Waymon Guillebeaux (ghee-ya-bo)

A native Detroiter, Waymon graduated from the Detroit Public School system (Thomas M. Cooley High School) and Oakland University earning a BA in Public Administration.

Following graduation, he accepted a job offer from the Detroit Urban League and was employed as a counselor in the Education Advocacy department. He was later promoted to Director of one their Alternative Education Centers.

During the 1980's, Guillebeaux worked in the Information Technology (IT) industry first for Michigan Bell/AT&T, and subsequently at Electronics Data Systems (EDS). His career in IT afforded him the experience in both the Marketing and Project Management departments. Waymon briefly worked with the Bing Group where he managed a construction subsidiary.

In 1993, Guillebeaux established his own business (Guillebeaux Group, LLC) and provided project management consultative services and computer end-user training to several local area businesses.

In 2002, Waymon joined the DEGC team and currently serves as the Project Management Group’s - Executive Vice President. He retired in 2016.

Boards and affiliations:

The Superbowl XL Host Committee 2003 -06.

Board of Directors of the Neighborhood Services Organization (NSO) - 2006.

Waymon Guillebeaux was appointed the City of Detroit’s representative to the Detroit Regional Convention Facility Authority (DRCFA, Cobo Convention Center) in March of 2009 by Mayor Kenneth V. Cockrel and re-appointed by Mayor Dave Bing in January 2010. He served the DRCFA as the Chairman of the Sub-committee on Capital Improvements and Renovation stepping down in 2023.