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MIRA STAFF

Auday P. Arabo, Esq.
MIRA President & CEO

Ed Weglarz
Director, Petroleum

Juan Escareño
Director, Government Relations & Community Outreach

Jim Green
Vice President, Program Development

Ken Schulte
Director, Business Development & Vendor Liaison

Ila Konja
Bookkeeper/IT

Raneen Samona
Accounting Assistant

Mary Ann Yono
Business Development/Front Desk Administrator

Mahasen Salman
Business Development

Andrea Valente
Illinois Business Development

AJ Abuhamdeh
Ohio Business Development

Kristine Zrinyi
Event Coordinator/Publication Sales

Mary Jaddou
Event Assistant

Raquel Dombrowski
Event 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

I volunteer because the association helps shape the direction of the industry and also benefits my business.”

“We should continue to educate our members on the benefits of membership so that they take advantage of our programs. We are all small business owners with common goals and we all compete against the bigger businesses. Binding together in MIRA makes us more competitive against them.

Jerry Crete
Ideal Party Store, Bay City MI
Quite honestly, MIRA does such a fine job meeting our needs. What I love the most is that when we have a question, they are always ready to answer it or get back to us very quickly.

Jeff Anusbigian
Westborn Market
By increasing membership, MIRA can improve the perception of supermarkets in the area. Metro-Detroit is perceived as a food desert, but we have some of the best supermarkets anywhere.

Jim Hooks
Metro Foodland, Detroit MI
MIRA is a valuable resource for retail businesses. As a member, we have been kept abreast of government and industry relations that impact our business, both now and in the future. MIRA also serves by answering our questions and educating our team on new regulations and guidelines.

John Busch
Busch's Fresh Food Markets
There are a lot of cynics out there that say MIRA doesn’t do much for the average member, and I’m here to tell them that they do. I am on the inside, I know what they do. People don’t realize what goes on behind the scenes, so I tell a lot of people about the work MIRA is doing and what a fantastic job Auday Arabo is doing as President & CEO.

Clifton Denha
Wine Palace, Livonia MI
Cardwell says the Ohio CAT tax is the biggest issue facing gasoline retailers. “This tax must be moved to the rack to create an even playing field,” “I credit MIRA with working tirelessly to make state government aware of this issue.

Clarence Cardwell
IGA Express Stores