February 01, 2011
Contact: Sara Wurfel
Office: 517-335-6397
Email: wurfels@michigan.gov
LANSING, MI -- Governor Rick Snyder announced appointments to several boards and commissions.
Board of State Canvassers: Republican Norman Shinkle is reappointed and Democrat Julie Matuzak is newly appointed. Shinkle, of Williamston, previously served in the Senate leadership and was appointed by Governor John Engler to serve as chief judge of the Michigan Tax Tribunal. Matuzak, of Mount Clemens, is the political coordinator of the Michigan chapter of the American Federation of Teachers. The governor appoints one member from a list provided by each party to fill the board and members serve a four-year term.
Qualifications Advisory Committee Chair: Jeffery Stuckey, of Okemos, serves as a member of the Qualifications Advisory Committee and is named chairman. He is an attorney with Dickinson Wright and a member of the Federal Bar Association, Western District of Michigan. The appointment as chair is made by the governor from the 10 person committee.
Workers Compensation Board of Magistrates Chair: Gordon Jay Quist, of Grand Rapids, is named chairman of the Workers Compensation Board of Magistrates. He has been a magistrate for five years. The appointment as chair is made by the governor from the 10 person committee.
Workers Compensation Board of Magistrates: Lisa Klaeren, of Kalamazoo, served as a magistrate since 2008 and is reappointed to serve a four-year term expiring January 26, 2015. She previously served as a senior staff attorney for Hartford Insurance.
Beatrice Logan, of Southfield, is reappointed to a four-year term expiring January 26, 2015. She previously served for a private practice and as an attorney for Goodman, Eden, Millender and Bedrosian in Detroit.
Louis Agnosanti, of Saginaw, is newly appointed to a four-year term expiring January 26, 2015. He worked as an attorney with the Braun Kendrick Finkbeiner, P.L.C. in Saginaw.
Carol Guyton, of Detroit, is newly appointed to a four-year term expiring January 26, 2015. She served on the Board of Magistrates from 1999-2010. She previously worked as an attorney for Wausau Insurance Co. and Travelers Insurance Co.
Chris D. Slater, of Spring Lake, is newly appointed to a four-year term expiring January 26, 2015. He previously practiced law in Spring Lake. He has specialized in worker's compensation issues with various Muskegon law firms since 1990.
Worker's Compensation Appellate Commission Chair: Gregory A. Przybylo, of Okemos, is named chair of the appellate commission. He previously served as a private practice attorney. Przybylo also serves as a Worker's Compensation Appellate Commission member. Appointment as chair is made by the governor from the appellate commission.
Michigan Gaming Control Board: Robert L. Anthony, of Northville, is the retired senior risk and quality partner of the Pricewaterhouse Coopers LLP. Anthony previously served as a review partner for Cummings Inc. and Dana Corp., where he consulted with audit committees. He also served as a member of the Pricewaterhouse Coopers Global Audit Policy Board. He will serve a four-year term ending Dec. 31, 2014.
Michigan State Tax Commission: Appointment of Douglas B. Roberts to commission chair. Roberts, of East Lansing, has been a member of the State Tax Commission since 2003. He has more than 28 years of experience in Michigan government, which includes serving as state treasurer, director of the Senate Fiscal Agency, deputy superintendent of the Department of Education, and deputy director of the Department of Management and Budget. Appointments consist of four-year terms and are subject to the advice and consent of the Senate.
Visit www.michigan.gov/gov for more information on appointments and a comprehensive listing of more than 200 of the state's boards and commissions. If you are interested in serving on a board or commission, please download and complete the online application and return as directed.
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