- John Conyers, Jr., U.S. Congressman, Chairman of the House Committee on the Judiciary
- Naif A. Khouri, Vice President and Treasurer of DTE Energy
- Dan Ringo, Recording Corresponding Secretary and Executive Director Stationary Division International Union of Operating Engineers Local 324
- Tia Shepherd, Co-Chair of the Detroit Citywide Parents Advisory Committee
- Mumtaz Usmen, Interim Dean of the College of Engineering at Wayne State University
- Mayor Dave Bing, City of Detroit
- Rev. Wendell Anthony, President, Detroit Branch NAACP
- Saunteel Jenkins, Detroit City Councilwoman-elect
- Keith Johnson, President, Detroit Federation of Teachers
- Rev. Oscar King III, Pastor, Northwest Unity Baptist Church and President, Council of Baptist Pastors of Detroit and Vicinity
- Raymond Lozano, Executive Director, Michigan Hispanic Chamber of Commerce
- Sam Logan, Publisher, The Michigan Chronicle
- Sandra E. Pierce, President and CEO, Charter One Bank, and President of the Board, Detroit Regional Chamber of Commerce
- Dolores Smith Jackson, parent, Interim Chairman, Citywide School Community Organization
- Toney Stewart, Michigan Regional Council of Carpenters and Millwrights Local 687
