Birmingham Bloomfield Chamber names new board

The Birmingham Bloomfield Chamber has named Jeffrey Lance Abood, Kelly Lewis, Kim Luebke and Robert Pliska as new board directors for 2014. The appointments were made at the chamber’s November Board of Directors meeting.

“We are very pleased and grateful to have four such outstanding business leaders join the chamber board of directors,” said chamber President Joe Bauman. “We look forward to working with Bob, Kelly, Jeffrey and Kim, and the chamber no doubt will be a stronger organization because of their service to the chamber and the greater Birmingham-Bloomfield business community.”

Abood is owner of the Birmingham-based Abood Law Firm. He graduated from Wayne State University with a bachelor of arts degree in criminal justice and from the Thomas M. Cooley Law School with a doctor of law. Abood is also general counsel for the Lebanese American Chamber of Commerce.Lewis specializes in laser therapy as the owner and operator of Alpha Lifestyle Center of Birmingham, where her treatments help control smoking and weight related issues. She has obtained degrees in both exercise science and exercise physiology and previously worked as cardiovascular risk specialist at Bristol Myers Squibb. She has shared her time with the Birmingham Bloomfield Chamber since 2008.Luebke serves as director of account services and partner at Brogan & Partners, a marketing and advertising agency in Birmingham. With a bachelor of arts degree in marketing and advertising and a history with the agency, she has become responsible for the marketing and account managing of business clients such as The Honey Baked Ham Company and Comcast.

Pliska is the managing director and owner of the Birmingham franchise of Sperry Van Ness | Property Investment Advisors, LLC, a commercial real estate and investment real estate firm. In his 35 years of experience, he has served local and national organizations as a speaker, author, radio guest, panelist and social media expert.

The Birmingham Bloomfield Chamber is a membership organization dedicated to promoting the economic development, strengthening the business climate and improving the quality of life in Beverly Hills, Bingham Farms, Birmingham, Bloomfield Hills, Bloomfield Township and Franklin, Mich. For more information, visit www.bbcc.com

Kelly Lewis

Jeffrey Lance Abood

Robert Pliska

Kim Luebke