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APPOINTED BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS



Agriculture Preservation Board
Meets: Third Tuesday, Monthly, 4:30 pm, Hilliard Bldg, Mason
Responsibilities

Application

Members
Commissioner Don Vickers term expires 12/31/11
Chr
istina Jordan-Foreman (public)term expires 2/8/09
Laurie Koelling, (real estate) term expires 2/8/09
Carroll “Jake” Wamhoff (agriculture)term expires 2/8/09
Dan Hudson (agriculture) term expires 2/8/10
Fred Pallottini(township) term expires 2/8/10
Dallas Henney (agriculture) term expires 2/8/11
Paul Kindel (conservation) term expires 2/8/11

Animal Control Shelter Advisory Committee
Meets: Fourth Mondays, 6 times per year, 6:30 pm, Human Services Building, Lansing
Responsibilities

Application
Members
Commissioner Todd Tennis term expires 12/31/08
Valerie Chadwick term expires 12/31/10
Brian Smith term expires 12/31/09
Lorna Elliott term expires 12/31/08
Maggie Striz Calnin term expires 12/31/09
Liz Kranz term expires 12/31/10
Lynne Davis term expires 12/31/09

Apportionment Commission
Meets: As needed. Ingham County Courthouse, Mason
Responsibilities
Members - Specific Officeholders 
Mike Bryanton, County Clerk
Stuart Dunnings, III, Prosecuting Attorney
Eric Schertzing, Treasurer
Griffin Rivers, Chair, Democratic Party term expires 12/31/07
Norman Shinkle, Chair, Republican Party term expires 12/31/07

Building Authority
Meets: As needed. Ingham County Courthouse, Mason
Responsibilities
Members - Specific Officeholders 
Peter Cohl, County Attorney
Eric Schertzing, Treasurer
Matthew Myers, County Controller/Administrator

Board of Canvassers
Meets: As needed. Ingham County Courthouse, Mason.
Responsibilities

Members 
Alan Fox term expires 10/31/09
Joshua Venable term expires 10/31/09
Mary Kay Scullion term expires 10/31/11
Kathy Prout term expires 10/31/11


Capital Area Michigan Works Consortium 
Meets: Fourth Wednesday, Monthly, 3:00 pm, Michigan Works Service Center, 2110 S. Cedar, Lansing.

Responsibilities
Members - Commissioners only
Commissioner Dale Copedge term expires 12/31/09
Commissioner Victor Celentino term expires 12/31/09
Commissioner Debbie De Leon term expires 12/31/09


Capital Area District Library Board
Meets: Third Wednesday, Monthly, 5:30 pm, Library Headquarters, 401 S. Capitol. Lansing
Responsibilities
Application

Members
Sally Trout term expires 4/15/10
Alma Staton term expires 4/15/12
Quenda Story term expires 4/15/09
Margaret Bossenbery term expires 4/15/11
Debora Bloomquist term expires 4/15/10
Joan Tresize, Lansing Appointee term expires 4/15/10
Stuart Wilson, Lansing Appointee term expires 4/15/11



Capital Area Region Transportation Study Committee
Meets: First Tuesday, Monthly, 9:30 am, Human Services Building, Lansing
Responsibilities
Members- Commissioners only or designee
Jared Cypher term expires 12/31/09
Dianne Holman, alternate, term expires 12/31/09

Capital Region Airport Authority
Meets: First Tuesdays, Monthly at 4:00 pm, Capital City Airport, Lansing
Responsibilities
Application
Members
Commissioner Victor Celentino term expires 9/30/13
Chris Holman term expires 9/30/10
Calvin Lynch term expires 9/30/10
Liaison: Commissioner Debbie De Leon term expires 12/31/09


Community Corrections Advisory Board
Meets: Second Tuesdays, Every Other Month, 12 noon, Veterans Memorial Courthouse, Lansing
Responsibilities
Application
Members
Adult Probation: Tom Halstead term expires 9/17/12
Criminal Defense Attorney: Thomas Barger term expires 9/17/12
General Public Rep: Monica Jahner term expires 9/17/11
Service Sector: Reverend Bicy term expires 9/17/11
Business Community Rep: Neal Johnson term expires 9/17/10
Communications/Media Rep: Denice VanLooy term expires 9/17/10
Commissioner Rep: Dianne Holman term expires 12/31/10
Lansing Police Dept Rep: Lt. Frank Medrano
Prosecuting Attorney: Stuart Dunnings, III
Circuit Court Judge: Honorable Joyce Draganchuk
District Court Judge: Honorable Frank DeLuca
Probate Judge: Honorable Janelle Lawless
Lansing City Council Rep: Carol Wood
General Public: 


Community Mental Health Authority
Meets: Full Board, Third Thursdays, Monthly, 6:00 pm, Various Sites in Lansing, Clinton, and Eaton Counties
Finance, Second Wednesday, 5:30 pm, Monthly, Community Mental Health Bldg, Lansing
Recipient Rights, First Thursday, Every Other Month, 5:30 pm, CMH, Lansing
Program and Planning, Second Monday, Monthly, 5:30 p.m., CMH, Lansing
Human Resources, First Wednesday, Quarterly, 5:30 pm., CMH, Lansing
Building and Sites Committee, Executive Committee and the By-Laws Committee Meet as needed.

