Board of Directors & Advisory Board
We appreciate the local community and business leaders who make up our Board of Directors & Advisory Board and value their thoughtful guidance of our organization.
Chairman
John C. Carter, Chairman
John C. Carter has been involved with Forgotten Harvest since 2007 and has been active in a variety of board roles over the years. He was drawn to the organization because of Forgotten Harvest’s impactful history of helping children and families in need throughout the Detroit area. John also serves on ten other boards and has previously served as Board Chairman of the YMCA of Metropolitan Detroit and Judson Center, two other organizations that impact families and children in need.
John is market President of JPMorgan Chase of Michigan and has served in various management roles over a 30+ year career at the bank. He lives in Bloomfield Hills with his wife Joanne and they have two grown children.
Leadership Team
Kirk Mayes
Chief Executive Officer
Tim Hudson
Chief Development Officer
Mike Spicer
Chief Operations Officer
Cheryl R. Johnson
Chief Financial Officer
Anne Ginn
Chief Public Policy Officer
Executive Committee
John C. Carter, Chairperson
President, Middle Michigan Market
Chase Bank
Doug Busch, Vice Chairperson
Co-Owner
Busch’s Fresh Food Market
Richard DiBartolomeo, Secretary
Community Leader
Randy M. Kummer, Vice Chairperson
Community Leader
Hannan Lis, Vice Chairperson
Chief Operating Officer
Weight Watchers
Mike Murri, Vice Chairperson
VP and General Manager
WXYZ – Channel 7
Julie G. Smith, Vice Chairperson
Community Leader
James Trouba, Treasurer
Partner
Grant Thornton
Jon Woods, Vice Chairperson
Partner
Plante Moran
Board of Directors
John Barker
Managing Director, Investments
The Kresge Foundation
Derrick Coleman
Entrepreneur
President of DC Elite
John Darin
President
English Gardens
Eric Dietz
President
Commercial Relations Manager
Huntington Bank
Tim Dumond
Managing Director
KPMG
Warren C. Evans
Chief Executive Officer
Wayne County
Cynthia Ford
Community Leader
Katie Gorman
Vice President
PNC Bank
Michael Jasperson
Vice President Eastern Region
Priority Health
Tracey Kenty
HR Manager
Strategic Staffing Solutions
Matthew Lester
Founder and CEO
Princeton Enterprises
Dave McNulty
VP, Corporate HR & Global Talent Acquisition
Lear Corporation
Eileen Newell
Director of Tax
Rock Ventures
Peter Oleksiak
SVP and CFO
DTE Energy
Andrew Ottaway
EVP, Michigan Market President, Managing Director
Flagstar
Sam Rozenberg
Change Agent
Nancy Tellem
Community Leader
Margaret Trimer-Hartley
Director Corporate Communication & Corporate Citizenship
Delta Dental of MI, OH & IN
Nathan Upfal
President
Law Offices of Nathan Upfal, P.C.
Matthew Usher
President
Usher Oil Company
Lorna G. Utley
Community Leader and Interim CEO
Goodwill Industries, Maryland
Mark Wakefield
Managing Director
Detroit Alix Partners
Neal F. Zalenko
Investor & Retired owner of
Zalenko & Associates
Advisory Council Members
Mitch Albom
Sports Columnist
Detroit Free Press
Tim Allen
Boxing Cat Productions
Maggie Allesee
Community Leader
Sarkis Mark Anusbigian
President
Westborn Market
Rob Cohen
President
Advance Packaging Technologies
Keith W. Cooley
Community Leader
Ed Deeb
Founder, President & CEO
Michigan Food & Beverage Association
David Draper
Partner
The Draper Law Firm
Eric Ersher
Founder & CEO
Zoup! Fresh Soup Company
Dr. Nancy Fishman
Founder
Forgotten Harvest
Rick Foster
W. K. Kellogg Chair in Food, Society and Sustainability
Michigan State University
George Francis III
Community Leader
Joel E. Jacob
President
The Bottle Crew
Anita Jenkins
Community Leader
George G. Johnson
Managing Director
George Johnson & Company
Gary Karp
Executive Vice President
Sherwood Food Distributors
Bruce Kridler
Greenleaf Trust
Bob Olender
Chairman, DDA
Dawn Food Products
Terry Palleschi
Community Leader
Peggy Pitt
Attorney
Pitt, McGehee, Palmer, Rivers & Golden, P. C.
Kathy Reid
First Vice President
Comerica Incorporated
Leroy C. Richie (Roy)
Attorney
Lewis & Munday
Marty Shoushanian
President
Versacom, Inc.
Stephen Swartz
President
The JAR Group, L.L.C.
Harry Warner
President
Warner Petroleum Corporation
Rabbi Paul Yedwab
Temple Israel