Maureen Rovas

Executive Director, American Lung Association

Detroit, MI
Cohort: Points of Light, Michigan, 2016

Maureen Rovas is very involved in Detroit’s nonprofit sector and draws from over 16 years of development and event experience in her current role as Executive Director with the American Lung Association. She leads a team focused on market revenue growth through special events, corporate engagement and individual giving. Prior to this role, Maureen was a Senior Manager, Community Development with the American Cancer Society where her team focused on volunteer led fundraising initiatives. Maureen is also a co-founder and Vice President of NextGEN Macomb, a young professional focused organization. In her free time, she enjoys traveling, competing in open water swim races, and practicing yoga. Maureen can also be found lending her time volunteering with local youth and community focused organizations such as The Children’s Center of Wayne County and serving as a mentor to current business school students at her alma mater, Wayne State University, where she earned her in BSBA and MBA.