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C.V. for ROBERT ”BOB“ SHER

EDUCATION:

  • Graduate of the Detroit Institute of Technology with a Bachelor's of Business Administration degree with a major in Accounting

CREDENTIALS:

  • Certified Public Accountant with the State of Michigan
  • Licensed Real Estate Broker in the State of Michigan
  • Certified Executive Coach with the International Coaching Federation

EXPERIENCE:

  • In the practice of public accounting and a Partner with S. J. Bechek & Company, Certified Public Accountants, from 1964 to 1970
  • Chief Financial Officer, Partner and Director at Schostak Brothers & Company, Inc., a family-owned realty company which specializes in shopping center development and management as well as being Michigan's largest Burger King Franchisee from 1970 to 2004

AFFILIATIONS PAST AND PRESENT:

  • Board of Directors of the following organizations:
    • Michigan Association of Certified Public Accountants Providence Hospital – Southfield, MI
    • Future Possibilities – New York, NY
    • Jewish Apartments and Services
    • Fresh Air Society/Camp Tamarack
    • Uniprop Manufactured Housing Communities Income Fund
    • Origen Financial (Elected 2007)
  • Board of Governors of the Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Detroit
  • Chairman of the Detroit Chapter of the Michigan Association of Certified Public Accountants
  • Delegate to the National Future Forum of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountant’s "Vision" project
  • Council Member (At Large) of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants
  • Chair of the Life Insurance Disability Plans Committee of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants
  • Member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants Foundation Board of Trustees
  • Appointed to the West Bloomfield, Michigan Planning Commission
  • Trustee, Charter Township of West Bloomfield, Michigan
    • Personnel Committee
    • Boards and Commissions Committee
  • Appointed to the Michigan State Board of Accountancy
  • Arbitrator with the American Arbitration Association
  • Michigan Accounting Foundation Trustee
  • Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Detroit
    • Board of Governors
    • Business Practices Committee
    • Community Services Committee
    • Financial Operations Committee
    • Real Estate Committee
    • Pension and Insurance Advisory Committee
    • Finance Committee of the International Association of Coaches

MEMBERSHIPS PAST AND PRESENT:

  • American Institute of Certified Public Accountants
  • Michigan Association of Certified Public Accountants
  • South Oakland Board of Realtors
  • Detroit Real Estate Board
  • Michigan Chapter of Mortgage Bankers Association
  • Financial Executives Institute
  • The Risk and Insurance Management Society, Inc.
  • American Arbitration Association
  • International Coaching Federation
  • The Detroit Club, Detroit, Michigan
  • The Skyline Club, Southfield, Michigan
  • The Union League Club – New York, New York