Our Leadership

Association Board Leadership Volunteers

Our Officers

Chair of the Board
Eric Huffman

Retired, Owner/Operator,
State Farm Insurance Company

Vice Chair
Gail Bernard von Staden

Principal,
von Staden Architect, LLC

Vice Chair
MaryAnn Kanary

Senior Vice President,
Chief Legal Officer and Secretary,
Cooper Standard

Treasurer
Arthur J. Kubert

CFO,
Lakeview Capital Inc.

Secretary
Parrish Underwood

President & CEO,
YMCA of Metropolitan Detroit

Executive Committee

David J. Allen

Judge,
Wayne County Circuit Court

Paul M. Balas

Executive in Residence,
Michigan State University

John C. Carter

Retired, President, Michigan Middle Market,
JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.

Anthony P. Cracchiolo

Member,
Bodman PLC

Ronald A. Deneweth

President,
Deneweth Dugan & Parfitt PC

Jay D. Farner

Chief Executive Officer,
Ronin Capital Partners

Marita S. Grobbel

Chief Operating Officer,
Autism Alliance of Michigan

Robert W. Kruse, III

Vice President, Bank of America Merrill Lynch

Maria Martinez

Deputy Chief of Staff,
Executive Office of Governor Gretchen Whitmer

Michael E. McInerney

Principal,
MEM Investments, LLC

James M. Nicholson

Co-Chairman,
PVS Chemicals Inc.

Members at Large

Tony Catalina

Senior VP Commercial Sales Manager,
Fifth Third Bank

Durant Crum

Diversity Manager,
Dakkota Integrated Systems

Raymond L. Finocchio

Retired, Vice President of Regional Sales,
PPG Industries

Ronald J. Gantner

Partner,
Plante Moran Cresa

Jenny Hall

Vice President, Customer Care,
Carhartt Inc.

Patrice Harold, MD

Southfield Obstetrics & Gynecology

Tracey Kenty

Vice President, Human Resources,
Strategic Staffing Solutions

Allyson Parker

Chief Ethics Officer/Executive Director of HR,
Ally Financial

Gino Roncelli

Vice President, Roncelli

Benjamin L. Smith, III

Principal,
Summit Commercial Creative Real Estate Solutions

Jeffrey S. Solis

Partner,
UHY, LLC

Jim Spangler

VP of US Sales Operations,
Ford Motor Credit

Jeff Terrill

Senior Vice President,
Flagstar Bank

Branch Board Chairs

Joseph Valentine

Branch Chair, Birmingham Family YMCA,
City Manager,
City of Grosse Pointe

Lisa Repicky

Branch Chair, Boll Family YMCA,
Associate Director, Informatics,
Humana

Kim Waldman

Branch Chair, Carls Family YMCA,
Chief Operating Officer,
Stephens Wealth Management Group

Ronald Hinrichs

Branch Chair, Downriver Family YMCA,
President/CEO,
Southern Wayne County Regional Chamber

Tanji Grant

Branch Chair, Farmington Family YMCA,
Keller Williams Realty

Ian Cole

Branch Chair, Macomb Family YMCA,
Associate,
Thrivent

Donna Stallings

Branch Chair, Metro Youth Family YMCA,
Chief Officer,
Walker-Miller Energy Services, LLC

Amanda Stubbe

Branch Chair, Plymouth Family YMCA,
Technical Project Lead,
Bosch USA

Gary Forhan

Branch Chair, YMCA Camping Services,
Retired, Product Management,
Flagstar Bank

Nina Payne

Branch Chair, Y Arts,
Founder & CEO,
Foundation Management LLC

Emeritus Members

William P. Baer

Chairman & CEO,
The Crown Group, Inc.

Evelyn Caise

President,
Caise and Associates

Mary E. Corrado

President & CEO,
American Society of Employers

Matthew P. Cullen

Principal and Chairman of the Board,
JACK Entertainment

Steven Kurmas

Retired, President & COO,
DTE Energy

Ben C. Maibach, III

Vice Chairman & Chief Community Officer,
Barton-Malow Company

James B. Nicholson

Chairman,
PVS Chemicals, Inc.

Non-Metropolitan Board Members
serving on committees of the Metropolitan YMCA Board

Scott Anderson

Vice President of Human Resources,
Heartland Region, Comcast

Kevin Bush

Consultant at Governance by Design,
Retired, YMCA of the USA

Jeanne Carlson

Retired President & CEO,
Blue Care Network of Michigan

John Davids

Senior Design Architect,
Kingscott

Mike Heatley

Manager, Global Security,
Ford Motor Company

Darrell A. Kennedy

PricewaterhouseCoopers, LLP

Patrice Matejka

Blue Cross Blue Shield Michigan

Heather Sullivan

Director,
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

YMCA Foundation

a Michigan Nonprofit Corporation supporting the YMCA of Metropolitan Detroit

Officers

Chair
Anthony P. Cracchiolo

Member,
Bodman PLC

Vice Chair
Michael E. McInerney

Principal,
MEM Investments, LLC

President
Parrish Underwood

President & CEO,
YMCA of Metropolitan Detroit

Treasurer
Michelle Kotas

Senior Vice President/CFO,
YMCA of Metropolitan Detroit

Secretary
Lisa Mullin

VP of Human Resources & Risk Management,
YMCA of Metropolitan Detroit

Members at Large

Richard Aginian

Retired, President,
Hometown Communications Network

John C. Carter

Retired, President, Michigan Middle Market,
JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.

Marita S. Grobbel

Chief Operating Officer,
Autism Alliance of Michigan

Gregory C. Hamilton

Owner,
Hamilton & Associates

Harold Dubrowsky

Harold Dubrowsky CPA Financial and Organizational Consulting

Andrew A. Dincolo

Dincolo & Company, PLC

Leadership Staff

Senior Leadership

Parrish Underwood

President & Chief Executive Officer

Michelle Kotas

Executive Vice President of Finance and Operations

Latitia McCree-Thomas

Senior Vice President of Communications & Marketing

Lisa Mullin

Senior Vice President of Corporate Services,
Chief People Officer

Lynette Simmons

Senior Vice President of Community Initiatives

Branch and Executive Leadership

Jim Baksa

Vice President of Information Technology

Tom Bender

Executive Director of Community Youth Sports

Doug Edwards

Farmington Family YMCA Executive Director

Margaret Edwartowski

Y Arts Executive Director

LaRon Evans

Metro Youth YMCA Executive Director

Dan Fader

Association Director of Properties

Tricia Hamzik

Vice President of Operations Health and Wellness South Oakland Family YMCA

Susan Jarzeboski

Macomb Family YMCA Executive Director

Jackie Kippen

Vice President of Program Operations

Katie Kokko

Carls Family YMCA Executive Director

Ryan Mertz

YMCA Camp Ohiyesa Executive Director
YMCA Camp Nissokone Executive Director

Jeff McIntyre

Association Director of Risk Management

Emily Oetting

Downriver Family YMCA Executive Director

Marit Olsen

Plymouth Family YMCA Operations Director
Association Day Camp Director

Tina Quirk-Harmer

Association Director of Child Safety & Compliance

Abby Sacco

Vice President of Program Operations

Kelly Stubbe

Birmingham Family YMCA Executive Director

Rheanne Suszek

Vice President of Operations, Membership Boll Family YMCA

Cydney Taylor

Detroit Swims Executive Director

Ariel Wilkerson

Association Director of Diversity, Inclusion, Equity, and Global