter, IIIExecutive Director
Henry Ford Health System - Conrad Mallet, Jr.Deputy Mayor
City of Detroit - Mike McLauchlanVice President of Government Relations
Ilitch Holdings Inc. - David MeadorVice Chairman and Chief Administrative Officer
DTE Energy - Faye NelsonDirector of MI Programs
WK Kellogg Foundation - Terrah OpfermanRegion Manager, Michigan Middle Market Banking
JP Morgan Chase - Cindy PaskyPresident and CEO
Strategic Staffing Solutions - Mark ReussPresident
General Motors - Andra RushCEO
Dakkota Integrated Systems - Calvin SharpExecutive Vice President, Retired
Penske Corporation (Retired) - Bill RobinsonDirector
Bureau of Service for Blind Persons - Michelle Sourie-RobinsonCEO
Michigan Minority Supplier Development Council - Toney StewartExecutive Director
Michigan Regional Council of Carpenters and Millwrights Local 687 - Scott ThieleChief Procurement Officer
Stellantis - Alice ThompsonPresident and CEO
Black Family Development - Bishop Edgar VannBishop
Second Ebenezer Church - Frank VenegasCEO
Ideal Group - Carla Walker-MillerCEO
Walker-Miller Energy Services, LLC - Dr. Nikolai VittiSuperintendent
Detroit Public Schools - Roy WilsonPresident
Wayne State University - Nia WinstonPresident
Unite Here Local 24 - Maria Woodruff-WrightInterim President & CEO
Skillman Foundation