Wed. Sept. 14
Innovation Lab: Building Creative and Impactful Civic Practices (download presentation)
- Grep Stopka, Central Regional Director, Alliance for Innovation
- Joe Gacioch, City of Ferndale
Community Excellence Award Presentations
- Washtenaw Coordinated Funders – Washtenaw County Government/City of Ann Arbor)
- Rotary Kayak Launch – City of Gibraltar
- Improvement of John R Corridor – Hazel Park (download presentation)
- WINNER! Beaverton Activity Center, The HUB of Activities – City of Beaverton (download presentation)
Facilitating Meaningful Civic Engagement: How Your Residents Can Make a Difference (download presentation)
- Suzanne Schulz, ACIP, Managing Director of Design, Development and Community Engagement, Grand Rapids
Thurs, Sept. 15
Confessions of a Civic Engagement Luddite (download presentation)
- Scott TenBrink, Community Project Manager, Citizen Interaction Design at the University of Michigan
Self-Driving Cars are Coming: How Do We Prepare Our Communities? (download presentation)
- Valerie Sathe Brugeman, Senior Project Manager, Center for Automotive Research
- Rachel Kuntzsch, President/CEO, Kuntzsch Solutions, Community & Economic Development Consultants
The Little City That Could (download presentation)
- Dima El-Gamal, PH.D, PE, LEEP-AP, Senior Associate, Stantec
- Dave Marschke, Utilities Superintendent, City of Burton
- Rik Hayman, Chief of Staff, City of Burton
Get the Lead Out (download presentation)
- David G. Johnson, CHMM-CP, Fleis & VandenBrink
- Paul R. Galdes, PE, Fleis & VandenBrink
- Don DeVries, PE, Fleis & VandenBrink
A Sea Change for State Place-Based Policies (download presentation)
- Katharine Czarnecki, Vice President, Community Development, Michigan Economic Development Corporation
From Pork to Pollinators: How Michigan Can and Should Overhaul its Economic Development Practices (download presentation)
- Michael Shuman, Economist, Attorney, Author, and Entreprener
Michael Shuman’s books are available on his website (click here):
- Local Dollars, Local Sense: How to Shift Your Money from Wall Street to Main Street and Achieve Real Prosperity
- The Small-Mart Revolution: How Local Businesses Are Beating the Global Competition
- Going Local: Creating Self-Reliant Communities in a Global Age
- Growing Local Living Economies: A Grassroots Approach to Economic Development
How Community Partnerships Are Critical to Vibrant Communities
- Renee Johnston, President & CEO, Saginaw Community Foundation
- Marilyn Schlack, President, Kalamazoo Valley Community College
Creative Approaches to Engaging the Community (download presentation)
- Jeff Campbell, Assistant City Manager, Community Development Director, Hazel Park
- Kelly Clarke, Executive Director, Kalamazoo County Land Bank
- Ed Klobucher, City Manager, Hazel Park, Michigan Municipal League Board of Trustees
Millennials as Local Government Leaders (download presentation)
- Rosalynn Bliss, Mayor, Grand Rapids; Vice President, Michigan Municipal League Board of Trustees
- Bridget Doyle, Community Relations Director, Sterling Heights
- Kirsten Wyatt, Executive Director and Co-Founder, Engaging Local Government Leaders
Case by Case: Hot Legal Topics (download presentation)
- Michael E. Fisher, Chief Assistant City Attorney, City of Livonia
- Steven D. Mann, Principal, Miller Canfield, Detroit; City Attorney, City of Milan
- Soni Mithani, Principal, Miller Canfield, Ann Arbor
Reforming Michigan’s Municipal Finance System (download presentation)
- Anthony Minghine, Associate Executive Director and COO, Michigan Municipal League
Regional Transit Revs-Up in Metro Detroit (download presentation)
- Michael Ford, CEO, Regional Transit Authority of Southeast Michigan
- Susan Pollay, Chair, RTA Citizens Advisory Committee; Executive Director, Ann Arbor Downtown Development Authority
- Melanie Piana, Mayor Pro Tem, Ferndale; Michigan Municipal League Board of Trustees
Fri., Sept. 16
Attracting and Retaining Volunteers (download presentation)
- Cathleen Edgerly, Executive Director, Howell Main Street/DDA
How to Govern in 140 Characters or Less #itcanbedone #letsjoin (download presentation)
- Steven Baker, Mayor Pro Tem, Berkley
Legislative Update (download presentation)
- Chris Hackbarth, Director, State and Federal Affairs, Michigan Municipal League
- John LaMacchia II, Assistant Director, State and Federal Affairs, Michigan Municipal League
- Jennifer Rigterink, Legislative Associate, Michigan Municipal League
From Out of the Shadows to Your Financial Statements: Reducing Retiree Health Care Costs (download presentation)
- Brandon Fournier, Attorney, Howard L. Shifman, PC
- Howard L. Shifman, President & Founder, Howard L. Shifman, PC
Energy Efficiency and Budget Relief (download presentation)
- Kenneth Hedrick, Director Business Development, Opterra Energy Services