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John D. Cherry Jr., Chair
Lieutenant Governor, State of Michigan

Fawzea Abusalah
recent college graduate,
Legal Assistant with
Ayad & Associates

Lu Battaglieri
President
Michigan Education Association

Richard Blouse
President and CEO
Detroit Regional Chamber of Commerce

Elizabeth Bunn
Secretary-treasurer
International Union, UAW

Brian Cloyd
Director of Corporate & Community Relations
Steelcase Inc.

Mary Sue Coleman
President
University of Michigan

Paula Cunningham
President
Lansing Community College

Daniel DeGrow
Superintendent
St. Clair County Intermediate School District

Debbie Dingell
Vice Chair and Executive Director of Government and Community Relations
GM Foundation

Steve Hamp
President
The Henry Ford

David Hecker
President
Michigan Federation of Teachers and School Related Personnel

Lawrence Hidalgo
Training Director
Lansing Electrical Joint Apprenticeship and Training Committee

Kenneth Hill
Executive Director
Detroit Area Pre-College Engineering Program

Jack Litzenberg
Program Director and Senior Program Officer
Mott Foundation

Albert Lorenzo
President
Macomb Community College

Paul Massaron
Owner
PEM Consulting

Mark Murray
President
Grand Valley State University

Robert Naftaly
Chair
State Tax Commission

Juan Olivarez
President
Grand Rapids Community College

John Porter
former State Superintendent of Public Instruction

Phil Power
Chairman
Hometown Communications

Glenda Price
President
Marygrove College

Gary Russi
President
Oakland University

Lou Anna Simon
incoming President
Michigan State University

Lee Sprague
Tribal Ogema
Little River Band of Ottawa Indians

Shirley Stancato
President
New Detroit

Dennis Stanek
Superintendent
Delta-Schoolcraft Intermediate School District

Gail Torreano
President
SBC Michigan

Maria Vaz
Associate Provost and Dean of Graduate Programs
Lawrence Technology University

Leola Wilson
Member
Saginaw Intermediate School District Board of Education

 



Nonvoting Commission Members

Rep. Sandra Caul
(R-99, Mt. Pleasant)
Michigan House of Representatives

Sen. Irma Clark-Coleman
(D-3, Detroit)
Michigan Senate

David Hollister
Director
Michigan Department of Labor and Economic Growth

Sen. Wayne Kuipers
(R-30, Holland)
Michigan Senate

Mary Lannoye
Budget Director
Michigan Department of Management and Budget

Jay Rising
Director
Michigan Department of Treasury

Kathleeen Straus
President
State Board of Education

Teri Takai
Director
Michigan Department of Information Technology

Tom Watkins
State Superintendent of Public Instruction
Michigan Department of Education

Rep. Gretchen Whitmer
(D-69, East Lansing)
Michigan House of Representatives

 

 

 

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