Michigan EPFP Monthly Seminar Speakers
The following table represents the names of individuals who have served as seminar speakers, panelists, and program resources in the Michigan EPFP since its inception in 1975. Next to each name, you will find the presenter's title, organizational affiliation at the time of their contribution, the title of their topic, and the year(s) of their presentation. The Michigan EPFP draws on its extensive network of Alumni for their program expertise; thus, many of the presenters listed are also Michigan EPFP Alumni. In those cases, their fellowship year is listed.
The Michigan EPFP is indebted to each of these individuals for supporting the growth and development of the Michigan EPFP program and its participants. These individuals have generously contributed their time and expertise in helping to improve the policy process and leadership development in the state of Michigan.
First Name | Last Name | EPFP Alum | Title | Organization | Seminar Topic | Year |
Mr. Lou | Adams | District Manager, MI Rehabilitation Services | MI Department of Labor & Economic Growth | Leadership Style Influences & Organizations | 2006 | |
Dr. Michael
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Addonizio | 1983-84 | Education Advisor | Governor's Office | The Governor's Education Agenda | 1990-92 |
Professor | Wayne State University | School Finance Reform Policy | 1993-94 | |||
Ms. Judy | Airhart | Director of Education | Cuyahoga Plan of Ohio | Linkages Beyond the Education Community | 1981-82 | |
Mr. Walter | Allen | Center for Afro-American Studies | University of Michigan | Admissions & Affirmative Action | 1981-82 | |
Dr. William | Allen | Dean | James Madison College, Michigan State University | Role of Government in Policy Making | 1995-96 | |
Mr. Clifford
|
Allo | Director of Special Projects | MI Office of Substance Abuse Services |
Alcohol & Drug Abuse
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1989-90 | |
Mr. Chuck | Anderson | Executive Director | Michigan Education Association | Role of Department of Education | 2001-02 | |
Mr. Michael | Annison | EPFP Coordinator | Colorado | National Trends & Implications for Education | 1981-82 | |
Mr. John C. | Austin | 1991-92 | Senior Project Manager | Public Policy Associates | Implications of the Lt. Governor's Commission | 2005 |
Think Tanks & Policy Centers | 1998-99, 2001-02 | |||||
Dr. C. Patrick | Babcock | Director | Michigan Department of Social Services | Developing Human Services State Policy | 1987-88 | |
Mr. Gary | Bachula | Executive Director | Governor's Cabinet Council on Human Investment | Developing Human Services State Policy | 1988-89 | |
Mr. Bill | Ballenger | Editor | Inside Michigan Politics | Forecasting the 2002 General Election | 2001-02 | |
Michigan's Changing Political Landscape | 1999-00 | |||||
Dr. E. Sharon | Banks | Superintendent of Schools | Lansing School District | Education Choices | 2003-04 | |
Lessons in Leadership | 2000-02 | |||||
Dr. William | Banach | President | Banach, Banach & Cassidy | Demographics & Change | 1992-93 | |
Critical Issues Facing Education | 1993-94 | |||||
Dr. Michael | Bassis | President | Olivet College | Developing a Leadership Model | 1997-98 | |
Dr. Ernie | Bauer | Consultant for Research, Evaluation & Assessment | Oakland Schools | Implications of No Child Left Behind | 2002-03 | |
Mr. Larry | Beckon | Michigan Department of Transportation | Organizational Culture and How It Impacts Leadership and Change | 2002-03 | ||
Dr. Frithjof | Bergmann | Professor of Philosophy & Anthropology | University of Michigan | The Future of Work | 1986-94 | |
Mrs. Dorothy | Beardmore | President | Michigan State Board of Education | Politics & Policy | 1999-00 | |
Ms. Barbara Truitt | Beckmeyer | eProducer & New Media Specialist | Virtual University Design and Technology Group, Michigan State University | Designing Online Courses | 2002-03 | |
Mr. Robert | Bee | Director of Child Welfare Licensing | Michigan Department of Social Services | Leadership in Continuous Improvement Systems | 2002-03 | |
Dr. Donald | Bemis | Superintendent of Public Instruction | Michigan Department of Education | State Education Policy Reform | 1989-91 | |
Mr. Fritz | Benson | Partner | Michigan Legislative Consultants | Lobbying & Policy Making | 1985-86 | |
Mr. Paul | Bielawski | 1983-84 | Special Assistant for Underperforming Schools | Michigan Department of Education | Implications of No Child Left Behind | 2002-03 |
Dr. Ed | Birch | Director, Special Education Services | Michigan Department of Education | Special Education Policy Issues | 1981-82 | |
Mr. Gene | Borget | Warden | Cotton Correctional Facility; Michigan Department of Corrections | Corrections, Prisons, & Policy Making | 1992-93 | |
Dr. Michael | Boulus | 1976-77 | Executive Director | Presidents Council State Universities of Michigan | Michigan’s Public University System | 2003-04 |
Executive Director | Middle Cities Education Association | School Finance Reform Policy | 1993-94 | |||
Associate Director | Michigan Association of School Administrators | Lobbying & Policy Making | 1983-85 | |||
Ms. Nanette | Bowler | 1992-93 | Director | Michigan Family Independence Agency | Michigan's Children's Action Network | 2002-03 |
Director & Legal Counsel | Lieutenant Governor's Children's Commission | An Agenda for Michigan's Children | 1996-97 | |||
Executive Director | Children's Law Center: Grand Rapids, MI | Role of Family, Schools & Community Organizations | 1991-92 | |||
