TRU Board of Directors

Apply to join TRU's Board of Directors

TRU is seeking energetic and talented individuals to serve on our Board of Directors.
The board sets TRU’s priorities, values, and funding, while also serving as community ambassadors.
As TRU is striving to develop a Board of Directors as diverse as the Detroit region, we are especially seeking transit riders, people with strong connections to Detroit and Macomb County, and people with financial oversight, fundraising, and organizational development skills.
If you are interested in challenging yourself with this exciting opportunity, review our Guide for Prospective Boardmembers document and contact us to learn more. Applications are due December 15.

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Welcome to TRU's New Boardmembers!

I’m pleased to welcome five new members to TRU’s Board of Directors! Alex DeCamp – a mortgage banker from Detroit’s West Village involved in community development, historic real estate and transit-oriented development Charles Momon – a Vietnam veteran who spent 21 years with the VA from Detroit’s Grandmont/Rosedale neighborhood Donald Stuckey – a politically active

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Give Thanks. Give Back. Get Involved!

The holiday season is an important time to not only give thanks for the many good things you have but also to give back to the community that helped provide them.

If you agree that a great public transit system would be a great benefit to the greater Detroit region, here are three important ways you can give back:

1) Apply to join TRU’s Board of Directors! Application deadline extended to January 6.

2) Apply to join the RTA’s Citizens Advisory Committee (Sorry, deadline passed!)

3) Donate to Support Transit Advocacy

As you give thanks this holiday season, think about how you can best give back. Then get involved with Detroit transit advocacy!!

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