For Thursday 02/06/25, the campus will be closed until 12 noon today due to the severe weather. All classes scheduled after 12 noon will take place as scheduled. Students should check Canvas for details on classes.
Tom most recently served as the Executive Director of Leadership Oakland, metro Detroit’s premier collaborative leadership experience. He was critical in steering the organization through the COVID pandemic while also adding new components to the leadership curriculum. Prior to Leadership Oakland, Tom served as the Senior Director for Corporate and Foundation Relations for Kettering University in Flint, MI, helping solicit substantial gifts towards the University’s Boldly Forward Campaign. Tom’s experience in fundraising and nonprofit leadership has spanned over twenty-five years as professional staff, paid consultant, presenter, or volunteer board member.
Prior to his nonprofit career and relocating to Michigan, Tom worked in the public finance sector in New York City. As the Senior Budget Analyst for the New York State Comptroller, Tom was responsible for monitoring and oversight of NYC’s capital finances – including the debt and debt service of all of NYCs borrowing entities. Tom also held a position with the Nassau County Executive’s Office of Management and Budget where he had fiscal oversight of thirteen county departments.
Tom received his Master of Public Policy and Public Finance from the Trachtenberg School of Public Policy and Public Administration at The George Washington University and his Bachelor of Science in Sociology from Buffalo State University.
He lives in Rochester Hills with his wife Shani and two children Lily 16 and Han 14. Tom and his family have lived in six states but calls Michigan home. He enjoys watching his children play ice hockey, cooking with his family, and traveling.
Use Your Cell Phone as a Document Camera in Zoom
From Computer
Log in and start your Zoom session with participants
From Phone
To use your cell phone as a makeshift document camera