MPLP Administration

MPLP Advisory Board

Chair^: Michael McLauchlan, Vice President, Government Relations, Ilitch Holdings, Inc.

Chair-elect and Finance Committee Chair^: Gary C. Heidel, Director, Governmental and Public Relations, Michigan State Housing Development Authority

Cheryl Bergman^, President, Bergman Inc.

William H. Black, Legislative & Community Affairs Director, Michigan Teamsters Joint Council 43

Kim Brennen Root, Director of Communications and Government Affairs, Emergent Biosolutions

John B. Bruff, former MSU Trustee and former Macomb County Circuit Court Judge

Robert Campau^, Vice President, Public Policy and Legal Affairs, Michigan Association of REALTORS

Daniel Cherrin,* President, North Coast Strategies Inc.

Carol Conn^, President,
Capitol Fundraising Associates

James Curran^, Associate, Karoub Associates

Dana Debel^, State & Local Government Affairs, Northwest Airlines, Inc.

Hon. Craig M. DeRoche,** House Republican Leader, Michigan House of Representatives (District 38)

Patrick J. Devlin^, CEO, Michigan Building & Constructions Trades Council

Debbie Dingell, Vice Chair,
General Motors Foundation and Executive Director of Public and Community Relations for General Motors Corp.

David Finkbeiner,^ Senior Vice President, Advocacy, Michigan Health & Hospital Association

W. Frank Fountain, Senior Vice President, External Affairs & Public Policy (Auburn Hills), Chrysler LLC

Jacie Hadden,^ Director, State Governmental Relations,
Consumers Energy

Patrick Harrington,^ President, Muchmore Harrington Smalley & Associates and former Representative, Michigan House of Representatives

Lynn Harvey, Ph.D., Professor Emeritus, Department of Agricultural Economics, Michigan State University

Paul Hillegonds, Senior Vice President of Corporate Affairs and Communications, DTE Energy and former Speaker, Michigan House of Representatives

Teola Hunter, President, Noah, Inc., former Wayne County Clerk and former Speaker Pro Tempore, Michigan House of Representatives

Darlene Janulis,* MPLP Alumni Association Representative and Financial Consultant, Umbaugh & Associates

Lynn Jondahl^, Executive Director, Michigan Prospect for Renewed Citizenship and former Representative, Michigan House of Representatives

Calvin L. Jones,* Public Relations Director, Diversity and Organizational Development, Lansing Board of Water and Light, and Waverly School Board Member

Kevin A. Kelly, Executive Director, Michigan State Medical Society

Robert LaBrant^, Senior Vice President, Political Affairs and General Counsel, Michigan Chamber of Commence

Hon. Terri Lynn Land^, Secretary of State, State of Michigan

Rick Lantz^, Manager, Government Relations, Delta Dental Plan of Michigan

Daniel J. Loepp^, President and Chief Executive Officer, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan

Hon. David Lossing*, Director, Government Relations, The University of Michigan-Flint and Mayor of the city of Linden

Rusty Merchant,^* Partner, McAlvey, Merchant & Associates

Nicole G. Nystrom, President,
Midwest Strategy Group of Michigan, LLC

Gary Olson, Director,
Senate Fiscal Agency, State of Michigan

Aaron A. Payment,* Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians

Colleen Pero, Attorney

Dick Posthumus, President and CEO, Compatico Inc. and former Lt. Governor of Michigan

Scott Ray,* Director of External Relations, The Center for Charter Schools, Central Michigan University

Douglas B. Roberts^, Ph.D., Director, Institute for Public Policy and Social Research, Michigan State University, and former State Treasurer, State of Michigan

Kelly Rossman-McKinney, Chief Executive Officer, The Rossman Group

Ed Sarpolus^, Director, Government Affairs, Michigan Education Association

Sam Singh*, World Traveler

Jacqueline Taylor^, Ph.D., President and CEO, Taylor Global Associates

Steven Webster^, Vice President of Governmental Affairs, Michigan State University

Richard N. Wiener, Attorney, Wiener Associates

William Wortz^, Partner, Public Affairs Associates, Inc.

William Zaagman,^* Associate, Governmental Consultant Services, Inc.

Evelyn Zois,* Government Relations, Dykema

^Finance Committee Member
* MPLP Alumni

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