Board Election & Proxy

The Annual Meeting of the members/partners of Visit Detroit will take place at Ford Field on Jan. 17, 2024 at 10 a.m. EST for the purpose of electing 11 directors.

In accordance with Visit Detroit bylaws, the bureau’s Nominating Committee has met and prepared a slate of candidates for election to a term ending in December 2026. The slate information follows here for your information.

Slate of candidates
Board Election Proxy

Slate of candidates to be presented

Slate of candidates to be presented to the membership for election at the annual meeting on Jan. 17, 2024 for election to three-year term 2024-2026.

David Coulter
Oakland County Executive

Matthew P. Cullen
Principal and Chairman, Jack Entertainment

Ryan Friedrichs
Related Companies

Antoine Garibaldi
President Emeritus and Distinguished Univ. Professor, University of Detroit Mercy

Mark Hackel
Macomb County Executive

Alicia Jeffreys
EVP, Chief Marketing Officer, Detroit Pistons

Patricia Mooradian
President, The Henry Ford

Michael Murri
Vice President & General Manager, WXYZ-TV

Chad Newton
Executive Director, Detroit Wayne County Airport Authority

Nia Winston
President, Unite Here Local

Anthony Holt
Chief of Police, Wayne State University

Visit Detroit bylaws provide that each member organization may cast one vote in the election of board members; that vote is to be cast at this Annual Meeting by the holder of the membership. You are invited to assign your proxy to DMCVB Officer (President and CEO) Claude Molinari.

To assign your proxy to the bureau’s officer, complete the form below by Wednesday, Jan. 10, 2024.

If you are assigning your vote to Visit Detroit, it will be the intention of Claude Molinari to vote for the candidates endorsed by the nominating committee unless such authority is withheld.

Proxy Vote

The undersigned being a member in good standing with Visit Detroit, hereby appoints:

Claude Molinari, Visit Detroit, president and CEO, as true and lawful proxy to cast all votes which the undersigned is entitled to cast at the Annual Meeting, on Jan. 17, 2024 or any adjournments thereof.

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