BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Friends of the Rouge Board of Directors is a fifteen-seat Board that meets bi-monthly to review Friends of the Rouge finances, program status, fundraising, and similar events. The Board is made up of a diverse group of professionals from many different agencies. The variety of individuals provides the Friends of the Rouge Team with unique, innovative, and professional direction.
OFFICERS
President - Heidi McKenzie - Ford Motor Company (hmckenz5@ford.com)
Vice President - Michael G. Darga PE - Giffels Webster Engineers, Inc. (mdarga@giffelswebster.com)
Secretary - Laura Gruzwalski - Hubbell, Roth & Clark, Inc. (lgruzwalski@hrc-engr.com)
Treasurer - Julie Frentrup
DIRECTORS
Zachare Ball - ECT, Inc.
Jeremy Brown - Chase Bank
Kathleen Klein - Waste Management
Sharon Oliver-Merchant
Chester G. Marvin - General Motors Powertrain
Jim Murray - City of Dearborn
Brandy Siedlaczek - City of Southfield
Samuel Smalley, PE - City of Detroit Water and Sewerage Department
Susan Thompson - Michigan Department of Environmental Quality
Robert Townsend - DENSO International America, Inc.
Charles Usher - Marine Pollution Control
Results from 2008 Elections held at our Annual Membership Meeting on December 4, 2008:
Heidi McKenzie - Elected to a 3-year term
Chester Marvin - Elected to a 3-year term
Sharon Oliver Merchant - Elected to a 3-year term
Robert Townsend - Elected to a 3-year term
Susan Thompson - Elected to a 3-year term
Brandy Siedlaczek - Elected to a 2-year term
Jeremy Brown - Elected to a 2-year term
Kathleen Klein - Elected to a 1-year term