Ms. Carol | Bragg | 1998-99 | Project Director, 21st Century Learning Centers | Grand Rapids Public Schools | Shaping & Building Communities | 1998-99 |
Dr. Jacqueline | Brayman | Associate Director | Ball Foundation | Teacher Quality | 2002-03 | |
Dr. Harvey | Brazer | Professor, School of Economics | University of Michigan | Keynote Address | 1981-82 | |
Mr. Matthew J. | Brouillette | 1999-00 | Director of Education Policy | Mackinac Center for Public Policy | Education Reform & Charter Schools | 1999-00 |
Ms. Linda
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Bruin | 1982-83 | Legal Counsel | Michigan Association of School Boards | Coalition Politics | 1981-82 |
Mr. John | Burchette | Director | Michigan Office in Washington DC | Role of the Michigan Office in Washington, D.C. | 2002-04 | |
Dr. William | Burghardt | 1988-89 | Deputy Director | Michigan Department of Corrections | Corrections, Prisons, & Policy Making | 1992-93 |
Dr. Ella M. |
Burton | Professor | Eastern Michigan University | Principal Leadership in Urban Schools | 2003-04 | |
Ms. M. Christine | Butler | Assistant Superintendent Elementary Education | Monroe Public Schools | From the White House to Your House | 2004-05 | |
Dr. Yvonne | Caamal-Canul | 1990-91 | Director of Programs for Linguistic & Cultural Diversity; Principal | Center for Language, Culture, & the Communication Arts; Lansing Public Schools | Role of Department of Education | 2001-02 |
Lessons In Leadership | 1997-98 | |||||
Director Office of School Improvement | MI Department of Education | The Ethnicity Dilemma | 1990-92 | |||
High School Reform in Michigan | 2005-06 | |||||
Dr. Eugene | Cain | Chief School Administrator | Shabazz Public School Academy | Education Choices | 2003-04 | |
Director | Office of School & Community Affairs; Michigan Department of Education | Urban Affairs & Policy Making | 1985-86 | |||
Dr. James | Calvin | Director, Education Policy Fellowship Program | Institute for Educational Leadership | Leadership & Networking | 1993-95 | |
Dr. Carl | Candoli | Superintendent | Lansing School District | Lessons in Leadership | 1975-78 | |
Dr. Barbara | Carlisle | 1979-80 | Producing Director | Boarshead: Michigan Public Theater | Future Shock or Managed Change? | 1984-85 |
Consultant, Instructional Specialists Program | Michigan Department of Education | Comprehensive Arts Development | 1981-82 | |||
Dr. Sue | Carter | Professor of Journalism | Michigan State University | Media & Policy Making | 1997-98 | |
Mr. John | Castillio | 1978-79 | Director, Enforcement Bureau | Michigan Office for Civil Rights | Affirmative Action & Race Equity | 1995-96 |
Dr. Robert | Chamberlain | Superintendent | Lansing School District | Lessons in Leadership | 1981-83 | |
Dr. Susanne |
Chandler | Director | School of Education, Ferris State University | School Reform & Teacher Training Programs | 2003-04 | |
Dr. Marcella | Choy | Senior Researcher | Institute for Social Research; University of Michigan | Race & Academic Achievement | 1991-92 | |
Ms. Jenny | Chung | Owner | Okemos Kunmon Learning Center | From the White House to Your House | 2004-05 | |
Mr. Rene | Cisneros | Research Associate | Julian Samora Research Institute, Michigan State University | Strategies for Academic Success | 1991-92 | |
Mr. Harlow | Claggett | Director of Personnel | Lansing School District | Collective Bargaining Simulation | 1981-82 | |
Dr. William | Coats | President & CEO | Michigan Partnership for New Education | New Dimensions in Education Reform | 1994-95 | |
Dr. David | Cohen | Professor | College of Education; Michigan State University | Reforming America's High Schools | 1984-85 | |
Dr. Richard | Cole | Press Secretary to Governor Blanchard | Governor's Office | Media & Policy Making | 1984-86 | |
Mr. Herman | Coleman | Executive Director | Michigan Education Association | The MEA & Education Policy Making | 1976-77 | |
Dr. Nancy | Colflesh | President | Colflesh & Associates | Leadership in Continuous Improvement Systems | 2002-03 | |
Ms. Michelle | Corey | Vice President for Programs | Michigan's Children | Advocacy in Policy Making | 2012; 2014 | |
Ms. Candace | Cowling | 2001-02 | Executive Director | Kent County Child & Family Resource Council | Child Care & Policy Making | 2001-02 |
Mr. Bobby | Crim | President | Governmental Consultants Services; Former Speaker, Michigan House of Representatives | Lobbying & Policy Making | 1984-85 | |
Ms. Margaret | Crowley | Director | Michigan State 4-C Association | Child Care & Policy Making | 1989-90 | |
Ms. Laurie | Cummings | 1994-95 | Senior Consultant for Economic & Education Policy | Public Sector Consultants | Think Tanks & Policy Centers | 1997-98 |
Dr. Paula D. | Cunningham | President | Lansing Community College | Lessons in Leadership | 2001-02 | |
Dr. Joe | Darden | Dean | Urban Affairs Programs; Michigan State University | The State of Black Michigan | 1992-93 | |
Ms. Judy | Daubenmier | Reporter | Associated Press, Lansing Bureau | Media & Policy Making | 1995-96 | |
Mr. Jack | Davis | Attorney at Law & President | Lansing School District Board of Education | Lessons in Leadership | 2001-02 | |
Ms. Nancy | Davis | 1987-88 | Executive Director | Michigan Virtual High School | Technology in the 21st Century | 2000-01 |
Colonel Ritchie | Davis | Director | Michigan State Police | Leadership & Policy in Law Enforcement | 1987-90 | |
Ms. Nancy | Daugirda | 1996-97 | Budget Director | Michigan State Police | Leadership & Policy in Law Enforcement | 1997-98 |
