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Tuesday, July 14, 2020

Crisis, Challenges, and Change - Creating a Path to a New Normal

"We have been going through a crisis that has never happened before and it brings many challenges and uncertainties in Health Care, Economy, Globalization, etc. We are going to face a new norm after the pandemic. It will be good to learn from business leaders in different industries how they went through the crisis and how to prepare for change".

May Chen, Ph.D.

Associate Professor, Institute of Cognitive Neuroscience, National Central University in Taiwan

Dr. May Chen is a licensed clinical psychologist specializing in the cognitive behavioral approach to psychotherapy (CBT). She has worked as an organizational, social, health, forensic, and clinical psychologist. She had licensed as a Clinical Psychologist and taught at the US Military Academy at West Point, training cadets in dealing with combat stress. She currently teaches at the National Central University in Taiwan, and has been engaged in projects ranging from the psychological evaluation of violent and sex offenders to the development and training of EQ for school children.

Henry Tanaka

Former Academic Dean of Art, Design and Humanities at Oakland Community College

Henry Tanaka is a recently retired Academic Dean for the Division of Art, Design and Humanities at a community college in Southeast Michigan. Serving for 24 years in various roles including Professor of Art and Department Chair of Humanities, he has received several accolades for leadership and teaching. Henry has been a practicing artist for 30 years, exhibiting locally and nationally. He has served as President of the Michigan Ceramic Art Association from 2003-2007. Henry was appointed in 2012 as a State Commissioner on the Michigan Asian Pacific American Affairs Commission (MAPAAC).

Lisa Allen

Vice President, Organization Change Management Manager, Comerica Bank

Lisa Allen joined Comerica Bank in August 2018 as a Vice President, Organizational Change Manager. She has more than 15 years of experience in creating and sustaining organizational change. Prior to joining Comerica Bank, Lisa worked in a wide variety of industries such as utilities, manufacturing, retail, healthcare, federal government, military, and non–profit. Some of her more interesting projects include a federal administration’s Electronic Record Archive Project, an organization design to support Lean manufacturing, and a Proactive Customer Notification project for a utility.

Paula D. Cunningham

State Director, AARP

Paula D. Cunningham is the State Director for AARP Michigan. Prior to joining AARP Michigan, Paula was the CEO of Capitol National Bank (CNB) and the first woman to be President of Lansing Community College. She has received numerous awards and recognition, including the 2016 Michigan Black Caucus Trailblazer Award, being inducted in to the Michigan Women’s Hall of Fame, a former recipient of the prestigious Athena Award, featured in Ebony Magazine as a “Woman on the Move” and featured in Bridge Magazine as a woman who “Breaks Barriers”, as well as other featured articles.

Sue Sun-LaSovage

Managing Director, Ashford Connex

Sue Sun-LaSovage has thirty years of Human Resources experience in China, Singapore and the United States. She is the Managing Director of Ashford Connexn and prior to that she was the Vice President of Human Resources for SRG Global, a Guardian Industry company. In 2000, she came to the U.S. to advance her studies in the field of Human Resources. She then took on global HR responsibilities in various roles with Dow Chemical Company and SC Johnson, where she drove people strategy, culture change, and strategic initiatives for talent development and talent acquisition.

Farzan Siddiqui MD, PhD, CPE

Vice-Chair, Radiation Oncology, Henry Ford Health System

Dr. Farzan Siddiqui currently serves as the Vice-Chairman of Radiation Oncology and the Director of Head and Neck Radiation Oncology at Henry Ford Cancer Institute in Detroit, Michigan. In addition to his clinical and research interests in the treatment of head & neck and skin cancers, Dr. Siddiqui is also involved with the operations and management of the radiation oncology department which is currently providing these services at 6 locations in Southeast Michigan. He is board certified in Radiation Oncology, Hospice and Palliative Medicine and is a Certified Physician Executive.

David Chang

Chief of Enterprise Agility and Business Platforms, Comerica Bank

David Chang currently is the Senior Vice President and Chief of Enterprise Agility and Business Platforms for Comerica Bank. He is a seasoned executive with over 20 years of business and technology strategy, and program delivery experience in the automotive, high tech, aerospace and defense and financial services industries. He is currently leading several transformation initiatives at Comerica Bank including Contact Center Transformation and the implementation of agile and DevOps practices. Additionally, he has responsibility for Enterprise Payments and Deposit platforms.