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Staff

  • Michael Cain, HERM Manager and Mediator

Provides mediation service in collective bargaining negotiations and Civil Service grievance appeals serves as the chief election officer in the conducting of representation elections; supervises the HERM administrative support staff; and oversees the work of ad hoc hearing officers.

Ph: (517) 241-9091

E-mail address: CainM@michigan.gov

Secretary to Manager - Colleen Organek
Ph: (517) 241-9092

E-mail address: OrganekC@michigan.gov

  • William Hutchens, Staff Hearing Officer
  • Administrative Law Examiner, 1977 to present.
    Education: Bachelor of Arts, Michigan State University, 1973; Master of Labor and Industrial Relations, Michigan State University, 1975; Juris Doctor, Thomas M. Cooley Law School, 1983. Member of State Bar of Michigan since 1983. Member of the American Arbitration Association Labor Panel.

    Ph: (517) 241-9094

    E-mail address: HutchensW@michigan.gov

    • A panel of 6 professional arbitrators utilized as contractual hearing officers on an "as needed" basis.
    • A support staff to assist you with the following services:
      • Inquiries regarding the procedures for filing grievances and unfair labor practice charges, the mediation process, deferral to arbitration, and the pre-hearing and hearing process: Carol Troia, Ph: (517) 241-9095, E-mail TroiaC@michigan.gov
      • Form requests; scheduling and rescheduling of hearings; requests for special accommodations for hearings; requests for Orders of Appearance and Subpoenas: reserving meeting rooms: Mary Gobbo or Shannon Thelen, Ph: (517) 241-9096, E-mail MDCS-Hearings@michigan.gov
      • Questions regarding the release of hearing officer decisions; availability of Decision Status and Research System (D*Stars): Susan Simmer, Ph: (517) 241-9093, E-mail SimmerS@michigan.gov

    Revised August 22, 2007 
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