Mr. Anthony | Derezinski J.D. | Director of Government Relations | Michigan Association of School Boards | School District Structure | 2006 | |
Mr. Paul | Diamond | Former Special Assistant to President Clinton for Economic Policy | National Economic Policy Council | Economic Growth & Expansion Policy | 1996-97 | |
Dr. Patrick | Dickson | Professor of Educational Psychology; Director, Technology Exploration Center | Michigan State University | A Virtual Learning Experience | 2003-04 | |
Technology Trends Impacts on Society, Education & Policy | 2002-03 | |||||
Learning Across the Lifespan | 1998-99 | |||||
Mr. Fred | D'Ignazio | 1991-92 | President | Multi-Media Classrooms | Restructuring Knowledge | 1989-91 |
Dr. Robert | Docking | Superintendent | East Lansing Public Schools | Superintendent's Panel | 1981-82 | |
Mr. Lad | Dombrowski | Administrative Secretary | Michigan State Board of Education | State Board of Education & Policy Making | 1981-85 | |
Mr. Christopher | Donesa | Staff Director | U.S. House Select Committee on Intelligence | 2005 | ||
Dr. David | Donovan | Assistant Superintendent | Michigan Department of Education | Research, Assessment, Evaluation & Policy Making | 1984-86 | |
Mr. Douglas C. |
Drake | Associate Director | State Policy Center, Wayne State University | Think Tanks & Policy Centers | 2003-04 | |
Director of Health, Human Services & Philanthropy | Public Sector Consultants | Think Tanks & Policy Centers | 2005-06 | |||
Dr. Peter | Ellis | Program Director | W. K. Kellogg Foundation | Leadership Development | 1982-84 | |
Dr. Michael | Emlaw | Associate Executive Director | Michigan Association of School Administrators | Politics & Policy Making | 2000-01 | |
Mr. Noel | Epstein | Editor | The Washington Post | Politics & Education | 1984-85 | |
Ms. Barbara |
Fardell | Director of Curriculum, Teacher Training & Development | Michigan Virtual High School | A Virtual Learning Experience | 2003-04 | |
Ms. Mary | Farrand | Family Services Coordinator | Capital Area Community Services | Strategies for Academic Success | 1991-92 | |
Dr. Patricia | Farrell | 1987-88 | Consultant | Office of University Outreach; Michigan State University | Shaping & Building Communities | 1998-99 |
Dr. Gerald | Faverman | President | Public Sector Consultants | Current Public Policy Issues | 1987-96 | |
Mr. Jack | Faxon | State Senator | Michigan Senate | Senate Education Policy | 1981-84 | |
Dr. Zolton | Ferency | Professor of Criminal Justice | Michigan State University | The Judiciary & Policy Making | 1985-86 | |
Ms. Mandy |
Ferris | Education Legislative Associate | US House Education & Workforce Committee | Briefing on No Child Left Behind Act | 2003-04 | |
Mr. Mark |
Fisk | Partner | Byrum & Fisk Advocacy Communications | The Role of Effective Communications in the Policy Process | 2012; 2014-15 | |
Mr. Jamey | Fitzpatrick | 1990-91 | Vice President for Development & Educational Policy | Michigan Virtual University | The Michigan Virtual High School as a Case Study | 2002-03 |
Learning in the 21st Century | 1999-01 | |||||
Hon. William | Ford | U.S. Congressman | House of Representatives | Keynote Address | 1981-82 | |
Dr. Lisa | Frankes | Assistant Professor, Department of Teacher Education | Eastern Michigan University | Best Practices | 2001-02 | |
Dr. Gloria | Frazier | Coordinator | State Executive Policy Fellowship Program, Institute for Educational Leadership | Leadership & Skill Building | 1984-85 | |
Dr. Richard | Foster | Consultant & Former Superintendent of Schools | Berkeley School District, California | Sociology of Organizations | 1982-83 | |
Dr. Phillip | Gannon | President | Lansing Community College | Global Issues Impacting Education | 1984-88 | |
Judge James | Giddings | Judge | District Court, Lansing, Michigan | Courts & Policy Making | 1984-85 | |
Mr. Keith | Geiger | Executive Director | Michigan Education Association | Coalition Politics | 1981-82 | |
Ms. Sharon | Gire | State Representative | Michigan House of Representatives | Politics & Policy | 1999-00 | |
Mr. Lou | Glazer | President | Michigan Future, Inc. | Michigan's Transition to a Knowledge-Based Economy | 2011-14 | |
Mr. Howard | Gobstein | Assistant VP for Government Affairs | Michigan State University | Panel Moderator | 1998-99 | |
Ms. Pan | Godchaux | State Representative | Michigan House of Representatives | Politics & Policy | 1999-01 | |
Mr. Jesse | Goodwin | Vice President | NAACP - Detroit | Desegregation Issues | 1981-82 | |
Dr. Robert | Green | Dean | College of Urban Development, Michigan State University | Desegregation & Urban Development | 1975-77 | |
Ms. Robin Lynn | Grinnell | Director, Michigan Nonprofit Leadership Institute | Michigan Nonprofit Association | Preparing Leadership for the 21st Century | 2004-05 | |
Dr. Phyllis T. H. | Grummon | Director of University Planning | Michigan State University | Developing a Leadership Model | 1997-98 | |
Ms. Betty | Hale | President | Institute for Educational Leadership | Leadership & Networking | 2000-01 | |
Vice-President | Institute for Educational Leadership | Leadership & Networking | 1985-99 | |||
Director, Education Policy Fellowship Program | Institute for Educational Leadership | Leadership & Networking | 1980-84 | |||
Dr. Samuel | Halperin | Director; Former Director, Institute for Educational Leadership | W.T. Grant Foundation Commission on Work, Family, & Citizenship | Recommendations for Human Services Policy Making | 1989-90, 1995 | |
Dr. Bill | Hamilton | Asst. Superintendent for Curriculum | Walled Lake Consolidated Schools | The Imperative of Technology in 21st Century Literacy | 2004-05 | |
