Board Officers, Members and Staff

Brian Calley

Chair of the Board of Trustees

Appointment Date:
January 1, 2019
Term Expiration Date:
August 11, 2026
(248) 370-4287

Trina Scott

Vice Chair of the Board of Trustees

Appointment Date:
June 27, 2025
Term Expiration Date:
August 11, 2028

Ora Hirsch Pescovitz

University President

Date Appointed/Reappointed: July 1, 2017

(248) 370-3500
Fax:(248) 370-3504
[email protected] 

Joshua Merchant

Chief of Staff and Secretary to the Board of Trustees

Date Appointed/Reappointed: April 5, 2021

(248) 370-4287
Fax:(248) 370-4201
[email protected]

Boyd Farnam

Vice President for Legal Affairs and General Counsel

Date Appointed/Reappointed: December 1, 2021

(248) 370-3110
Fax:(248) 370-4474
[email protected]

Stephen W. Mackey

Senior Vice President for Finance and Administration and Treasurer to the Board of Trustees

Date Appointed/Reappointed: January 3, 2023

(248) 370-2445
Fax:(248)370-2372
[email protected]

Brian Calley - Chair

Appointment Date:
January 1, 2019
Term Expiration Date:
August 11, 2026

Trina Scott - Vice Chair

Appointment Date:
September 8, 2020
Term Expiration Date:
August 11, 2028

David Kramer

Appointment Date:
December 6, 2021
Term Expiration Date:
August 11, 2032

Dennis Muchmore

Appointment Date:
October 19, 2018
Term Expiration Date:
August 11, 2026

Colleen Ochoa Peters

Appointment Date:
December 22, 2022
Term Expiration Date:
August 11, 2030

Stefen J. Welch

Appointment Date:
December 22, 2022
Term Expiration Date:
August 11, 2030

Melanie Brown

Appointment Date:
August 29, 2024
Term Expiration Date:
August 11, 2032

Nate Engle

Appointment Date:
March 5, 2026
Term Expiration Date:
August 11, 2028

Joshua Merchant

Chief of Staff and Secretary to the Board of Trustees

Wilson Hall, Suite 4000

(248) 370-4287
Fax: (248) 370-4201
[email protected]

Jennifer Hunt

Executive Assistant to the Chief of Staff and Secretary to the Board of Trustees

Wilson Hall, Suite 4000

(248) 370-4287
Fax: (248) 370-3504
[email protected]