Education Committee

The Charge of the Education Committee is as follows:

• Oversee the educational needs identified by all committees, prioritize and implement in accordance with the vision/mission/strategic plan. 
• Make topic and speaker recommendations to the Annual Meeting Committee. 
• Enhance educational program profitability so that net education income from classroom programs enhances the revenue funding situation of MEDA.
• Explore alternative delivery of education to address needs of members.
  
  

Committee Chair

Susan M. C. Pigg, CEcD, Executive Director, Tri-County Regional Planning Commission

Committee Members

Bob Barker, President, Mason County Growth Alliance
Calli Berg, CEcD, EDFP, Owner, BDM Services
Peggy J. Black, Principal Account Manager, DTE Energy
Dan Casey, Manager of Economic Development, City of Rochester Hills
Daniel Coss, Community Development Director, City of Marysville
John Czarnecki, President and Chief Executive Officer, Clinton County Economic Alliance
Maureen Donohue Krauss, Director, Oakland County, Economic Development and Community Affairs
Perrin T. Emanuel, President, HP Devco, Inc.
Joe Esbrook, Director of Business and Community Development, Michigan Works! The Job Force Board
Jason Friedmann, Director, Community and Economic Development, City of Hamtramck
Janice Karcher, Vice President, Economic Development Action Group, Genesee Regional Chamber of Commerce
Rex LaMore, Director, MSU Center for Community and Economic Development
Robert Moffit, City Administrator, City of Gladwin
Michael J. Montgomery, Principal, Montgomery Consulting Inc.
Susan Moriarty, AICP, Associate, Anderson Economic Group
Angela Schofield, Economic Development Coordinator, City of Hazel Park
Donald C. Schurr, President, Greater Gratiot Development, Inc.
Adam Smith, City Manager, Village of Jonesville
Rene Stephan, Business Retention and Community Services Specialist, Economic Development Alliance of St. Clair County
Ara Topouzian, Economic Development Director, City of Novi
Raymond Vlasin, Team Development and Strategic Planning
Steve Willobee, Community Development Manager, Soil and Materials Engineers, Inc.
Kara Wood, CEcD, Economic Development Director, City of Grand Rapids
Frederick E. Zorn, Jr., CEcD, Deputy City Administrator, City of Southfield

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