Mr. Steve | Hamp | President | The Henry Ford Museum & Greenfield Village | Change & Systemic Leadership | 1996-97 | |
Dr. Kenneth | Harris | 1979-80 | Staff Director | U. S. District Court Monitoring Commission | Desegregation Issues | 1981-82 |
Mr. Lance | Harris | Vice President/General Manager | Industrial Products Group, GKN Sinter Metals | Lessons in Leadership | 2001-02 | |
Dr. Henry J. | Hastings | Acting Director | Michigan Institute for Safe Schools & Communities, Michigan State University |
Ethics, Values & Morality | 2002-03 | |
Dr. Philip | Hawkins | 1971-72 | Director of Planning | Michigan Department of Education | Future Shock or Managed Change? | 1984-85 |
Mr. Gary | Hawks | Superintendent of Public Instruction | Michigan Department of Education | State Education Policy Reform | 1988-89 | |
Mr. David | Haynes | Lobbyist | Public Affairs Consultants | Role of Lobbying | 1987-88 | |
Dr. Larry | Hembroff | Senior Survey Methodologist | Institute for Public Policy & Social Research, Michigan State University | Power of Polling | 1997-99 | |
Mr. John | Heiss | Manager | Greater Detroit Network for Social Innovators | The Technology of Relationship Building | 2010 | |
Ms. Patricia | Hepp | Director of Refugee Services | Catholic Social Services | Strategies for Academic Success | 1991-92 | |
Mr. William | Hieshetter | Lobbyist | Grand Rapids Public Schools | Lobbying & Policy Making | 1986-87 | |
Dr. Asa | Hilliard | Fuller E. Callaway Professor | Georgia State University | School Reform & the African American Student | 1993-94 | |
Dr. Harold | Hodgkinson | Director | Center for Demographic Policy, Institute for Educaitonal Leadership | Demographics & Change | 1989-95 | |
Mr. David | Hollister | Former President & CEO | Prima Civitas Foundation | Creating a Policy Framework | 2012-14 | |
President & CEO | Prima Civitas Foundation | Creating a Policy Framework | 2007-2011 | |||
Director | Michigan Department of Labor & Economic Growth | Creating a Policy Framework | 2003-06 | |||
Michigan Department of Consumer and Industry Services | The New Policy Landscape & Implications for the Future | 2002-03 | ||||
Mayor | City of Lansing | Power & Organizations | 1999-02 | |||
Creating a Policy Framework | 1994-03 | |||||
State Representative | Michigan House of Representatives | Power & Organizations | 1986-87 | |||
Impacting Public Policy | 1982-94 | |||||
Mr. Paul | Hubbard | Vice President | New Detroit, Inc. | Urban Affairs & Policy Making | 1986-87 | |
Mr. Ned | Hubbell | Director of Project Outreach | Michigan Department of Education | State Education Policy Reform | 1985-86 | |
Dr. Jeremy | Hughes | 1984-85 | Superintendent | Haslett Public Schools | Superintendent's Panel | 1981-82 |
Father Robert | Humitz | Education Director | Archdiocese of Detroit | Urban Affairs & Policy Making | 1984-85 | |
Mr. James N. | Humphries, JD | Interim Executive Director Federal, State & Local Grant Development | Detroit Public Schools | From the White House to Your House | 2004-05 | |
Ms. Joan | Hunault | Education Advisor to Governor Blanchard | Governor's Office | The Governor's Education Agenda | 1989-91 | |
Dr. Fred | Ignatovich | Professor of Education Administration | Michigan State University | Exploring Leadership Styles | 1985-86 | |
Mr. Murray | Jackson | Center for the Study of Higher Education | Michigan State University | Admissions & Affirmative Action | 1981-82 | |
Dr. Arthur | Jefferson | General Superintendent | Detroit Public Schools | Keynote Address | 1981-82 | |
Dr. Jerome | Johnson | Associate Research Scientist | Institute for Social Research, University of Michigan | Research & Policy Making | 1985-87 | |
Dr. Philip | Johnson | Consultant | The FireStarter | Leadership Style Influences & Organizations | 2006 | |
Dr. Michelle | Johnston | 2000-01 | Dean | College of Education, Ferris State University | Role of Department of Education | 2001-02 |
Mr. Lynn |
Jondahl | Executive Director | Michigan Prospect | Ballot Proposals as Policy Alternatives | 2003-04 | |
Dr. Stephen S. | Kaagan | Professor of Education Administration | Michigan State University | Lessons in Leadership | 1992-99 | |
Mr. David A. |
Kallman, J.D. | Attorney | Education Choices | 2003-04 | ||
Mr. Kerry | Kammer | State Senator | Michigan Senate | Environmental Protection | 1989-90 | |
Current K-12 Policy Issues | 1981-82 | |||||
Mr. George | Kaplan | Journalist & Freelance Writer | Media & Policy Making | 1989-90 | ||
Ms. Elaine A. |
Karls | Professor of English | Delta College | School Reform & Teacher Training Programs | 2003-04 | |
Dr. C. Philip | Kearney | Professor | School of Education, University of Michigan | School Finance Reform Policy | 1990-95 | |
Understanding Public Policy Making | 1984-90 | |||||
Mr. Bill | Keith | State Representative | Michigan House of Representatives | |||
Ms. Phylis | Keith | Lobbyist | Michigan Dental Association | Lobbying & Policy Making | 1984-85 | |
Dr. Henry | Kelly | Associate Director | White House Office of Science & Technology Policy | National Science & Technology Policy | 1996-97 | |
Mr. Richard | Kerbawy | Chief Referee | Ingham County Probate Court | Strategies for Academic Success | 1991-92 | |
Mr. James | King | General Manager | WLNS-TV-6, Lansing, Michigan | Media & Policy Making | 1985-86 | |
Ms. Susan | Knight | Education Writer | Arizona Daily Star & Journalist in Residence, University of Michigan | Media & Policy Making | 1986-87 | |
Mr. Howard | Lancour | General Director | WJIM Radio, Lansing, Michigan | Media & Policy Making | 1985-86 | |
