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MIRA STAFF

Bill Wild
MIRA President & CEO

Ken Schulte
Director, Business Development & Vendor Relations

Anoosha Vemulapati
Director, Government Affairs

Lisa Honorowski
Comptroller

Kelli Petty
Event & Publications Director

Mary Ann Yono
Business Development

Raneen Samona
Administrative Assistant

MIRA CONSULTANTS

Burt Kassab
Corporate Counsel

Matt Miner
Michigan Lobbyist
Capitol Strategies Group

Terry Fleming
Ohio Lobbyist
TC Fleming & Associates

Morrill & Fiedler, LLC
Illinois Lobbyist

Vanessa Denha
Magazine Writer
Epiphany Communications & Coaching

Tamar Lutz
Graphic Designer
Tamar Designs, LLC

UHY-MI
Certified Public Accountant

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 EllisNestle DSD

Our partnership with MIRA has been vey intimate and very beneficial for both of us. It’s a true partnership.”

“We piggyback on new members, MIRA sells our product, and we sell theirs. There’s a lot of team selling there, if you will. I didn’t expect that, to be honest. It’s quite unusual to have an association work that hard for a supplier.

Cindi Quinn-VenturaDTE Energy Supply

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 HooksMetro Foodland, Detroit MI

There is strength in numbers and higher membership makes a good impression. Legislators and lobbyists will listen to an organization with 4,000 members.

Pat LaVecchiaPat's Auto Service, Rocky River OH

It is important to be involved in what is happening in the gasoline and convenience store industry. MIRA is always on the cutting edge of what is going on, as well as the issues that arrive daily.”

“It’s important to promote MIRA because it is such a wonderful organization for people in our industry to become a part of so they can receive all the benefits that are available to them.”

Vickie HobbsWhitehall Shell, Columbbus OH

It’s unbelievable what MIRA has been able to do. They’ve done a lot for us but just the CATax alone is the difference between making money and losing money. And now, with what they’re trying to do for us with the cigarette and tobacco tax is another battle we’re fighting to try to keep it down where things are semi-affordable for the normal wiring Joe!

Dave HilderbrandSterling One Stop & Sterling Crossing

Upcoming Events

Scholarship Luncheon

Annual Michigan Golf Open

Annual Ohio Golf Open

Annual Foundation Turkey Drives