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Message from the President
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Jason L. Weiner, TMA Detroit nextGen Chapter President
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TMA nextGen? What's that? Should I get involved? There's a TMA nextGen Board? What does the TMA nextGen Board do?
These are questions that we, as TMA nextGen Board Members, hear far too often. Our goal with this Newsletter edition is to answer some of those questions and put our current nextGen Board Members in the spotlight - with the hopes of growing our membership by attracting new nextGen members, and encouraging current nextGen members to become more involved by taking on leadership roles in the organization.
TMA nextGen is focused on being the top program for young professionals involved in transactional services, including legal, corporate restructuring, turnaround management, private equity, accounting and assurance services, consulting, investment banking, commercial and asset based lending, distressed investing, and other financial services. Our goal is to provide a platform for the next generation of leaders in the community to network with like-minded peers at social events and attend high quality educational events targeted to young professionals.
TMA nextGen members have incredible leadership opportunities - including organizing nextGen and TMA-wide events, joining and chairing committees, and joining the nextGen Board. TMA nextGen members also have the opportunity to develop new business relationships and manage existing relationships in a fun and relaxed atmosphere, without pressure from the presence of senior partners. No other professional organization provides the same level of opportunity to meet other young professionals from all of the above industry segments in one place.
I joined TMA in 2010 when I began practicing law. Over the years, I have taken advantage of TMA and TMA nextGen leadership opportunities, including organizing and leading social and educational events, joining the nextGen Board, and chairing committees on the nextGen Board. I am humbled and honored to now serve as the TMA nextGen President, and hope that this nextGen Board can continue building our Detroit nextGen Chapter.
Below please find bios for all of our outstanding nextGen Board Members. If you or your colleagues have any questions, please feel free to reach out to me or any other nextGen Board Member.
Jason L. Weiner
Fellow, INSOL International
President - Detroit Chapter nextGen
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Jason L. Weiner
President
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Firm: Schafer and Weiner, PLLC
Phone: 248-540-3340
Background: Represents court-appointed
receivers in federal and state court, over
operating and liquidating companies,
in addition to foreign insolvency professionals
in Chapter 15 and other cross-border matters.
Board Member Since: 2013
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Sean Pattison
Immediate Past President
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Firm: Plante Moran, PLLC
Phone: 248-508-0750
Background: A leader on
restructuring/transformation
team and work
with manufacturing and distribution companies
to solve their most challenging and difficult
problems, enhance their profit margins, and
get them back on the course to success. Also
specialize in strategy and operations, supply chain,
and process improvement.
Board Member Since: 2012
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Eric Grozenski
President Elect
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Firm: Loeb Term Solutions
Phone: 248-840-7816
Background: Equipment based term lender in
distressed, start-up, or M&A situations. Focus
lending on collateral value and not financial
strength. Also provide equipment appraisals
and auctions for liquidations or surplus equipment.
Board Member Since: 2016
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Mallory Field
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Firm: Varnum LLP
Phone: 248-567-7823
Background:
Represents corporations of all sizes, with an emphasis on mergers and acquisitions, general corporate transactions, and entrepreneurship.
Board Member Since: 2016
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Geoff Kotila
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Firm: Avison Young
Background: Real estate consultant for turnarounds, workouts, receiverships, acquisitions, strategic growth,
complex transactions, lease negotiation and sale
leasebacks.
Board Member Since: 2017
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Anson Smuts
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Background: Utilizes accounting, finance and economic expertise in mergers and acquisitions, turnarounds, business
valuation, intellectual property and data analysis to identify
strategies for business growth and development.
Board Member Since: 2017
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Jennifer Stallings Dewey
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Background: Represents large
and small companies relating
to a wide variety of transactional matters including general
corporate, mergers and acquisitions and restructuring, with
an emphasis on the areas of franchise and distribution.
Board Member Since: 2018
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Ryan Gross
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Background: Provide turnaround and crisis
management
services for under-performing companies and governmental organizations.
Board Member Since: 2019
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We are always looking for new content for our newsletter. Have an article you wrote? Received a promotion? Quoted in a newspaper or other publication? We want your information so we can help promote you, our member!
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Upcoming TMA Events
May 10
Women in Leadership Series: Andra Rush
Grosse Pointe War Memorial, Grosse Pointe Farms
June 17
TMA Detroit Annual Golf Outing
Wabeek Country Club, Bloomfield Hills
July 25
6th Annual Summer Soiree
UrbanRest, Ferndale
September 12
Fall Kick Off
25th TMA Detroit Anniversary
Birmingham Country Club,
Birmingham
Please visit our website for more information and to register for these and other events.
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2018 - 2019
nextGen Board of Directors
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Jason L. Weiner, President
Schafter and Weiner PLLC
Sean Pattison, Immediate Past President
Plante Moran
Eric Grozenski, President-Elect
Loeb Term Solutions
Mallory Field, Director
Varnum LLP
Geoff Kotila, Director
Avison Young
Anson Smuts, Director
O'Keefe and Associates
Jennifer Stallings Dewey, Director
Dickinson Wright PLLC
Ryan Gross, Director
Conway MacKenzie
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