November 15, 2016
Tuesday, Nov. 15, 2016
LANSING, Mich. – Gov. Rick Snyder today announced the reappointments of Patti Glaza of Royal Oak and Mark Meijer of Grand Rapids to the Great Lakes Protection Fund Board of Directors.
The Great Lakes Protection Fund is a nonprofit corporation that supports collaborative actions to improve the health of the Great Lakes ecosystem. The fund's board of directors meets quarterly and governs fund operations.
“Preserving the Great Lakes ecosystem is an incredibly important role and I thank Patti and Mark for continuing their service on this board,” Snyder said.
Glaza is vice president of Invest Detroit, a community development financial institution supporting economic and community development primarily in Detroit. She is the current chair of the finance committee and a member of the audit committee for the Great Lakes Protection Fund. Glaza holds a bachelor’s degree in international relations and economics from Michigan State University and a master’s degree of business administration from the University of Michigan.
Meijer is president of Life E.M.S. Ambulance. He is a current member of the Board of Directors and Management Committee for Meijer, Inc. and is a previous member of the Public Safety Communications Interoperability Board. Meijer holds a bachelor’s degree in business administration from Aquinas College.
Members serve two-year terms expiring Oct. 11, 2018.
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