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Mayor-elect Mary Sheffield (Photo by Vidal Leonard Photography)
Mayor-elect Mary Sheffield has named the leaders of her transition team and held the group’s first meeting Thursday at the Marygrove Conservancy headquarters.
Melvin "Butch" Hollowell, former corporation counsel for Mayor Mike Duggan, is co-chairing the transition team. Gary Torgow, chairman of Huntington Bank, is a co-chair of a committee focused on economic and workforce development.
The Detroit Free Press reports:
Eighteen transition committees will collaborate with civic and community leaders to develop policy recommendations and identify priorities for the first 100 days. Sheffield said the committees were chosen to reflect key issues and are led by people who have expertise and connections to everyday Detroiters.
Some of the co-chairs, according to the Free Press, include:
Finance Co-Chairs: Suzanne Shank, CEO and co-founder of Siebert Williams Shank & Co., LLC; Dave Massaron, vice president of Infrastructure and Corporate Citizenship for General Motors.
Neighborhood Revitalization Co-Chairs: Kenyetta Campbell, executive director of the Cody Rouge Community Action Alliance; Anika Goss, president and CEO of Detroit Future City; Eva Garza Dewaelsche, president and CEO of SER Metro-Detroit; and Zeke Williams, founder of New Era Detroit.
Workforce, Economic Development & Small Business Co-Chairs: Gary Torgow, chairman of Huntington National Bank; Nicole Sherard-Freeman, president and CEO of the Community Foundation for Southeast Michigan; and Dwan Dandridge, CEO of Black Leaders Detroit.
