• Create an environment that will help define for every student-athlete, the ultimate basketball championship experience.
• For visitors and local fans alike, leave an indelible memory of the tournament, the City of Detroit, and its proud and wonderful community.
• To build an economic model that will stand as the benchmark for future Final Four® championships and one so successful that we will be able to host future NCAA® events for many years to come.

DLOC STAFF 
Bill Ryan, Executive Director
Michele Lewis Watts, Vice President, Events and Community Outreach
Sean Krabach, Vice President, Operations and Services
Cara Suksi, Event Services Manager
Adriana Villanueva, Events Coordinator
Quentin Love, Events Coordinator
Ryan Handy, Events Assistant
Stuart Zaas, Events Assistant
 
DLOC CHAIR
Keri Gaither, Director of Athletics and Associate Vice President, University of Detroit Mercy
 
DLOC EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE CHAIR
Rick Wagoner, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, General Motors Corporation
 
DLOC EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEMBERS
Dave Bing, The Bing Group
David P. Boyle, National City Bank - Michigan/Northwest Ohio
David A. Brandon, Domino's Pizza Inc.
The Honorable Kenneth Cockrel Jr., Mayor, City of Detroit
Kieth Cockrell, Bank of America - Michigan Market
Anthony F. Earley, DTE Energy Company 
The Honorable Robert A. Ficano, County Executive, County of Wayne, Michigan 
William Clay Ford Jr., Ford Motor Company
Daniel Gilbert, Rock Financial, a Quicken Loans Company
David Girodat, Fifth Third Bank - Eastern Michigan 
Christopher Ilitch, Ilitch Holdings Inc.
Peter Karmanos Jr., Compuware Corporation
Daniel J. Loepp, Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Michigan
Robert Nardelli, Chrysler LLC
Thomas D. Ogden, Comerica Bank - Michigan Market
Roger S. Penske, Penske Corporation
Sandra E. Pierce, Charter One Bank - Michigan and Indiana
Charles H. Podowski, The Auto Club Group 
Douglas A. Rothwell, Detroit Renaissance
Rev. Gerard L. Stockhausen, S.J., Ph.D, University of Detroit Mercy
James Vandenberghe, Lear Corporation
Richard Wade, Chase Bank

DLOC HONORARY CHAIRS
Larry Alexander, President and CEO, Detroit Metropolitan Convention and Visitors Bureau
Tom Lewand, President and COO, Detroit Lions/Ford Field

DLOC COMMITTEE CHAIRS
Community Outreach
Donnell White, Deputy Executive Director, Detroit Branch NAACP
Décor
Co-Chair - Harriet Carter, Director of Bureau Services, Detroit Metropolitan Convention and Visitors Bureau
Co-Chair - Crista Burns, Event Coordinator, Ford Field
Finance
Sajid Zuberi, Vice President, Finance and Administration & CFO, Detroit Metropolitan Convention & Visitors Bureau
Fundraising
Peter Remington, President, The Remington Group
Government Relations
Janice Winfrey, City Clerk, City of Detroit
Hospitality
Christopher Ilitch, President and CEO, Ilitch Holdings
Legacy Program
Rod Gillum, Vice President, Corporate Responsibility and Diversity, General Motors Corporation
Lodging
Dave Beachnau, Executive Director, Detroit Metro Sports Commission
Mementos
Linda Small, Associate Vice President for Alumni Affairs & Special Events, University of Detroit Mercy
Public Relations
Kurt Kosmowski, President, The Kosmowski Group
Special Events & Experience
Robert Buckler, President and COO, Detroit Edison Company
Transportation
Richard Fenton, Vice President, Corporate Security & Parking Services, Olympia Entertainment, Inc.
Volunteers
Sandra Pierce, President and CEO, Charter One Bank of MI and IN

CHAMPIONSHIP LIAISONS
Game Management
Dan Jaroshewich, Director of Sports Events, Ford Field
Daron Montgomery, Senior Associate Athletic Director, University of Detroit Mercy
Facility
Kelly Urquhart, Vice President of Events, Ford Field
Media Coordinator
Mark Engel, Sports Information Director/Head Golf Coach, University of Detroit Mercy