About
Who We Are
Launch Michigan is a cross-partisan, nonprofit organization that includes education, business, labor and philanthropic leaders working together to reimagine Michigan’s system of public education to prepare every child for success after high school.
Launch Michigan Board of Directors
Chair
Jeff Donofrio, President & CEO, Business Leaders for Michigan
Vice Chair
Chandra Madafferi, President-Elect, Michigan Education Association
Members
Tina Kerr, Executive Director, Michigan Association of Superintendents & Administrators
Karen McPhee, Education Policy & Strategic Leadership Consultant; Former Senior Education Policy Advisor to Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder
William U. Parfet, Chairman & CEO, Northwood Group
Punita Dani Thurman, Vice President, Program & Strategy, The Skillman Foundation
Nikolai Vitti, Superintendent, Detroit Public Schools Community District
Kylee Wells, Executive Director, Ballmer Group
Gerry Anderson, Former Chairman & CEO, DTE Energy
Sandy Baruah, President and Chief Executive Officer, Detroit Regional Chamber
Mark J. Bernstein, Attorney, The Sam Bernstein Law Firm; Member, University of Michigan Board of Regents
Brian Calley, President & CEO, Small Business Association of Michigan
Lee Graham, Executive Director, Operating Engineers 324
Ronald E. Hall, President & CEO, Bridgewater Interiors
Launch Michigan Staff
Venessa Keesler, Ph.D., President & CEO
Renee Morse, Director of Government Affairs and Strategic Operations