Dr. Judith
|
Lanier | Dean | College of Education, Michigan State University | Lessons in Leadership | ||
President | Michigan Partnership for New Education | State Education Policy Reform | 1991-92 | |||
Mr. Gary | LaPointe | 1995-96 | Telecommunications Specialist | Michigan Department of Education | Electronic Tools & Social Networks | 1996-97 |
Mr. David | Lawrence | Publisher | Detroit Free Press | Urban Issues & the Media | 1985-86 | |
Mr. Joseph | Lehman | Executive Vice President & Chief Operating Officer | Mackinac Center for Public Policy | The Role of Think Tanks & Policy Centers | 2007 | |
Dr. Clyde | LeTarte | President | Jackson Community College | Changing Corporate Culture | 1984-85 | |
Dr. Renee | Lerche | Manager, Employee Development & External Educational Planning Department | Ford Motor Company | Private Sector Perspectives | 1993-95 | |
Dr. Larry | Lezotte | President | Effective Schools | Leadership for Continuous School Improvement | 2002-03 | |
Professor, College of Education | Michigan State University | Policy Research & Teaching | 1981-82 | |||
Mr. Jim | Linsell | 2001-02 | Michigan Teacher of the Year | Michigan Department of Education | Best Practices | 2001-02 |
Dr. Carolyn | Logan | Supervisor | Early Childhood Education, Michigan Department of Education | An Agenda for Michigan's Children | 1998-90 | |
Mr. Paul A. |
Long | Vice President, Public Policy | Michigan Catholic Conference | Education Choices | 2003-04 | |
Dr. Carlos |
Lopez | Divisional Director of Bilingual Education | Detroit Public Schools | Principal Leadership in Urban Schools | 2003-04 | |
Mr. John | Lopez | 1985-86 | Director | Michigan Department of Civil Rights | Change & Systemic Leadership | 1996-97 |
Ms. Mara |
Lud | Principal | Moores Park Elementary School, Lansing School District | School Reform & Teacher Training Programs | 2003-04 | |
Mr. Robert | Lundeen | Chairman of the Board | Dow Chemical Corporation | Changing Corporate Culture | 1984-85 | |
Ms. Margaret | Madigan | 1999-00 | Supervisor of Field Services | Michigan Department of Education | From the White House to Your House | 2004-05 |
Mr. Edward | Manasah | Editor | Lansing State Journal | Media & Policy Making | 1985-86 | |
Mr. Russ | Maples | Director, Vocational Education | Lansing School District | Work Force Development | 1976-77 | |
Dr. Barbara
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Markle | 1993-94 | Assistand Dean, Office of K-12 Outreach | College of Education, Michigan State University | Assessing Leadership Styles | 2009; 2011-14 |
Director, K-12 Outreach Education | College of Education, Michigan State University | Values & Leadership | 1996-97 | |||
Director, Collaborative Leadership Center | Michigan Partnership for New Education | Education Reform in Michigan | 1992-95 | |||
Mr. Victor | Marsh | CEO & Chairman | The Victor Marsh Group (VMG) | Teacher Quality | 2002-03 | |
Mr. Roger |
Martin | President | Rossman Martin & Associates | Ballot Proposals as Policy Alternatives | 2003-04 | |
Ms. Lynne | Martinez | State Representative | Michigan House of Representatives | Politics & Policy | 1999-01 | |
Ms. Barbara Roberts | Mason | Member | Michigan State Board of Education | The MEA & Policy Making | 1976-77 | |
Mr. Thomas | Mathieu | State Representative | Michigan House of Representatives | K-12 Policy Issues | 1981-82 | |
Mr. Jeff | McAlvey | President | McAlvey & Associates | Advocacy & Public Policy | 2004-05 | |
Mr. Richard | McLellan | Lawyer | McLellan Law Offices P.L.L.C. | Education Funding | 2013 | |
Ms. Diane J. | McMillan | High School Redesign Consultant | MI Department of Education | High School Reform in Michigan | 2006 | |
Dr. Ed | Meade | Program Officer | Ford Foundation | Keynote Address | 1981-82 | |
Ms. Shari | Miller | Deputy Superintendent for Instruction & Operation | Lansing School District | Networking, Partnering & Collaboration | 2001-02 | |
Ms. Gretchen | Millich | Capitol Correspondent | WKAR-AM/FM, Michigan State University | Media & Policy Making | 1997-98 | |
Mr. David | Milstein | Chief, General Government Group | Office of Management Practices, Michigan Department of Management & Budget | Policy Analysis & the Budget | 1981-84 | |
Mr. Hunter | Moorman | Director | Education Policy Fellowship Program, Institute for Educational Leadership | Leadership & Networking | 2000-02 | |
Ms. Rachael | Moreno | 1980-81 | Associate Superintendent | Genesee Intermediate School District | Future Shock or Managed Change? | 1984-85 |
Director, Office of Program Coordination | Michigan Department of Education | Project Outreach | 1981-82 | |||
Dr. Herbert S. | Moyer | Member | Michigan State Board of Education | Implications of No Child Left Behind | 2002-03 | |
Ms. Susan Grimes | Munsell | Former State Representative | Michigan House of Representatives | Politics & Policy Making | 2000-01 | |
Dr. Robert | Muth | Executive Director | Middle Ciites Education Association | Leadership Issues | 1981-82 | |
Mr. Earl | Nelson | Director, Office of Equity | Michigan Department of Education | Affirmative Action & Race Equity | 1995-96 | |
Mr. Alex | Nock |
Education Legislative Associate |
U.S. House Committee on Education & the Workforce | No Child Left Behind | 2005 | |
US House Education & Workforce Committee | Briefing on No Child Left Behind Act | 2003-04 | ||||
Legislative Staff | Congressman Dale Kildee's Office | ESEA Reauthorization | 2002-03 | |||
Ms. Fay | O'Hare | Chairman | Detroit Metropolitan League of Women Voters | Desegregation Issues | 1981-82 | |
