Board of Directors

Stuart Elsea, Chair3rd Term (2012-2014)

Stuart Elsea is serving his third term on the board. He is the President of Real Estate One, which is a family owned business (established in 1929).
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Jim Ayres, Vice Chair2nd Term (2011-2013)

Jim is serving his second term on the board. He is the Director of Global Quality Assurance & Technical Regulatory Affairs at Amway Corporation, where he has been for 31 years.
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Harry Bregman, Treasurer3rd Term (2012-2014)

Harry is serving his third term on the board. He has previously served on the board from 1997 to 2002 where he was on the Finance & Public Relations Committees.
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Julie Conn1st Term ((2012-2014))

Julie is serving her first term on the board. She is the Director of Student Support Services at Huron Valley Schools.
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Robert Chadwick II1st Term (2012-2014)

Bob is serving his first term on the board. He is currently employed at Chadwick & Associates as the Senior Advisor for Management & Governance Consultation. He is also a faculty member at Saginaw Valley State University, where he teaches classes in Management, Leadership and Executive Strategies & Policies for the College of Business & Management.
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Tom Berg3rd Term (2010–2012)

Tom is serving his third term on the board. He has actively supported Special Olympics Michigan for over 34 years. He has served on the Development and Public Relations Committees on the board of directors.
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Terry Cramer3rd Term (2011-2013)

Terry is serving his second term on the Board. He currently serves as General Counsel and Chief Strategic Officer for a group of real estate related companies doing business in eight states.
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Connie Florian2nd Term (2011-2012)

Connie is serving her second term as the athlete representative on the board. She works at McDonalds as a crew trainer and attends Kirtland Community College. She has been involved in Special Olympics for 17 years and has been an assistant coach for basketball for one year.
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Anne Goudie2nd Term (2011-2012)

Anne is serving her second term as the area director representative on the board. She has been the area director in Area 8 (Ingham & Eaton counties) since 1995, and actively working with Special Olympics since 1986.
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Steve Gutman1st Term (2010-2012)

Steve is serving his first term on the board. He is an attorney at his company Gutman PLLC. Steve understands first hand the positive experiences that come from athletic training and competition. Athletics have been an important part of his and his family’s lives for a long time.
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Dr. Merodie Hancock1st Term (2011-2013)

Dr. Merodie Hancock is serving her first term on the board. She is the Vice President for Central Michigan University's off-campus programs.
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Tom Hoeg1st Term (2012-2014)

Tom is serving his first term on the Board. He is employed at Amerisure Insurance as the Vice President, and also as the President and CEO of Agency Business Solutions which is a subsidiary of Amerisure.
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Senator Rick Jones1st Term (2012-2014)

Senator Rick Jones is serving his first term on the board. He was elected to the Michigan Senate in November, 2010 and represents the residents of the 24th District (Allegan, Barry, and Eaton counties).
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Don Loding1st Term (2010-2012)

Don is serving his first term on the board. He is active with the Area 8 program (Ingham and Eaton counties) and assists Area 8 with several fundraisers. He is the President/CEO for NBB Enterprises in Lansing.
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Jack Riley2nd Term (2010-2012)

Jack is serving his second term on the board. He is the Senior Vice President & Marketing Director for Fifth Third Bank, Eastern Michigan, and has been with them since 2001. He directs marketing strategies and communication for retail, commercial, investment advisors, mortgage and business banking.
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Matt Simon1st Term (2011-2013)

Matthew Simon is serving his first term on the board. He is the Vice President and Chief Financial Officer at Amerisure Companies, a regional property/casualty insurance company and also a Statewide Silver Medal Sponsor for Special Olympics Michigan.
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Pamela Thompson-Roberts3rd Term (2012-2014)

Dr. Thompson-Roberts is serving her second term on the board. She has previously served on the board from 1993 - 1998. She owns her own family practice in Holt, where is specializes as an osteopathic doctor.
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