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Council for Labor and Economic Growth
The Council for Labor and Economic Growth (CLEG) was created by Executive Order No. 2004 - 36 to remain consistent with the provisions of the federal Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (WIA) and regulations issued pursuant to the act. Members of the board serve in an advisory capacity to the Governor and the director of the Michigan Department of Energy, Labor & Economic Growth, and are charged with the development and continuous improvement of a Statewide Workforce Investment System.
Statute
Contact Information
Victor Office Center
201 N. Washington Square, Suite 150
Lansing, MI 48913
517-241-8408 Phone:
Fax: 517-335-7773
E-mail: cleg@michigan.gov
Members
Mitch L. Tomlinson , East Lansing
Chief Executive Officer of Peckham, Inc.
Business
Term expires 4/30/11
Wilma D. Abney, Southfield
Business
Term expires 4/30/11
Roy Sexton, Saline
Corporate Director of Strategic Communications at Oakwood Healthcare
Business
Term expires 4/30/11
Daniel J. Phelan, Jackson
President & CEO of Jackson Community College
Workforce Investment Activities - Community College
Term expires 4/30/11
Shelly Z. Norman-Hill, Detroit
Deputy Director of Youth Sports and Recreation
Workforce Investment Activities
Term expires 4/30/11
David Adams, Brighton
President & CEO of Michigan Credit Union League
Business
Term expires 4/30/11
J. Michael Zelley, Grand Blanc
Executive Director of The Disability Network
Business
Term expires 4/30/11
Paul W. Arsenault , Ishpeming
President of Concepts Consulting
Business
Term expires 4/30/12
Ryan C. Swartz, Haslett
Clinical Educational Specialist at Boston Scientific
Business
Term expires 4/30/11
David L. Eisler , Big Rapids
President of Ferris State University
Workforce Investment Activities - Higher Ed
Term expires 4/30/11
Doyle A. Hayes, Kentwood
President of dhayesGroup
Business
Term expires 4/30/11
Sharon Parks, Holt
Workforce Investment Activities
Term expires 4/30/11
Paul Bergan, Eau Claire
Regional Director of Career/Technical Education
Berrien County Intermediate School District
Workforce Investment Activities - K-12
Term expires 4/30/11
Thomas E. Kimble, Clarkston
Executive Council Member of AARP of Michigan
Business
Term expires 4/30/11
Karen Kosniewski, Royal Oak
President & CEO of Junior Achievement of SE Michigan
Business
Term expires 4/30/11
Jumanah Judeh, Dearborn Heights
President & CEO of Judeh & Associates
Business
Term expires 4/30/11
Eleanor M. Josaitis, Detroit
Co-Founder Emeritus
Focus: HOPE
Workforce Investment Activities
Term expires 4/30/12
Lynn R. Zuellig, RN, BSN, Frankenmuth
Chief Operating Officer Home Based Services
Lutheran Homes of Michigan, Inc.
Business
Term expires 4/30/12
Sue E. Koseck, Chelsea
Consultant at Consumers Energy
Business
Term expires 4/30/12
Thomas L. Hickner, Bay City
County Executive of Bay County
Chief Elected Official
Term expires 4/30/12
Derick W. Adams, West Bloomfield
Vice President, Human Resources
Health Alliance Plan, Henry Ford Health System
Business
Term expires 4/30/12
Eric R. Gilbertson, Bay City
President of Saginaw Valley State University
Workforce Investment Activities - Higher Ed
Term expires 4/30/12
Francis P. Lopez, Howell
Chairman & CEO of Aztec Manufacturing
Business
Term expires 4/30/12
Mark Gaffney, Dearborn
President of Michigan State AFL-CIO
Labor Organization
Term expires 4/30/12
William Peterson, Southpointe
Administrative Assistant to the VP
UAW International
Additional Members
Term expires 4/30/12
Michael Evangelista, Farmington Hills
Owner, Secretary/Treasurer of Tony Angelo Cement Construction Company
Business
Term expires 4/30/12
Lloyd G. Bingman, Ph.D., Okemos
President & CEO of Brighter Day Consulting, LLC
Additional Members
Term expires 4/30/12
Michael T. Schmidt, Huntington Woods
Contributions Director, Education, Ford Motor Company Fund
Business
Term expires 4/30/12
James D. Roberts, St. Joseph
President of Jim Roberts Enterprises
Business
Term expires 4/30/12
Carlos A. Sanchez, Grand Rapids
Executive Director of Grand Rapids Housing Commission
Additional Members - One-Stop Partner - HUD
Term expires 4/30/12
VACANT
Mayor of City of Allen Park
Chief Elected Official
Term expires 4/30/12
John D. Van Wyck, Muskegon
State Director of Frontier Communications
Business
Term expires 4/30/12
Rep. Sharon Tyler* (R-Niles)
House of Representatives
Term expires 12/31/12
Rep. Jim Ananich* (D-Flint)
House of Representatives
Term expires 12/31/12
Bill Wagner, Jr., Manchester
Founder & Principal Consultant of SRT Solutions
Business
Term expires 4/30/13
Douglas Jester, East Lansing
President of IT Services Corporation
Business
Term expires 4/30/13
Robert A. Straits, South Haven
Director of Kalamazoo-St. Joseph Michigan Works!
