Board members

Alan Broad

• Member since 2014
• Principal, The Grosse Pointe Law Firm, P.C.
• Assistant Michigan Attorney General, 1974 - 1985
• A.B., U-M. 1970, J.D., Detroit College of Law, 1974

Jennifer Conlin

• Member since 2016
• Deputy Content Editor, Alumni Assoc., University of Michigan
• New York Times Contributor, Freelance Writer, Michiganensian Alum
• M.A. Medill School of Journalism, Northwestern University, 1984
• B.A. Literature, Science and Arts, U-M, 1983

John Copeland

• Member since 2019
• Senior Director, Medical Education, Alumni Relations and Global Initiatives, Michigan Medicine
• Formerly with Ross School of Business
• B.A. Literature, Science and Arts, UM, 1990

Susan Douglas

• Member since 2020
• Catherine Neafie Kellogg Professor, Arthur F. Thurnau Professor, University of Michigan LSA Communication & Media
• 2009 recipient of the Leonardo DaVinci Prize, from Society for History of Technology
• M.A., Ph.D., Brown University 

Cindy Goodaker

• Member since 2012
• V.P of Signature Programs & Communications, Inforum Michigan
• Former Executive Editor, Crains Detroit Business
• B.A., Journalism, Purdue University, 1978

Jewel Gopwani Myers

• Member since 2020
• Senior Editor, Engagement & Events at The Detroit Free Press
• Reporter, editor, arts writer and managing editor for The Michigan Daily 1997 - 2001
• B.A., Organizational Studies, U-M, 2001 

Pete Mooney - Chair of the Board

• Member: 1990-1992, 2014 - present
• Lawyer, Simen, Figura & Parker, PLC: Partner
• Michigan Daily 1985-1988
• A.B. U-M 1989, J.D. U-M 1992

Jacob Smilovitz

• Member since 2018
• Director, M&A and Investments, The New York Times
• Michigan Daily Editor-in-Chief, 2010
• B.B.A. U-M Ross School of Business 2011