December 01, 2017
Friday, Dec. 1, 2017
LANSING, Mich. – Gov. Rick Snyder today announced the appointments of Santino Guerra of Flint, Pamela Pugh of Saginaw, and Mark Young of Grand Blanc to the Flint Water Interagency Coordinating Committee.
The 17-member committee is making recommendations regarding the health and welfare of people exposed to lead, studying Flint’s water infrastructure and determining potential upgrades, reviewing Flint Water Task Force recommendations, and establishing ways to improve communication between local and state government.
“I thank these individuals for their commitment to continuing Flint’s long-term recovery,” Snyder said. “
Guerra was recently elected to the Flint City Council. He represents the third ward on the council, and previously served as vice president of chapter development for Michigan DECA and as a page for the United States Senate. Guerra is currently attending the University of Michigan – Flint and is double majoring in criminal justice and sociology. He will fill a vacancy created by the resignation of Victoria VanBuren, and will serve as a representative of the City of Flint submitted by the Flint City Council.
Pugh has been serving as the chief public health advisor for the City of Flint since Oct. 2016 and is the owner of Regeneration, LLC in Saginaw. She holds a bachelor’s degree in chemical engineering from Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University, and a master’s degree and a doctor of public health in environmental health sciences from the University of Michigan. Pugh will fill a vacancy created by the resignation of Sylvester Jones, Jr., and will serve as a representative of the City of Flint submitted by the Mayor of Flint.
Young was elected to the Genesee County Board of Commissioners in 2012 and currently serves as chair of the board. He served seven years in management in the automotive sales industry after retiring as deputy sheriff of the Genesee County Sheriff’s Department in 1997. Young holds an associate’s degree in data processing and programming from Baker College. He will fill a vacancy created by the resignation of Mark Valacak, and will serve as a representative of Genesee County submitted by the Genesee County Board of Commissioners.
Appointees will serve the remainder of three-year terms expiring Dec. 31, 2018.
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