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Don is a financial expert who has been committed to helping our schools
Here is what Don would bring to the Ann Arbor Public Schools Board of Education:

Financial Expertise:  
  • Professionally, he leads the Risk Advisory Services Practice at Rehmann, a national CPA and advisory firm based in Michigan. 

  • He helps organizations gain insights on their financial, operational, and IT processes in order to identify and mitigate risks.

PTO involvement:

  • Don collaborated with other citizens to pass multiple millages, which have been and will be critical to the success of the public schools.  

  • Don and his wife have four children spanning the ages of three to eighteen — all have attended or will attend the Ann Arbor public schools.  

  • He has held numerous positions in school and district-wide PTOs, including “Treasurer Training Expert.”

  • Don has also been an avid volunteer in the classroom, DECA, Science Olympiad, and Rec & Ed. 

  • Don served on the Board of a non-profit focused on special education. 

Cultural Involvement & Advocacy

  • Proudly enrolled citizen of the Little River Band of Ottawa Indians

  • Don has been involved in programs for under-represented minorities. This plays out in both his personal and professional life, including sharing his culture with the community and mentoring students and young professionals. 

  • He organized the Ann Arbor Dance for Mother Earth Powwow, sharing Native culture with the entire community. 

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Don has a long history of dedicated service.

  • Member, Ann Arbor NAACP

  • Member, Little River Band of Ottawa Indians

  • Member, Institute of Internal Auditors (IIA)

  • Member, Information Systems Audit and Control Association (ISACA)

  • Committee Member, Accenture Native American Employee Resource Group (ERG)

  • Planning Committee Member, U-M Ross School of Business Native American Heritage Month

  • Committee Member, Rehmann Diversity Action Council

  • Parent Volunteer, Youth Hockey (Various Teams, Scoreboard & Music Coordinator)

  • Parent Volunteer, DECA International & State Competition

  • Judge, DECA International & State Competition

  • Vice President, Ann Arbor Individual Disability Education Advocacy Services (A2IDEAS)

  • Coach, Science Olympiad

  • Coach, Rec & Ed Soccer, Softball, Baseball

  • Lead Volunteer, Motor Moms & Dads

  • Parent Volunteer, Robotics Team at Clague

  • Sponsoring Mentor, PwC Start Program Internship

  • Mentor, PwC Career Preview Program

  • Mentor, PwC Leadership Development Program

  • Financial Literacy Teaching Volunteer, Junior Achievement

  • Director, Ann Arbor Cross Country Kids (started by Rick Dekeon)

  • Member, Citizens Millage Committee (multiple millages)

  • Treasurer, Ann Arbor PTO Council

  • Vice President, Ann Arbor PTO Council

  • Treasurer Training Expert, PTO Council

  • PTO Council School Representative, A2STEAM & Northside

  • Parent Representative, A2STEAM Principal Selection Committee

  • President, A2STEAM at Northside PTO

  • President, Northside Elementary PTO

  • Vice President, Northside Elementary PTO

  • Fundraising Chair, Ann Arbor Dance for Mother Earth Powwow

  • Treasurer, Ann Arbor Dance for Mother Earth Powwow

  • Treasurer, University of Michigan Native American Student Association

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