Governor Gretchen Whitmer announced a series of appointments this week to various state boards and commissions, naming a number of attorneys to the posts.
Named to the Workforce Development Board was Russ Kavalhuna of Dearborn. The President at Henry Ford College, Kavalhuna previously served as the executive director of flight operations at the Western Michigan University College of Aviation, was an assistant federal prosecutor for the U.S. Department of Justice, an adjunct professor of law at Cooley Law School, a senior lawyer at the Michigan Supreme Court, and a commercial airline captain at U.S. Airways Express. He earned a Juris Doctor at Cooley Law School and a Bachelor of Science in aviation science at Western Michigan University. He is reappointed to represent a president of a community college district for a term expiring May 29, 2028.
Three attorneys – Loren Khogali of Plymouth, Michael Carter of Southfield, and Glenn Simmington of Flint – were appointed to the Michigan Indigent Defense Commission for terms expiring in April 2028.
Khogali is the executive director of ACLU Michigan. She started her legal career as a Law Clerk to the Justices of the Superior Court of Massachusetts. She then joined Detroit’s Federal Public Defender Office, advocating on behalf of people charged with federal crimes and unable to afford an attorney at the trial in the appellate and post-conviction stages. During her 13 years at the Federal Defender Office, she participated in the development and leadership teams for the court’s re-entry and alternative-to-prison programs. She received her Bachelor of Science in psychology and Bachelor of Arts in French from Western Michigan University and her Juris Doctor from Northeastern University School of Law. Khogali succeeds William Swor, whose term has expired.
Carter is the Chief Defender and Executive Director of the Federal Community Defender Office of the Eastern District of Michigan (FCDO). He has practiced indigent criminal defense for more than years. He serves on several boards including the ACLU of Michigan and Criminal Defense Attorneys of Michigan, and also serves on the faculty of the National Criminal Defense College. He received his Bachelor of Arts in English from the University of Michigan and his Juris Doctor from Wayne State University Law School. Carter succeeds John Shea, whose term has expired.
Simmington is the founder of the Law Office of Glenn M. Simmington, PLLC. He has previously been an associate attorney with Cline, Cline & Griffin, P.C. He has earned his Juris Doctor from Wayne State University and Bachelor of Arts in political science from University of Michigan-Flint. Simmington succeeds Joshua Blanchard, whose term has expired.
Named to the Gun Violence Prevention Task Force were Danielle Hagaman-Clark of Brighton and Kym Worthy of Detroit.
Hagaman-Clark is the Criminal Bureau Chief at the Department of Attorney General. Previously, Hagaman-Clark served as an assistant attorney general of Michigan and director of the Violence Against Women Program in the Prosecuting Attorneys Association of Michigan. Hagaman-Clark earned a Doctor of Law from the University of Detroit Mercy School of Law.
The longtime Wayne County Prosecutor, Worthy earned a Bachelor of Arts in political science and economics from the University of Michigan, and a Doctor of Law from the University of Notre Dame School of Law.
David Kramer of Birmingham has been appointed to the Oakland University Board of Trustees.
The founding principal of Gemini Risk Partners, Kramer previously served as the senior vice president of Oswald Companies and vice president of Alliant. He holds a Bachelor of Arts in English from the University of Michigan and a Juris Doctor degree from George Washington University. Kramer is the immediate past president of Hebrew Free Loan of Metropolitan Detroit and a board member with the Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Detroit, the Detroit Jewish News Foundation, and the Zekelman Holocaust Center. Kramer is reappointed for a term commencing expiring August 11, 2032.
Named to the Workforce Development Board was Russ Kavalhuna of Dearborn. The President at Henry Ford College, Kavalhuna previously served as the executive director of flight operations at the Western Michigan University College of Aviation, was an assistant federal prosecutor for the U.S. Department of Justice, an adjunct professor of law at Cooley Law School, a senior lawyer at the Michigan Supreme Court, and a commercial airline captain at U.S. Airways Express. He earned a Juris Doctor at Cooley Law School and a Bachelor of Science in aviation science at Western Michigan University. He is reappointed to represent a president of a community college district for a term expiring May 29, 2028.
Three attorneys – Loren Khogali of Plymouth, Michael Carter of Southfield, and Glenn Simmington of Flint – were appointed to the Michigan Indigent Defense Commission for terms expiring in April 2028.
Khogali is the executive director of ACLU Michigan. She started her legal career as a Law Clerk to the Justices of the Superior Court of Massachusetts. She then joined Detroit’s Federal Public Defender Office, advocating on behalf of people charged with federal crimes and unable to afford an attorney at the trial in the appellate and post-conviction stages. During her 13 years at the Federal Defender Office, she participated in the development and leadership teams for the court’s re-entry and alternative-to-prison programs. She received her Bachelor of Science in psychology and Bachelor of Arts in French from Western Michigan University and her Juris Doctor from Northeastern University School of Law. Khogali succeeds William Swor, whose term has expired.
Carter is the Chief Defender and Executive Director of the Federal Community Defender Office of the Eastern District of Michigan (FCDO). He has practiced indigent criminal defense for more than years. He serves on several boards including the ACLU of Michigan and Criminal Defense Attorneys of Michigan, and also serves on the faculty of the National Criminal Defense College. He received his Bachelor of Arts in English from the University of Michigan and his Juris Doctor from Wayne State University Law School. Carter succeeds John Shea, whose term has expired.
Simmington is the founder of the Law Office of Glenn M. Simmington, PLLC. He has previously been an associate attorney with Cline, Cline & Griffin, P.C. He has earned his Juris Doctor from Wayne State University and Bachelor of Arts in political science from University of Michigan-Flint. Simmington succeeds Joshua Blanchard, whose term has expired.
Named to the Gun Violence Prevention Task Force were Danielle Hagaman-Clark of Brighton and Kym Worthy of Detroit.
Hagaman-Clark is the Criminal Bureau Chief at the Department of Attorney General. Previously, Hagaman-Clark served as an assistant attorney general of Michigan and director of the Violence Against Women Program in the Prosecuting Attorneys Association of Michigan. Hagaman-Clark earned a Doctor of Law from the University of Detroit Mercy School of Law.
The longtime Wayne County Prosecutor, Worthy earned a Bachelor of Arts in political science and economics from the University of Michigan, and a Doctor of Law from the University of Notre Dame School of Law.
David Kramer of Birmingham has been appointed to the Oakland University Board of Trustees.
The founding principal of Gemini Risk Partners, Kramer previously served as the senior vice president of Oswald Companies and vice president of Alliant. He holds a Bachelor of Arts in English from the University of Michigan and a Juris Doctor degree from George Washington University. Kramer is the immediate past president of Hebrew Free Loan of Metropolitan Detroit and a board member with the Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Detroit, the Detroit Jewish News Foundation, and the Zekelman Holocaust Center. Kramer is reappointed for a term commencing expiring August 11, 2032.
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