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.