Board of Trustees (2008/09)
The Starr Commonwealth Board of Trustees controls and manages the property, affairs and business of Starr Commonwealth. It consists of 15 to 29 active and Emertius members, each of whom are from various representative communities. In addition, the current president of the Starr Commonwealth Alumni Association and a member of the Hannah Neil Center Development Board also hold seats.


Trustees
Jon A. Rhoades,
Chairman
Vice President (Retired)
Central Mutual Insurance Van Wert, OH  

Honorable Eugene A. Moore
Vice Chairman
Chief Probate Judge Oakland County
Pontiac, MI  

Lawrence Givens
Secretary
Blackmond and Givens, Inc.
Southfield, MI  

George D. Goodman
Immediate Past Chairman & Trustee Emeritus
Executive Director (Retired)
Michigan Municipal League
Ann Arbor, MI  

C. Patrick Babcock
Senior Policy Consultant
Lansing, MI  

M. Deborah Beyer
Vice President and Director of Marketing
Fifth Third Bank Columbus, OH  

Noble Billingsley
Director of Rates & Business Support
Consumer’s Energy
Jackson, MI  

Patricia Brasseur
Owner
McDonald’s Restaurants
Battle Creek, MI  

Ralph J. Burrell
President and CEO
SymCon, Inc.
Detroit, MI  

Kyle Caldwell
President and CEO
ConnectMichigan Alliance
Lansing, MI  

Craig Carrel
President and Partner
Team 1 Plastics
Albion, MI  

H. Ronald Griffith
President (Retired)
Baker College of Jackson
Jackson, MI  

Tom Kolassa
Senior Vice President
Hub International
Battle Creek, MI      

Jennifer Lawter
Corporate Director, Claims Management
St. John Health System
Warren, MI  

Albert Little
Vice President and Business Development Officer
Greenleaf Trust
Kalamazoo, MI  

Dr. Larraine R. Matusak
President
LarCon Associates
Battle Creek, MI  

Patricia A. McJoynt
Managing Director
Keefe, Bruyette and Woods
Dublin, OH  

Dr. James E. Pelt
President
Diversified Vocational Services Corporation
Madison Heights, MI  

Donald J. Ribar
Director, Integrated Sales Support
Accenture
Columbus, OH  

Clara J. Stewart
Retired Educator
Kellogg Community College
Battle Creek, MI  

Gary Taylor
Owner
Taylor Auto Sales Inc.
Van Wert, OH    

Trustees Emeritus  
Margaret Starr Leutheuser
Daughter of Floyd Starr
Haverford, PA  

Michael J. Gable
Chief Operating Officer
Honigman Miller Schwartz and Cohn
Detroit, MI  

Dr. Russell G. Mawby
Chairman Emeritus
W.K. Kellogg Foundation
Battle Creek, MI  

William K. Stoffer
Chairman and CEO
Albion Machine & Tool Co.
Albion, MI            

Honorary Trustees  
Anne Willson Dupré
Granddaughter of Floyd Starr
Toronto, Canada  

Diana Starr Langley
Montecito, CA 

Sylvia Starr Richey
Granddaughter of Floyd Starr
Seal Beach, CA    

President Emeritus  
Arlin E. Ness
President Emeritus
Coldwater, MI

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