The task force will include five members appointed by the Governor,
who will serve as the voting members of the task force. The directors of the
Departments of Agriculture, Community Health, Environmental Quality, Natural
Resources, State Police, and Transportation will serve as non-voting members
of the task force.
The appointed members include; Dr. Howard A. Tanner, Dr. William
W. Taylor, Dr. Lonnie King, Dr. George Anderson and Dr. Rosina Bierbaum.
Dr. Howard A. Tanner was the former Department of Natural Resources
Director and will serve as the chair to the task force.
Dr. William W. Taylor is the current chair of the Department
of Fisheries and Wildlife at Michigan State University and will serve as vice-chair
to the task force.
Dr. Lonnie King is the current Dean of Veterinarian Medicine
at Michigan State University.
Dr. George Anderson was the former Chief of the Bureau of Infectious
Disease Control with the Michigan Department of Public Health.
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Governor Jennifer Granholm signed an executive order creating a task force to
address the threat of Chronic Wasting Disease in Michigan’s deer and elk
populations.