Mr. Robert | O'Leary | Deputy Chief of Staff | Office of the Governor | Influencing the Public Policy Debate | 1986-87 | |
Chief Deputy | MI Department of Commerce | Influencing the Public Policy Debate | 1985-86 | |||
Ms. Debra | Overbey | High School Library/Media Specialist | Stockbridge Community Schools | Teaching Online | 2002-03 | |
Mr. Joseph | Overton | Senior Vice President | Mackinac Center for Public Policy | Think Tanks & Policy Centers | 1999-03 | |
Mr. Gary | Owen | State Representative | Michigan House of Representatives | Lobbying & Policy Making | 1976-77 | |
Mr. Glenn | Oxender | Superintendent | The Role of the MDE | 2001-02 | ||
Mr. Jeff | Padden | President | Public Policy Associates | Think Tanks & Policy Centers | 1997-00, 2002-03 | |
Dr. Eugene
|
Paslov | Director | Governor's Office for Job Training | Developing a State Work Force Policy | 1982-84 | |
Superintendent of Public Instruction | Michigan Department of Education | State Education Policy Reform | 1979-80 | |||
Ms. Susan | Patrick | Director, Office of Educational Technology | U.S. Department of Education | National Education Technology Plan | 2005 | |
Mr. William
|
Patrick | Director | Office of Professional Development, Michigan Family Independence Agency | Leadership in Continuous Improvement Systems | 2002-03 | |
Mr. Argelio Ben | Perez | 1975-76 | Principal | Transformations | Leadership & Skill Building | 1985-06 |
Mr. Ric | Peterson | President | Peterson Public Sector Consulting | The Imperative of Technology in 21st Century Literacy | 2004-05 | |
Dr. Therese | Peterson | Superintendent | Webberville Community Schools | Politics & Policy Making | 2000-01 | |
Mr. Mark | Pischea | Partner | The Sterling Corporation | The Role of Effective Communications in the Policy Process | 2013-14 | |
Dr. David | Plank | Professor, College of Education; Director, The Policy Center at Michigan State University | College of Education, Michigan State University | Think Tanks & Policy Centers | 2000-05 | |
Choice & Charter School Policies | 1999-00 | |||||
Creating a Policy Framework | 1997-99 | |||||
Ms. Amy | Plaster | Chief of Staff | Office of Congressman Pete Hoekstra | Education & Workforce Development | 2005 | |
Mr. Rick | Pluta | Capitol Correspondent & Managing Editor | Michigan Public Radio | Media & Policy Making | 1996-97 | |
Dr. Nancy | Pogel | Secretary, Board of Trustees; Assistant to the President | Michigan State University | Change & Systemic Leadership | 1996-97 | |
Ms. Lana | Pollack | President | Michigan Environmental Council | Role of Advocacy Organizations | 1997-98 | |
Former MI State Senator | Michigan Senate | Impact of Federal Policy on Women | 1995-96 | |||
Ms. Cheryl | Poole | 2004-05 | Consultant for Professional Development | Michigan Department of Education | Teacher Quality | 2002-03 |
Dr. John
|
Porter | CEO | Urban Education Alliance | Impacting At-Risk Youth | 1994-95 | |
President | Eastern Michigan University | Social Impact of Failing to Educate | 1987-88 | |||
Superintendent of Public Instruction | Michigan Department of Education | State Education Policy Reform | 1977-79 | |||
Ms. Rachel | Post | Legislative Assistant | Office of Congressman Vernon Ehlers | Education & Workforce Development | 2005 | |
Dr. Hank | Prince | Associate Director | Michigan House Fiscal Agency | Politics & Policy Making | 2000-01 | |
Dr. Susan | Printy | Assistant Professor | College of Education, Michigan State University | Planning for Collaboration | 2007 | |
Dr. Matthew | Prophet | Superintendent | Lansing School District | Influencing the Public Policy Debate | 1975-81 | |
Superintendent | Portland, OR | Desegregation Issues | 1981-82, 1985 | |||
Mr. Mark |
Rainey | Executive Director | Kalamazoo RESA Leadership Institute | Principal Leadership in Urban Schools | 2003-04 | |
Mr. Ray | Ramirez | Director of Outreach & Technology | North Central Regional Educational Laboratory | Telecommunications Policy | 1994-95 | |
Dr. Rossi | Ray-Taylor | 1979-80 | Deputy Superintendent for Instruction | Lansing School District | Shaping & Building Communities | 1998-99 |
Lobbyist | Lansing School District | Lobbying & Policy Making | 1983-84 | |||
Ms. Jane | Reagan | 2003-04 | Consultant | Michigan Department of Education | Developing Learning Teams | 2004-05 |
Dr. Lawrence | Reed | President | Mackinac Center for Public Policy | Think Tanks & Policy Centers | 1998-99; 2005 | |
Ms. Jessie | Rivers | Warden, Egeler Correctional Facility | Michigan Department of Corrections | Corrections, Prisons, & Policy Making | 1993-94 | |
Dr. Douglas
|
Roberts | Director | Institute for Public Policy & Social Research, MSU | Think Tanks & Policy Centers | 2003-06 | |
State Treasurer | State of Michigan | Michigan's Economic Outlook | 1990-97, 2001-02 | |||
Director, Senate Fiscal Agency | State of Michigan | Think Tanks & Policy Centers | 2005 | |||
Colonel Michael | Robinson | Director | Michigan State Police | Leadership & Policy in Law Enforcement | 1992-93 | |
Dr. Bonnie | Rockafellow | 2003-04 | Consultant | Michigan Department of Education | Developing Learning Teams | 2004-05 |
Mr. Charles | Roe | President | Midwest Society for Organizational Learning | Change & Systemic Leadership | 2000-01 | |
Dr. Edward | Roeber | 1979-80 | Director, Interstate Performance Assessment Consortium | Council of Chief State School Officers | Strategies for Academic Success | 1991-92 |
Ms. Sara |
Romano | Classroom Teacher | Birney Elementary School; Detroit Public Schools | School Reform & Teacher Training Programs | 2003-04 | |
