On October 26, 2004, J. Ray Scott was appointed to serve as a Commissioner of the Authority by the Charter Township of Ypsilanti. On June 26, 2007, he was appointed as Vice-Chair and he was elected as Chairman of the Board on February 26, 2008.

Mr. Scott is an Ambassador for Children and Families for Lutheran Child and Family Service of Michigan. For 23 years, he has been associated with the Colonial Supplemental Insurance Company.

A native of Philadelphia, he played high school basketball against Wilt Chamberlain. As team captain of the Detroit Pistons, Ray scored 12,289 points in 11 seasons in the NBA. During his professional basketball career, Mr. Scott also played for the Baltimore Bullets and the Virginia Squires. In 1973 - 1974, he was the first coach in Pistons history to finish the season with a winning record (52 wins and 30 losses). That season, he was named NBA Coach of The Year. Mr. Scott also coached the Eastern Michigan University and St. Paul's Lady Crusaders basketball teams.

Mr. Scott serves the community as a Board member of Diversified Youth Services, Detroit Renaissance Club, Detroit Legends of Professional Basketball, and Vice President of St. Luke Church Council. He has also been inducted in the Philadelphia Basketball Hall of Fame, the International African-American Hall of Fame, the Brooklyn, New York Hall of Fame; the Hampton Roads, Virginia Hall of Fame; and the West Philadelphia High School Hall of Fame. Mr. Scott was inducted into the Michigan Sports Hall of Fame in 2007 along with Steve Yzerman, Peter Karmanos, Frank Beckmann, Desmond Howard, Clarke Scholes, Norm Ullman, Greg Barton, Glen Rice, Norman "Turkey" Stearnes, and, Sammy Washington.

Mr. Scott resides in Ypsilanti Township with his wife Jennifer and daughters Allison, Devon, and Nia.

On October 26, 2004, Mark Namatevs was elected as the Secretary / Treasurer of the YCUA Board of Commissioners after having served as a Commissioner since February 17th of the same year. He was then elected as Vice-Chair of the Board on February 26, 2008. He was appointed to serve on the YCUA Board by the Ypsilanti City Council.

Mark Namatevs has been a resident of the City of Ypsilanti for 15 years. He has been actively involved in the community serving on various committees and boards. Most notably, he served on the Ypsilanti Historic District Commission for seven years.

Mr. Namatevs currently works in Ypsilanti and is a manufacturers' representative in the photographic, optics, and outdoor sports industries.

Deedra Climer Bass was appointed to serve on the YCUA Board of Commissioners on June 22, 2007 by the Ypsilanti City Council. She was elected as Secretary - Treasurer of the Board on February 26, 2008.

Ms. Bass completed her Bachelor's Degree in Organizational Leadership at the University of Memphis and will complete a Master of Human Resources and Organizational Development at Eastern Michigan University in December of 2007. With over 15 years of Human Resource and Management Consulting experience, Ms. Bass currently serves as a Senior Consultant with the Organization and Human Resource Development team at Henry Ford Health System.

Ms. Bass also serves as the Vice President of Programming for the Ann Arbor Chapter of the American Society for Training and Development, on the Chapelle Community School PAB, and is active in many other areas of the Ypsilanti Community.

Larry J. Doe has been a member of the YCUA Board of Commissioners since September of 2001 and served as its Chair from October 26, 2004 until February 26, 2008.

Mr. Doe was appointed Treasurer of the Ypsilanti Township Board in January of 1999, and elected in November of 2000. He served on the Ypsilanti Township Planning Commission and is currently an active board member on the Chamber of Commerce, Visitors and Convention Bureau, American Heart Association, and Heritage Festival just to name a few.

He has been an Ypsilanti Township resident for 56 years and retired in January of 1999 after 37 years employment at Ford Motor Company. Mr. Doe and his wife, Fran, have three children. and attend the Presbyterian Church of Ypsilanti.

On March 27, 2007, Gregory A. Peoples became a Commissioner of the Authority. He was appointed to serve in this position by the Charter Township of Ypsilanti.

Mr. Peoples attended Allegheny College in Meadville, Pennsylvania where he earned a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Speech and Communications. He earned a Master of Arts Degree in Higher Education Administration from Kent State University.

Mr. Peoples has been a practicing educator for over thirty years. His work in higher education covers a variety of experiences in student services including admissions, financial aid, housing, career services, and removing educational barriers for all student populations.

In his role as Dean of Students at EMU, Mr. Peoples focused his efforts on helping young students develop the skills needed to become student leaders and active participants in the university community. He is an experienced presenter at student development conferences. Mr. Peoples currently serves as the University Ombudsman for Eastern Michigan University, advocating for student rights and concerns.

He is active as a community leader as well. In 1993, Mr. Peoples was awarded the Community Service Award by the Ypsilanti-Willow Run Chapter of the NAACP. From 1986 through 1994, he served as a trustee for the Willow Run Board of Education, President of the Lincoln Consolidated School Board, and a Board member of the Washtenaw Intermediate School District. Mr. Peoples also serves on the Board of Directors for the Michigan Association of School Boards (MASB).

In addition, he has served as Vice President of the Hope Medical Clinic Board of Directors, a clinic dedicated to providing free medical services for indigent families in Eastern Washtenaw County. Mr. Peoples has been recognized by the Ypsilanti Chamber of Commerce, Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc., as well as the Washtenaw United Way for his leadership in the Greater Ypsilanti area.

He and his wife Alice reside in Ypsilanti, Michigan with their four children.