James A. Weissenborn
Treasurer, Al Fracassa Legacy Foundation
Jim has over 40 years of executive leadership experience including positions as Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer, Chief Operating Officer and Chief Restructuring Officer of many national, international, public and private corporations. Jim has also served as a retained strategic advisor and Board Member for numerous national and international corporations, private equity firms and executive leadership teams.
As founder, President and Managing Partner of Mackinac Partners, a boutique turnaround, restructuring and financial advisory firm, Jim led many successful corporate restructurings, turnarounds, M&A transactions, and strategic initiatives. Jim also led the sale and integration of Mackinac Partners to Accordion, a leading financial consulting firm in 2021, and served as President of Accordion’s Turnaround and Restructuring practice.
Jim had a close friendship with Coach Al Fracassa, who coached one of his sons at Brother Rice High School. He has been a long-time supporter of Coach’s programs and service, Brother Rice and the high school sports community at large. Jim is a part-owner of Yellow Flag Productions/State Champs! Network, an 8-time Emmy award winning digital media company covering high school athletics, coaching, players and feature stories across the state of Michigan.
Jim has served on the board of directors for companies that include Sunterra Corporation, Hamilton Pacific, Inc., First Heights Bank, PTC Alliance and a confidential payment processing company. He currently serves as founder, President and Managing Director of CP Mack, a private investment firm.
Jim is a cum laude graduate of the University of South Florida and earned a MPA from the University of Texas in Austin.
Coach’s Enduring Legacy
Some say Coach Fracassa belonged to Brother Rice. But perhaps the truth is this: Brother Rice belonged to him. Every player who raised a helmet in his locker room, every student who sought his compassion, every colleague who walked the halls beside him, every alumnus who still lives by his mottos decades later — every life he touched is part of the story of Al Fracassa.
We mourn his passing, but more than that, we celebrate a life lived with purpose, humility, and heart. He asked his players to “Do it better than it’s ever been done before.” And he did. In every season of his remarkable life – he truly did.