Officers, Board Members and Staff

Joe Jones
Chair of the Board of Trustees
Appointment Date:
June 28, 2024
Term Expiration Date:
August 11, 2026
(248) 370-4287

Brian Calley
Vice Chair of the Board of Trustees
Appointment Date:
January 1, 2019
Term Expiration Date:
August 11, 2026

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]

Joe Jones - Chair
Appointment Date:
September 8, 2020
Term Expiration Date:
August 11, 2028

Brian Calley - Vice Chair
Appointment Date:
January 1, 2019
Term Expiration Date:
August 11, 2026

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

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

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

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]