Dr. Margaret | Ropp | 2001-02 | Director of Professional Development | Michigan Virtual University | Technology in the 21st Century | 2000-01 |
Mr. Barry |
Rubin | Elementary Principal (retired) | Pontiac School District | Principal Leadership in Urban Schools | 2003-04 | |
Dr. Miguel | Ruiz | 1979-80 | Supervisor, Bilingual & Migrant Programs | Michigan Department of Education | Bilingual Education | 1981-82 |
Dr. Phillip | Runkel | Superintendent of Public Instruction | Michigan Department of Education | State Education Policy Reform | 1982-87 | |
Mr. William | Rustum | Senior Vice President & Senior Consultant for Environmental Policy and Economic Development | Public Sector Consultants | Think Tanks & Policy Centers | 2000-01 | |
Mr. Ira | Rutherford | Interim Superintendent | Flint Community Schools | Preparing Leadership for the 21st Century | 2004-05 | |
Mr. Earl | Ryan | President | Citizens Research Council of Michigan | Think Tanks & Policy Centers | 2002-03 | |
Dr. James | Ryan | Superintendent | Waverly Community Schools, Lansing | Politics & Policy Making | 2000-01 | |
Mr. Ed | Sarpolus | Vice President | EPIC/MRA | The Role of Advocacy in Shaping Public Policy | 2011 | |
The Power of Polling | 2008 | |||||
Preparing Leadership for the 21st Century | 2004-05 | |||||
Power of Polling | 1997-06 | |||||
Ms. Sharon | Sarris | 1980-81 | Director, Public Affairs | North American Operations Technology Center, General Motors Corporation | Changing Corporate Culture | 1984-85 |
Mr. Frank | Schehr | 1987-88 | Director, Forensic Laboratory | Michigan State Police | Scientific Evidence & Policy Making | 1988-90 |
Dr. Robert | Schiller | Superintendent of Public Instruction | Michigan Department of Education | Reinventing Education | 1991-95 | |
Dr. Paul | Schindler | Deputy Director | Institute for Educational Leadership | Leadership & Networking | 1975-82 | |
Dr. William | Schmidt | University Distinguished Professor | College of Education, Michigan State University | Education in a Global Content | 2010; 2012; 2014 | |
Mr. Daniel | Schultz | 1976-77 | Senior Development & Policy Advisor | Michigan Virtual University | Establishing a Policy Framework | 2003-06 |
Assistant Superintendent for Grants & Technology | Michigan Department of Education | State Technology Policy & Planning | 1992-93 | |||
Mr. William | Schutte | Director | Michigan Department of Agriculture | New Federalism | 1990-91 | |
Ms. Nancy | Schwartz | Director, State and Local Relations | National Board for Professional Teaching Standards | Teacher Quality | 2002-03 | |
Dr. Larry | Schweinhardt | Chair, Research Division | HighScope Education Research Foundation | Politics & Policy | 1999-00 | |
President | High/Scope Educational Research Foundation | Perry Preschool Project | 2005-06 | |||
Dr. Eric | Scorsone | Extension Specialist | Agricultural, Food and Resouce Economics at Michigan State University | The Role of Local Control in Public Policy | 2010-13 | |
Dr. William | Sederburg | President | Ferris State University | Human Services Policy Making | 1994-95 | |
State Senator, 24th District | Michigan Senate | Technology & the Politician of the Future | 1986-87 | |||
Legislative Proposals for Technology | 1985-86 | |||||
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Dr. Donald | Shebuski | Superintendent | Ingham Intermediate School District | Superintendent's Panel | 1981-82 | |
Lieutenant Jack | Shepard | Child Abuse Unit | Michigan State Police | Child Abuse & Neglect Policies | 1984-88 | |
Ms. Mary Kay | Shields | 1986-87 | Director, Charter School Development & Performance Institute | Central Michigan University | Educational Reform & Charter School Policies | 1999-00 |
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Influencing the Public Policy Debate | ||||||
Mr. Scott | Shrager | Senior Legislative Associate | Michigan Municipal League | Politics & Policy Making | 2000-01 | |
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Mr. Douglas | Smith | Director of Policy & Legislation | Michigan Department of Commerce | Influencing the Public Policy Debate | 1982-83 | |
Dr. Elliot | Soloway | Professor, School of Engineering & Education | University of Michigan | Technology & Societal Change | 1995-96 | |
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Dr. Dennis | Sparks | Executive Director | National Staff Development Council | Professional Development Planning | 1979-80 | |
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Dr. Joan | Stark | Dean, School of Education | University of Michigan | Meeting the Challenges of the 80's | 1981-82 | |
Judge Carolyn | Stell | Judge | Ingham County Circuit Court | The Judiciary & Policy Making | 1985-86 | |
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Dr. Jerry | Stinett | Superintendent | Williamston Community Schools | Politics & Policy Making | 2000-01 | |
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Mr. Joe | Stroud | Editor | Detroit Free Press | Role of Government in Policy Making | 1995-96 | |
Desegregation & Urban Development | 1976-77 | |||||
Mr. Richard | Studley | Senior Vice President of Government Relations | Michigan Chamber of Commerce | Advocacy & Public Policy | 2004-05 | |
Mr. Robert |
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Dr. Abel B. | Sykes Jr. | President | Lansing Community College | Developing a Leadership Model | 1997-98 | |
Lessons in Leadership | 1990-94 | |||||
Dr. Gary | Sykes | Professor | College of Education, Michigan State University | Creating a Policy Framework | 1996-97 | |
