Social Equity Program Workgroup Participants

Media Contact: LARA Communications 517-335-LARA (5272)
Email: mediainfo@michigan.gov

January 28, 2020 –The Marijuana Regulatory Agency (MRA) announced today the participants in two stakeholder workgroups to discuss and provide suggestions regarding the Social Equity Program.

The first workgroup will take place in Detroit on February 5, 2020 from 10:00am - 1:00 p.m. The second workgroup will take place in Muskegon on February 12, 2020 from 11:00am - 2:00pm.

Social Equity Program Workgroup Participants

Detroit – February 5, 2020:

    • Leslie Andrews

    • Jasmine Barnes

    • Derrick Brown, Jr.

    • Rebecca Colett

    • Joshua Colton

    • Celeste Culver

    • Angelique Fowler

    • Joey Jones, M.Ed

    • Faliscia C. Knuckles

    • Abdullah Muhammad

    • Johnathan Quarles

    • Kimberly Scott

    • Mark S. Smith

    • Margaretta Venson

    • Terry Willis

Muskegon – February 12, 2020:

    • James Dimitriou

    • Mike Franzak

    • Tennille Harkness

    • Dakeana Jones-Bishop

    • Cayne Lindsey

    • Connie Maxim-Sparrow

    • Tracy Powers

    • Brandon Riley

    • Cory Roberts

    • Anthony Sabatella

    • Allison Sevensma

    • Brianna M. Smith

    • Amanda Sukup

The workgroups previously scheduled for Coldwater on Thursday, February 20, 2020 and Mt. Pleasant on Tuesday, February 25, 2020 have been canceled due to lack of participant submissions. The purpose of the workgroups is to gather information only; to that end, the MRA is seeking input on the Social Equity Program.