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MIRA STAFF

Auday P. Arabo, Esq.
MIRA President & CEO

Ed Weglarz
Director, Petroleum

Jim Green
Vice President, Program Development

Ken Schulte
Director, Business Development & Vendor Liaison

Ila Konja
Bookkeeper/Office Manager/Event Planner

Mary Ann Yono
Business Development

Mahasen Salman
Business Development

Andrea Valente
Illinois Business Development

Rita Denha
Publication Sales/Business Development

Raneen Samona
Front Desk Administrator

Mary Jaddou
Event Assistant

MIRA CONSULTANTS

Terry Fleming
Ohio Lobbyist
TC Fleming & Associates

Matt Miner
Michigan Lobbyist
Capitol Strategies Group

Noel Laporte
Michigan Lobbyist
Capitol Advocacy Services Group, LLC

Morrill & Fiedler, LLC
Illinois Lobbyist

Tamar Lutz
Graphic Designer
Tamar Designs, LLC

Vanessa Denha
Magazine Writer
Denha Media Group

UHY-MI
Certified Public Accountant

Karla Atchoo
Accounting Consultant
Karla Atchoo & Associates, Inc.

MIRA did a great job on the food stamp initiative in 2010, and I’m grateful for that. However, we’re not done, and more than the next couple of years, I want to see payments released to food stamp recipients bimonthly.”

“As one strong voice, we can support initiatives that will enable us to compete with national chains such as Walmart, Kroger, and 7-Eleven or fight legislation that will hurt us.

Bobby Hesano
D&B Grocers Wholesale, Livonia MI
MIRA helps us have a larger voice in the government as it relates to the food industry. We have connections with many city leaders and hopefully that helps us compete with the big businesses that are moving into Detroit because of tax incentives.

Calvin Pattah
Food Pride, Detroit MI
First, the MIRA program provides a great link to bringing together Nestle Direct Store Delivery with potential new retailers and customers who would like to sell Nestle frozen food that otherwise we may never have come in contact with. Second, the MIRA program allows Nestle to develop specific promotions for MIRA retailers to help drive business. Best of all, This is accomplished while developing great relationships with both the staff and members of MIRA.

Scott Ellis
Nestle DSD
We take advantage of a lot of the beverage and meat programs MIRA provides. They make us stronger. Without these programs, as a single operator, you have no voice, but when MIRA negotiates for you, now you’re a voice of thousands.

Sam Shina
Banner Supermarket
We were able to pick up some stores at the MIRA show in April, and it’s just a good thing to be out there with people who are related to our business and for the people to get more familiar with our brand. MIRA has been a great help to market our brand.

Nick Sulaka
Nick's Chips
With size, comes scale, and scale can drive impact both commercially and politically. That’s why membership is so important.

Harold McGovern
National Wine & Spirits, Brownstown MI