Change as a Social & Emotional Process | 1993-94 | |||||
Mr. Ron | Teachworth | 1990-91 | Director of Instructional Media | Utica Community Schools | MBTI Facilitator | 1996-97 |
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An Agenda for Michigan's Children | 1996-97 | |||||
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Ms. Paula | Tissot | 1977-78 | Director, Office of Professional Development | Michigan Department of Education | Staff Development Programs | 1981-82 |
Hon. Steve | Tobocman | State Representative, District 12 | Michigan House of Representatives | Providing Leadership & Developing Policy in a Culturally & Politically Divided Nation | 2004-05 | |
Ms. Jan | Urban-Lurain | 1983-84 | President | Spectra Data and Research, Inc. | Program Facilitator | 1997-98 |
Leadership & Skill Building | 1995-96 | |||||
Dr. Michael
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Usdan | President | Institute for Educational Leadership | Leadership & Networking | 1989-90 | |
President | Merrill-Palmer Institute | Desegregation & Urban Development | 1976-77 | |||
Ms. Patricia |
Vandelinder | Instructional Specialist | Detroit Public Schools | School Reform & Teacher Training Programs | 2003-04 | |
Ms. Wendy A. | Wagenheim | Legislative Affairs Director | American Civil Liberties Union of Michigan | Role of Advocacy Organizations | 1997-98 | |
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Mr. David |
Waymire | Executive Vice President | Marketing Resource Group | Ballot Proposals as Policy Alternatives | 2003-04 | |
Dr. Don | Weatherspoon | 1973-74 | Deputy Director | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | Endangered Youth | 1993-94 |
Deputy Director | Michigan Department of Commerce | Michigan Government & Commerce | 1983-84 | |||
Mr. Rick | Weiner | Chair | Michigan Democratic Committee | Party Platforms & Public Policy | 1985-86 | |
Mr. Kurt
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Dr. Carol S. | Weissert | Professor of Political Science; Director, Institute for Public Policy & Social Research | Michigan State University | Think Tanks & Policy Centers | 2001-02 | |
Mr. Fred | Whims | Director, Education Division | Department of Management & Budget | Higher Education Budget Proposals | 1981-82 | |
Ms. Melissa | White | Supervisor of Media and Technology | Ingham Intermediate School District | Technology Use & Barriers | 2006 | |
Mr. Tom | White | 1989-90 | Thomas White LLC | Education and Management Consulting | Coalition Building & Advocacy | 2009 |
Mr. Burton |
Wides | Senior Counsel | Office of US Congressman John Conyers | Briefing on the US Patriot Act – Implications for Privacy & Civil Rights | 2003-04 | |
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Mr. Al | Widner | Superintendent | Lincoln Consolidated Schools, Ypsilanti | Politics & Policy Making | 2000-01 | |
Mr. David | Wiener | Chief of Staff | Office of State Representative David Hollister | Creating a Policy Framework | 1992-93 | |
Mr. Chris | Wigent | 1998-99 | Superintendent | Calhoun Intermediate School District | Lessons in Leadership | 2000-01 |
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Vice President for Technology & Public Policy | Public Sector Consultants | Think Tanks & Policy Centers | 2003-06 | |||
Senior Consultant | Public Sector Consultants | Creating a Policy Framework | 1998-99 | |||
Think Tanks & Policy Centers | 1997-98 | |||||
Mr. Michael | Williamson | Director | Office of the State Board of Education | School Reform in Michigan | 1995-96 | |
Mr. Richard | Wilmont | Director of Employee Communication, Chevrolet-Pontiac-Canada Group | General Motors Corporation | Changing Corporate Culture | 1984-85 | |
Mr. Ric | Wiltse | 2000-01 | Executive Director | MACUL | Moderator, The Imperative of Technology in 21st Century Literacy | 2004-05 |
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Ms. Ann | Wineman | Headstart Consultant | MI Family Independence Agency | Networking, Partnering & Collaboration | 2001-02 | |
Ms. Beverly | Wolkow | Executive Director | Michigan Education Association | |||
Ms. Carol | Wolenberg | 1988-89 | Deputy Superintendent | Michigan Department of Education | Lessons in Leadership | 2000-01 |
Dr. Arthur | Wolfe | Professor of Business Law | College of Business, Michigan State University | Ethics in the Public Sector | 1986-88, 1995-96 | |
Hon. Howard
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Wolpe | Congressman | US House of Representatives | Issues Facing the 100th Congress | 1986-87 | |
Mr. Jay | Wortley | Senior Economist | MI Senate Fiscal Agency | Michigan's Economic Outlook | 2006 | |
Mr. Don | Wotruba | 1998-99 | Director of Legislative Affairs | Michigan Association of School Boards | Advocacy & Public Policy | 2004-05 |
Mr. Joseph | Young, Jr. | State Representative | Michigan House of Representatives | K-12 Policy Issues | 1981-82 | |
Ms. Jane | Zehender-Merrell | Senior Planning/Research Associate | Michigan League for Human Services | An Agenda for Michigan's Children | 1996-97 | |
Dr. Yong | Zhao | University Distinguished Professor, and Director, Center for Teaching and Technology |
College of Education, Michigan State University US-China Center for Research on Educational Excellence Confucius Institute |
Education in the Age of Globalization | 2006-07; 2009 | |
Catching Up or Leading the Way | 2009 | |||||
Professor of Technology in Learning & Teaching | Green Tea & Starbucks | 2005-06 | ||||
Electronic Tools & Social Networking | 1998-99 |