About The Airport  ::  Board Members

Mary L. Zuckerman is Chairperson of the Wayne County Airport Authority Board. Zuckerman is Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer for the Detroit Medical Center (DMC). Before joining the DMC in January 2004, she spent ten years with Wayne County. During her tenure, Zuckerman held various executive level positions, including Deputy County Executive. Additionally, Zuckerman served as Wayne County’s project manager for the Tigers and Lions stadium development teams and oversaw the opening of the McNamara Terminal at Detroit Metro Airport. Zuckerman earned her master’s degree in Public Administration from Northern Illinois University and a bachelor’s degree from Winona State University. Zuckerman is a resident of Livonia and was appointed to a six-year term by Governor Jennifer Granholm. Her term on the Wayne County Airport Authority Board expires October 1, 2014.

Alfred R. Glancy III is Vice Chairperson of the Wayne County Airport Authority Board. Glancy is Executive Chairman of Unico Investment Company and Unico Investment Group, LLC and retired Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of MCN Energy Group, Inc. MCN Energy Group, including its principal subsidiary Michigan Consolidated Co. (MichCon), was an integrated energy company with nearly $5 billion in assets and $2.8 billion in annual revenues that merged with DTE Energy Co. in 2001. Glancy joined MichCon in 1962 and served in a number of roles before advancing to become Chairman, President and CEO in 1984. He served as CEO until Sept. 1992 and as Chairman until the merger with DTE Energy. Following the merger, Glancy served on the Board of DTE Energy until his retirement in April 2009. Glancy is Chairman Emeritus and Chairman of the Finance Committee of the Detroit Symphony Orchestra and past chairman of Detroit Renaissance, Inc., Detroit Medical Center, New Detroit, Detroit Economic Growth Corp. and MLX Corp. Additionally, Glancy serves on the boards of several Metro Detroit community organizations including Citizens Research Council of Michigan, Business Leaders for Michigan and the University of Michigan Visiting Committee for the Michigan Center for Theoretical Physics. Glancy is a graduate, cum laude, of Princeton University and earned a MBA from Harvard Business School. He was appointed by Wayne County Executive Robert Ficano to complete the remainder of a term ending October 1, 2014.

Suzanne K. Hall is Secretary of the Wayne County Airport Authority Board. Hall is a private consultant specializing in public administration. Hall retired from Wayne County in 2009 after 23 years of service during which time she held various executive level positions including Director of Administration for the Sheriff’s Office, Assistant County Executive for Administration and Deputy Director for the Department of Health and Community Services. For 18 years, Hall was an elected official for the City of Southgate – four years as Mayor and 14 years as a Councilwoman. Hall holds a master’s degree in Public Administration from the University of Michigan and a bachelor’s degree in Local Government Administration from Central Michigan University. She is also a graduate of Leadership Michigan and Leadership Detroit. Hall is a resident of Southgate and was appointed to a six-year term by Governor Jennifer Granholm. Her term on the Wayne County Airport Authority Board expires October 1, 2016.

Michael J. Jackson, Sr. is Executive Secretary/Treasurer of the Michigan Regional Council of Carpenters and Millwrights. In this role, he serves as chief operating officer for the organization representing more than 20,000 carpenters, millwrights, resilient floor layers and pile drivers in public and private workplaces through ten locals across Michigan. Prior to his election to the union's highest state office in 2009, he served as the Council's Political Director. Jackson began his career as a Journeyman Field Carpenter in 1989, and has since held a number of progressively responsible positions within the organization from organizer and business agent to office manager. Throughout his career, Jackson has become a nationally recognized labor and civic leader. He has been honored with the Spirit of Detroit Award by Detroit City Council in recognition of outstanding achievement and service to the City. He served as president of a Central Labor Council of the AFL-CIO, and on the boards of the Robert Ficano Hope Foundation and Wayne County Business Development Corporation. Jackson was also appointed by Michigan Governor Rick Snyder to serve on his Economic Development Transition Team and as a board member of the Michigan Economic Growth Authority. He is a resident of Dearborn and is appointed to a six-year Wayne County Airport Authority Board term by Wayne County Executive Robert A. Ficano expiring October 1, 2017.

Samuel A. Nouhan is an attorney in private practice. Previously, he was a partner in the national law firm of Bowman and Brooke LLP’s Detroit office, where his practice areas included product liability, commercial and municipal litigation. Prior to entering private practice, Nouhan served in the office of the Wayne County Corporation Counsel and as a clerk to two federal judges. Nouhan is a graduate of the University of Detroit-Mercy School of Law and previously served on the Grosse Pointe Park City Council. Nouhan is a resident of Dearborn Heights and was appointed to a six-year term by Wayne County Executive Robert A. Ficano. His term on the Wayne County Airport Authority Board expires October 1, 2014.

Bernard F. Parker, Jr. was appointed by the Wayne County Commission as the representative to the Wayne County Airport Authority Board, and was sworn in November 30, 2006. Parker has represented District 2 on Detroit’s eastside since 1990 and has dedicated his entire life to community and public service. In 1971, Parker co-founded Operation Get Down (OGD), a grassroots community-service organization located on the eastside of Detroit. Commissioner Parker sits on numerous boards of directors, some of which include New Detroit, NAACP and St. John Hospital. Parker is a resident of Detroit and is appointed to a four-year term expiring on October 1, 2012.

Charlie J. Williams has served in Wayne County Executive Robert A. Ficano’s administration, as well as the administrations of the late Edward H. McNamara and the late Coleman A. Young. During his years of public service, Williams has served in various positions including Deputy County Executive, Assistant County Executive, Director of Personnel (Wayne County and Detroit), Chief of Staff (Detroit), and Director of the Detroit Water and Sewerage Department. Williams currently is President and Chief Executive Officer of MPS Group, Inc., a certified minority business enterprise specializing in resource management, total facilities management and total waste management. Williams is a resident of Detroit and was appointed to a six-year term by Wayne County Executive Robert A. Ficano. His term on the Wayne County Airport Authority Board expires October 1, 2012.