JOHN D. MAAS

Mr. Maas joined Seizert Capital Partners, L.L.C. in January 2001. He serves as the Director of Institutional Marketing, concentrating on Taft-Hartley plans.
Mr. Maas has served the Greater Detroit Chapter of The Associated General Contractors of America (AGC) and the Michigan construction industry with distinction for 33 years. Mr. Maas joined the AGC, Greater Detroit Chapter in 1967 and was appointed Secretary and Executive Director in 1979. In addition to implementing policies established by the association’s Board of Directors, he directed a staff of specialists on a wide variety of building and industry related matters. These include labor relations, industry relations, tax and insurance, legislation, equal employment opportunity and affirmative action. Prior to joining the AGC, Mr. Maas was affiliated with the Construction Association of Michigan where he was involved in identifying proposed legislation having an impact on the construction industry.

Mr. Maas served in the U.S. Army 82nd Airborne Division from 1952 to 1954. Following his military service, he attended the University of Michigan and Wayne State University, receiving a Bachelor of Science Degree. Mr. Maas has served in leadership roles at the Detroit Works Partnership, Detroit Regional Chamber and its Southeastern Michigan partnership, and on several business roundtables in Oakland and Wayne Counties. His professional affiliations include: Engineering Society of Detroit, American Society of Association Executives, Michigan Construction Industry Joint Legislative Council, New Detroit Employment/Action Committee, General Advisory Committee/Detroit Area Vocational Training Centers, Detroit Regional Chamber and the Oakland/Livingston Human Service Agency.