As business and community leaders, we are proud advocates of SPARK’s mission. As board members, we support the organization’s pursuit of open-source economic development and its engagement in regional and statewide collaboration with public, private, and non-profit partners to advance the Ann Arbor region, southeast Michigan, the State of Michigan, and the nation.
2024 – 2025 Ann Arbor SPARK Board of Directors
Dr. Rose Bellanca
President
Washtenaw Community College
Tiffany Ford (Secretary)
President and CEO
University of Michigan Credit Union
Leigh R. Greden
Chief of Staff
Eastern Michigan University
Jeff Hauptman
CEO
Oxford Companies
Brandon Hofmeister
SVP of Strategy, Sustainability, and External Affairs
Consumers Energy / CMS Energy
Chris Kowitz
President & CEO
Wacker Chemical Company
Mark LePage, MD, MBA
SVP Medical Groups and Ambulatory Strategy
Trinity Health
Marcy Marshall
Chief Financial Officer
Arboretum Ventures
John McLaughlin
Senior Director, Ann Arbor Site Leader
KLA Corporation
Trish Reilly
Supervisor
Pittsfield Charter Township
David Ruud (Immediate Past Chair)
Senior Vice President & Chief Financial Officer
DTE Energy
Chris Sing
Principal
Rehmann
Brenda Stumbo
Supervisor
Ypsilanti Township
Robert Young
Group Vice President, Purchasing
Toyota Motor North America
Gregory Dill
County Administrator
Washtenaw County
Patti Glaza
Executive Vice President, Venture and Managing Director
Invest Detroit
Justin Hodge
Commissioner
Washtenaw County
Chris Kolb
Vice President, Government Relations
University of Michigan
Paul Krutko
President and CEO
Ann Arbor SPARK
Lon Lowen
Associate Vice President, Engineering
NETSCOUT
Timothy G. Marshall
President and CEO
Bank of Ann Arbor
Peter Mertens
Head of Operations for BioAnalytical Instruments in North America
Sartorius
David Parsigian
Co-Managing Partner
Honigman LLP
Paul Roney
President
Domino’s Farms
Kelly Sexton (Chair)
Associate Vice President for Research
University of Michigan Innovation Partnerships
David Snodgrass (Treasurer)
President & CEO
Lake Trust Credit Union
Simon Whitelocke (Vice Chair)
Vice President ITC Holdings Corp. and President
ITC Michigan Corp.