About
Who We Are
Launch Michigan is a bi-partisan, multi-sector, nonprofit organization that exists to create conditions through policy and advocacy to re-imagine Michigan’s system of public education that gives children — and our state — a better opportunity to compete in a global economy.
Launch Michigan Board of Directors
Chair
Jeff Donofrio, President & CEO, Business Leaders for Michigan
Vice Chair
Chandra Madafferi, President-Elect, Michigan Education Association
Members
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
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
Steven Matthews, Superintendent, Rockford Public Schools
Launch Michigan Staff
Venessa Keesler, Ph.D., President & CEO
Renee Morse, Director of Government Affairs and Strategic Operations