Two area business leaders were recently elected to the
Eastern Michigan University Foundation Board of Trustees.
Patricia L. Alexander, vice president of small business
development at Comerica Bank, recently was elected to the
board. She resides in Southfield, Mich., and serves as
a volunteer.
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Alexander |
She has served in the financial industry since 1981 and
currently manages a loan portfolio in excess of $50 million
at Comerica. Alexander also supports the investment, cash
management and succession planning efforts of metropolitan
Detroit business owners.
Alexander's community service includes past chair and
current trustee with the Metropolitan Growth and Development
Corp., and past treasurer and current adviser for the Michigan
Inter-Faith Fund.
Alexander received her bachelor's degree from Oakland
University and a master's degree from Walsh College.
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Jones III |
Odell Jones III, also was recently elected to the Foundation
Board. He is a lifelong resident of Detroit and serves
as a volunteer.
Jones is president and CEO of JOMAR Building Co., a leading
institutional, industrial and commercial builder with headquarters
in Detroit. He has more than 32 years experience in building
design and construction.
Jones volunteers in the community as a trustee of the
Michigan Opera Theatre, is chairman of the A. Philip Randolph
Career and Technical Center's TIE Advisory Committee, and
is the current chair of the Associated General Contractors,
Greater Detroit Chapter.
The EMU Foundation is a private, nonprofit corporation
that increases private support and manages endowment assets
for the benefit of Eastern Michigan University.
