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West Michigan Policy Forum Voter Guidebook

Join in the effort to have lawmakers follow a job-positive Michigan Plan! Please take a look at our Guidebook and share this information with your co-workers, friends and family.





  • West Michigan candidates who support a job-positive Michigan

  • Five Plans that support a job-positive Michigan

  1. West Michigan Policy Forum Legislative Agenda
  2. The Center for Michigan's Defining Moment: 10,000 Voices To Transform Our State
  3. Business Leaders for Michigan: Michigan Turnaround Plan
  4. Mackinac Center for Public Policy: 101 Ways to Revitalize Michigan
  5. Mlive.com's Michigan 10.0 Series
  • West Michigan Policy Forum Guidebook Sources



 

Many thanks to those who helped with the 2010 West Michigan Public Forum...

Co-Chairs

2010 West Michigan Policy Forum Co-Chairs

  • Jeff Connolly, BCBS of Michigan
  • Doug DeVos, Amway
  • Jim Dunlap, Huntington Bank
  • Peter Secchia, SIBSCO LLC

Steering Committee

  • Heather Brolick, Community Shores Bank
  • Jim Brooks, Brooks Capital Management, LLC
  • John Bultema III, Fifth Third Bank
  • Jane Clark, Holland Chamber
  • Len Dyer, Hylant Group
  • David Eisler, Ferris State University
  • Wes Eklund, Fleet Engineers
  • Bob Ellis, RVE, Inc.
  • Jeanne Englehart, Grand Rapids Chamber
  • Michael Faas, Metro Health
  • Joy Gaasch, Grand Haven Chamber
  • Thomas Haas, Grand Valley State University
  • Dick Haworth, Haworth
  • Kim Horn, Priority Health
  • J.C. Huizenga, National Heritage Academies
  • Mike Jandernoa, Jandernoa Entrepreneurial Mentoring
  • Robert Kaminski, Mercantile Bank of Michigan
  • Fred Keller, Cascade Engineering Inc.
  • Ron Kitchens, Southwest Michigan First
  • Birgit Klohs, The Right Place, Inc.
  • Cindy Larsen, Muskegon Chamber
  • Doug Luciani, Traverse City Chamber
  • Phil McCorkle, St. Mary's Health Care
  • Arnie Mikon, Tower Pinkster
  • Larry Murphy, Varnum Riddering Schmidt & Howlett
  • Mike Olthoff, Nichols
  • Marge Potter, Detroit River Tunnel Project
  • Jared Rodriguez, Grand Rapids Chamber
  • Bob Roth, RoMan Manufacturing.
  • Doug Rothwell, Business Leaders for Michigan
  • Steward Sandstrom, Kalamazoo Chamber
  • Jerry Scott, GHSP
  • Ginny Seyferth, SeyferthPR
  • Roger Spoelman, Mercy Health Partners
  • Greg Sundstrom, City of Grand Rapids
  • Joseph Tomaselli, Amway Grand Plaza Hotel
  • Jerry Tubergen, RDV Corporation
  • Bob Van Deventer, Saginaw County Chamber of Commerce
  • Mike VanGessel, Rockford Construction
  • Peter Varga, The Rapid
  • Ted Vecchio, Applied Mechanics Corp
  • Doug Wagner, Warner, Norcross & Judd, LLP
  • John Weiss, Design Plus
  • Curt Wells, Huntington Bank
  • Sean Welsh, PNC
  • Larry Williamson, Comcast
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