Birgit Klohs is President & CEO of The Right Place, Inc., a position she has held since 1987. The Right Place, Inc. is the regional economic development organization for the retention, expansion and attraction of businesses in the West Michigan Area. Ms. Klohs, a...
James Jacobs assumed the presidency of Macomb Community College on July 1, 2008. Prior to his appointment, he concurrently served as director for the Center for Workforce Development and Policy at the college, and as associate director, Community College Research...
Erin Hoffmann is the Chief Executive Officer at ArtiFlex Manufacturing – a leader in product and process development, design, tooling, automation, and manufacturing of niche products. Erin currently provides the strategic direction, vision and leadership for the...
Terry Henning is Plant Manager of Dearborn Tool and Die, Ford Motor Company. Mr. Henning began his career as a tool and die apprentice at Republic Die and Tool and has worked for Caterpillar, General Motors and Ford Motor Company. He has previously held positions as...
Dr. Susan Helper, who recently served as the Chief Economist for the U.S. Department of Commerce, has returned to the Weatherhead School of Management at Case Western Reserve University, one of the country’s leading research institutions, where she is the Frank Tracy...
Don Goeman, Executive Vice President of R&D leads Herman Miller’s Advanced Innovation Kitchen and is responsible for the research, design, and development of new product programs, that drive innovation and business growth across Herman Miller’s enterprise. Mr....
Jim Evangelista is the director of research & development for Shiloh Industries, a leading global supplier of lightweighting, noise and vibration solutions to the automotive, commercial vehicle and industrial segments. With over 35 years’ experience in automotive...
David E. Cole is the Chairman Emeritus of the Center for Automotive Research (CAR) in Ann Arbor, Michigan and Chairman of Auto Harvest and Chair of Building America’s Tomorrow (BAT). He was formerly Director of the Office for the Study of Automotive Transportation...