Workforce Investment Activities
Term expires 4/30/13
John E. Mogk , Grosse Pointe Park
Professor of Law, Wayne State University
Business
Term expires 4/30/13
Kester K. So, Okemos
Attorney at Dickinson-Wright, PLLC
Business
Term expires 4/30/13
David Hollister,
Vice President for Strategic Initiatives of Prima Civitas Foundation
Youth Activities
Term expires 4/30/13
Chuck Browning
Administrative Asst. to the President, UAW International
Labor Organization
Term expires 4/30/13
Jeff Schade, Midland
President & CEO of The Peplinski Group, Inc.
Business
Term expires 4/30/13
Robert J. Jacquart , Ironwood
Owner of Jacquart Fabric Products
Business
Term expires 4/30/13
Marjorie A. Sorge, Livonia
Executive Director of Detroit Regional News Hub
Business
Term expires 4/30/13
Lizabeth Ardisana, Orchard Lake
CEO of ASG Renaissance
Business/MEDC Executive Committee
Term expires 4/30/13
Fern R. Espino, Ph.D., Dearborn
President & CEO of Espino Enterprises
Business
Term expires 4/30/13
Jack A. Litzenberg, Grand Blanc
Program Director of C.S. Mott Foundation
Additional Members
Term expires 4/13/13
Cunesha C. Sanders, West Bloomfield
Center Director, Detroit Job Corps Center
One-Stop Partner - Job Corps
Additional Members
Term expires 4/30/13
Ron Lilek, Rochester Hills
Business
Term expires 4/30/13
Frank J. Cloutier, Pinconning
Public Relations Manager for the Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribe
One-Stop Partner - Native American Activities
Term expires 4/30/14
Stephen W. Balbierz, Marquette
External Affairs Director of AT&T Michigan
Business
Term expires 4/30/14
Sharon C. Peters, Belleville
President & CEO of Claytor Peters Consulting
Youth Activities
Term expires 4/30/14
Patrick D. Cannon, Haslett
Director of the Michigan Commission for the Blind
Michigan Department of Energy, Labor & Economic Growth
Additional Members - One-Stop Partnership - Vocational Rehab
Term expires 4/30/14
Jennifer E. Cornell, Tecumseh
Consultant
Business
Term expires 4/30/14
Timothy W. Herman, Flint
CEO of Genessee Regional Chamber of Commerce
Business
Term expires 4/30/14
John A. James, Farmington Hills
Chairman of James Group International, Inc.
Business
Term expires 4/30/14
Timothy J. Nelson, Traverse City
President of Northwestern Michigan College
Workforce Investment Activities - Community College
Term expires 4/30/14
Donald O'Connell, Beverly Hills
Executive Director of Operating Engineers Local 324
Additional Members
Term expires 4/30/14
Gene W. Pierce, Birch Run
Assistant Superintendent/CTE of Tuscola Intermediate School District
Workforce Investment Activities - K-12
Term expires 4/30/14
Jaye N. Porter
Director of Michigan Rehabilitation Services
Michigan Department of Energy, Labor & Economic Growth
Additional Members - One Stop Partner - Vocational Rehab
Term expires 4/30/14
Hubert Price, Jr., Pontiac
President of Synergistics Consulting
Business
Term expires 4/30/14
Lisa Rutledge, Taylor
Corporate Director of Community Benefit and Outreach for Oakwood Healthcare
Business
Term expires 4/30/14
Ann Sastry, Ann Arbor
Owner of Sakti3
Business/MEDC Executive Committee
Term expires 4/30/14
Phil Thompson, Bath
President of SEIU Michigan State Council
Labor Organization
Term expires 4/30/14
Zane Walker, North Branch
President of Michigan Building and Construction Trades Council
Labor Organization
Term expires 4/30/14
Dayne Walling, Flint
Mayor of City of Flint
Chief Elected Official/MEDC Executive Committee
Term expires 4/30/14
Ex Officio (Voting) Members
Steven Hilfinger, Director
Michigan Department of Energy, Labor & Economic Growth
State Agency
Maura Corrigan, Director
Michigan Department of Human Services
State Agency
Olga Dazzo, Director
Department of Community Health
State Agency
Michael Flanagan, Superintendent
Michigan Department of Education
State Agency
Mike Finney, CEO
Michigan Economic Development Corporation
State Agency
*Appointed by the Speaker of the House
Meetings