MIRA Staff & Consultants

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MIRA STAFF

Ed Weglarz
MIRA President & CEO

Karen Walker
Comptroller

Ken Schulte
Director, Business Development & Vendor Liaison

Juan Escareño
Director, Government Relations & Community Outreach

Jim Green
Vice President, Program Development

AJ Abuhamdeh
Ohio Business Development

Mahasen Salman
Business Development

Mary Ann Yono
Business Development/Front Desk Administrator

Raneen Samona
Accounting Assistant

Ricki Wines
Event Coordinator/Publication Sales

Andrea Hesano
Event & Publication Assistant

MIRA CONSULTANTS

Matt Miner
Michigan Lobbyist
Capitol Strategies Group

Terry Fleming
Ohio Lobbyist
TC Fleming & Associates

Morrill & Fiedler, LLC
Illinois Lobbyist

Tamar Lutz
Graphic Designer
Tamar Designs, LLC

Vanessa Denha
Magazine Writer
Denha Media Group

UHY-MI
Certified Public Accountant

MIRA is a great organization – no doubt about it. It’s worth every penny. Even if you don’t participate in every program that they have – and they have a ton of them – you’re going to get your money’s worth. It’s a great value.

Steve Ali
Xtreme Proformance, Cleveland OH
Especially in this difficult economy and with so many regulations, we need to have people who can speak for our industry and fight for our causes.”

“I want MIRA’s base to be wider because new members mean a larger organization and a stronger voice – which enables organizations like MIRA to affect what happens in local, state, and federal government – and a strong voice depends on building a good, solid base.

Fred Dally
Medicine Chest, Detroit MI
It is vitally important for everyone to promote membership to MIRA so that the association can continue to provide great services to its members. This will enable them to serve as a cornerstone within their communities.

Percy Wells, II
Coca-Cola Refreshments, Belleville MI
I want to see MIRA grow its membership so that we have more clout in lobbying for favorable legislation. We need to promote membership so that the MIRA can be a strong voice in speaking for independent retailers.

Clifton Pattah
Food Pride Super Market, Detroit MI
I don’t think people take enough advantage of the new programs MIRA offers. The organization is all about the people now, which is different than it was many years ago.

Mark Garmo
Village Food Market
I feel that the MIRA organization is a great way to bring together people in the industry for exchanges of ideas and concepts, and it’s a great way to meet people through MIRA’s various functions and events.

Earl Ishbia
Sherwood Food Distributors