MEDA - Key Persons
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- President
- Managing Vice President, Business Development, Detroit Regional Partnership
- Member of Committee
For 125 years, Albert Kahn Associates, Inc. has committed to designing and engineering innovative facilities that surpass the needs of its clients. Guided by the legacy of our founder Albert Kahn and a passion for architecture and engineering, Kahn commits to putting their clients first and delivering a remarkable product. Having designed over 45,000 projects around the world, Kahn's expertise starts with architecture, engineering, interior design, program management, and master planning, and spans through commissioning, business and management needs, strategic facilities planning, value, and sustainability analysis.
For more than 15 years, Ann Arbor SPARK has served the greater Ann Arbor region as a catalyst for economic development. They accomplish this by building awareness of the region as a community that advocates for business and manufacturing development and growth. The SPARK team of experts attracts, develops, strengthens, and invests in driving industries to help our communities prosper. SPARK partners with and represents local municipalities in order to support and enhance their economic development efforts, which allows them access to national site selectors and international exposure, the benefit of regional marketing efforts, and superior project management support. SPARK reports on its successes and challenges to local economic development staff and to city councils. While Ann Arbor SPARK's core programs are designed for companies and individuals primarily located in Washtenaw County, the organization's support extends to the six-county Greater Ann Arbor Region (GAAR) which includes Jackson, Lenawee, Monroe, Livingston, and Hillsdale counties. Economic development requires collaboration, and SPARK is committed to bringing together partners - like the Michigan Economic Development Corporation, Michigan Works! Southeast, city and municipal partners, academic institutions, and others - to support the growth of companies and the creation of jobs. Contact Ann Arbor SPARK.
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- Director for Workforce and Economic Development Partnerships, Michigan State University, Office for Public Engagement and Scholarshi P
- Member of Committee
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- Lansing Community Development Fellow, Community Economic Development Association of Michigan ( CEDAM )
- Member of Committee
Founded in 1854, Butzel Long has played a prominent role in the development and growth of several major industries. Business leaders have turned to Butzel Long for innovative, highly-effective legal counsel for over 165 years. Butzel Long has a long and successful history of developing new capabilities and deepening our expertise for its clients' benefit. Butzel Long strives to be on the cutting edge of technology, manufacturing, e-commerce, biotechnology, intellectual property, and cross-border operations and transactions. Contact Butzel Long.
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- Member of Committee
- President, Cadillac Area Chamber of Commerce
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- Director of Marketing, Communications and Administration
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- Partner, Southwest Michigan First
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- Community Development Director, City of Novi
- Member of Committee
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- Executive Vice President / Regional Economic Competitiveness Officer, Detroit Regional Partnership
- Member of Committee
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- Development Analyst, City of Muskegon
- Member of Committee
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- Economic Development Manager, Consumers Energy
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- Member of Committee
- Owner, Clark Communications
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- Senior Project Consultant, PH
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- Director of Development, ASTI Environmental
- Member of Committee
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- Business Development Manager, Flint & Genesee Economic Alliance
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- President of Northern Initiatives
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- Founder & CEO, International Strategic Management ( ISM, Inc. )
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- Economic Development and DDA Manager, Canton Township
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- Member of Committee
- Vice President, Director of Business Development, Albert Kahn Associates, Inc
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- Economic Development Manager, City of Eastpointe
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- Business Forward Consultant, Business Forward Oakland County
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- Planning and Economic Development Coordinator, City of Livonia
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- Vice President
- Member of Committee
- President and CEO, Middle Michigan Development Corporation
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- Manager of Economic and Workforce Development, the Montrose Group, LLC
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- Partner, Warner Norcross Judd LLP, 150 Ottawa Ave NW, Suite 1500, Grand Rapids, MI 49503
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- Ohio Valley Regional Development Director, Agracel, Inc
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- Director, University Corporate Research Park, MSU Foundation
- Member of Committee
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- Economic Development Manager, Bay Future, Inc
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- Economic Development Coordinator, City of Trenton
- Member of Committee
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- Business Development Manager, Oakland County Economic Development
- Member at Large
- Member of Committee
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- Member of Committee
- President and Chief Executive Officer, Shiawassee Economic Development Partnership
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- Senior Strategic Advisor, Michigan Economic Development Corporation
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- Member of Committee
- Vice President, Middle Michigan Development Corporation
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- Economic Development Manager, Market Van Buren
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- Member of Committee
- Partner, Warner Norcross Judd LLP
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- Executive Director, Dickinson Area Economic Development Alliance
- Member of Committee
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- Community Affairs Manager, Consumers Energy
- Member of Committee
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- Member of Committee
- Portfolio Manager, Michigan Economic Development Corporation
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- Director of Business Development
- CBSP, Director of Business Development, Lake Superior Community Partnership
- Member of Committee
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- Executive Director, Alger - Marquette Community Action Board
- Member of Committee
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- Director of Business Development, Muskegon Lakeshore Chamber of Commerce
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- Economic Development Coordinator Barry County Chamber and Economic Development Alliance
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- Member at Large
- Member of Committee
- Senior Economic Development Manager, Bedrock Detroit
- Vice President, Plante Moran
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- Director, Office of Economic Development, University of Michigan - Flint
- Member of Committee
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- Director of Business Services and Economic Development, Michigan Works! Region 7B & Ogemaw Economic Development Corporation
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- Director, Office of Rail, Michigan Department of Transportation
- Member of Committee
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- Community Affairs Manager, Consumers Energy
- Member of Committee
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- Business and Economic Development Director, City of Southfield
- Member of Committee
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- Brownfield Redevelopment Coordinator, Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy
- Member of Committee
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- Director of State Center Operations, Employee Ownership Expansion Network
- Executive Director of the Michigan Center for Employee Ownership
- Executive Director, Michigan Center for Employee Ownership
Roy Messing is the Executive Director of the Michigan Center for Employee Ownership. Go to www.miceo.org for more information.
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- Executive Director, Michigan Works! Association
- Member of Committee
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- Economic Development and Planning Specialist, City of Oak Park
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- Strategic Initiatives Manager, Northern Lakes Economic Alliance
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- Member of Committee
- MPA, EDFP, Vice President, Economic Development Services, AKT Peerless Environmental Services
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- Economic Development Project Manager, City of Bay City
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- Economic Development Coordinator, Market Van Buren
- Member of Committee
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- Director of Economic Development, West Erie Realty Solutions, LTD
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- CEcD, EDFP, Deputy City Manager, City of Royal Oak
- Member of Committee
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- Director of Planning, Building, and Development, City of East Lansing
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- Economic Enhancement Director, Charter Township of Flint
- Member of Committee
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- Small Business Specialist, City of Flint
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- Director, the Macomb County Department of Planning and Economic Development
- Member of Committee
Woda Cooper is the country's first employee-owned, vertically-integrated affordable real estate company. They create high-quality housing at fair prices, from the initial idea, to the first shovel into the ground, to finding the right resident and maintaining the property. Their focus areas are Development: Researching, planning, and financing the future of affordable new constructions and rehabilitations; Construction: Building the quality homes that transform every community of which we are a part.; Property Management: Maintaining every property to the highest standards for both our residents and investment partners; and Design: In-house architecture focused on new construction, historic renovations and rehabilitation, and retrofits. Contact Craig Patterson, Senior Vice President - Development, Woda Cooper Companies, Inc., PH: 989-464-8195, CPatterson@wodagroup.com.