Michigan Retailers Services, Inc. Board of Directors

President and Chief Executive Officer

Jim Hallan became president and CEO of Michigan Retailers Association in 2008 after serving as president and chief operating officer since 1989. He also serves as president and CEO of Retailers Mutual. He joined Michigan Retailers as general counsel in 1985. He serves as a member and former chair of the Board of Directors of Delta Dental of Michigan, Ohio and Indiana, as chair of the national Council of State Retail Associations and is a former member of the board of Fremont Insurance Company. A former assistant county prosecutor, he is a graduate of Ohio Wesleyan University and the Detroit College of Law.

Bo Brines is owner and president of Little Forks Outfitters, an Orvis shop and retailer of quality fly fishing equipment and outdoor clothing, located in downtown Midland. A Midland native, he took over an office products supply store from his father in 1989, then started his current business in 1995. He is a member of the Midland DDA, former president of the Midland Downtown Business Association and was that organization's 2004 “Business Person of the Year.” He was named to the Services board in 2011.

Brian Ducharme is vice president and general manager of the Mobility Division of AT&T for Indiana and Michigan. He is responsible for AT&T’s wireless operations in Indiana and Michigan, where he oversees all business and financial matters for AT&T’s 101 company-owned retail stores and 120 indirect retail locations in the two states. He was named to the Services board in 2008.