Responsibilities
Application
Members
Chris Swope term expires 3/31/1009
Commissioner Dale Copedge term expires 3/31/12
Maxine Thom term expires 3/31/12
Patrick St. George term expires 3/31/10
Michael DeWolfe term expires 3/31/11
Raul Gonzales term expires 3/31/12
Steve Manchester term expires 3/31/12

Community Health Center Board
Meets: Third Wednesday, Monthly, 5:30 pm, Human Services Building, Lansing
Responsibilities
Application
Members
Mahbuba Fidda term expires 12/31/10
Dr. Willie Davis term expires 12/31/09
Marvin Cato term expires 12/31/109
Commissioner vacancy expires 12/31/09
Robin Turner term expires 12/31/09
vacancy term expires 12/31/09
vacancy term expires 12/31/09
Jacqueline Schraft term expires 12/31/10
vacancy term expires 12/31/10
Elizabeth Manning-Washington term expires 12/31/10
Anne Smiley term expires 12/31/10
Margaret Beall term expires 12/31/09
Bobby Joyce term expires 12/31/09


Community Services Administration Board of Directors
Meets: Fourth Monday, Monthly, 12:30 p.m., Capital Area Community Services, 101 E. Willow, Lansing
Responsibilities
Members- Commissioners only or designee
Eric Schertzing term expires 12/31/09


Concealed Weapons Board
Responsibilities
Members - Specific Officeholders
Gene Wrigglesworth, Sheriff
Stuart Dunnings, III, Prosecuting Attorney
Lansing Police Representative
State Police Represetative

Convention Visitors Bur. of Gr. Lansing Bd of Directors
Meets: Third Tuesdays, Monthly, 9:30 am, Convention Visitors Bureau, Lansing
Responsibilities

Members
- Commissioners only
Debbie De Leon term expires 12/31/09

Drainage Board
Meets: As needed.
Responsibilities

Members - Commissioners Only - Specific Officeholders 
Pat Lindemann, Drain Commissioner
Commissioner Debbie De Leon, Board Chair term expires 12/31/09
Commissioner Mark Grebner, Finance Chair term expires 12/31/09


Economic Development Corporation Board of Directors
Meets: Second Friday, Monthly, 7:30 am, Hilliard Bldg., Mason
Responsibilities
Application
Members
Commissioner Rep or Designee: Matthew Myers term expires 10/31/10
Consumer, Community Rep: Michael Frederick term expires 10/31/09
Aaron Harris term expires 10/31/09
Consumer, Business Rep: Ganesh Reddy term expires 10/31/11
Business, Technology Rep: Kirk Martin term expires 10/31/10
Community, Business Rep: Jim Grant term expires 10/31/09
Community, Consumer Rep: Mark Bishop term expires 10/31/13
Education, Community Rep: Robert Howe term expires 10/31/09
Labor Rep: Earl Van Riper term expires 10/31/14
Business, Technology Rep: Darrell Place term expires 10/31/10
Bruce Moore  term expires 10/31/11
MSU Extension Rep:  Randy Bell


Board of Election Commissioners
Meets first Wednesday, Monthly, 8:15 a.m., Veterans Memorial Courthouse, Lansing
Responsibilities
Members - Specific Officeholders 
Mike Bryanton, County Clerk
R. George Economy, Probate Judge
Eric Schertzing, Treasurer

Environmental Affairs Committee
Meets: Second Wednesday, Quarterly, 5:30 pm, Various Locations
Responsibilities
Application
Members
Citizen Rep: Dan Feinberg term expires 12/31/09
Public Rep: vacancy term expires  12/31/09
Citizen rep: Neal Barncard term expires 12/31/09
Waterways Rep: Sandra Diorka term expires 12/31/09
Conservation District Rep: vacancy
Parks: Willis Bennett
Road Commission: vacant
Facilities: Rick Terrill
Health Department: Jim Wilson
Pat Lindemann, Drain Commissioner
Commissioner Dianne Holman term expires 12/31/10


Equal Opportunity Committee

Meets: First Thursday, Monthly, 6:00 pm, Human Services Building, Lansing
Application
Responsibilities
Members
Mitchell Rivard term expires 9/30/10
Marshea Brown  term expires 9/30/11
Jenita Moore term expires 9/30/11
JP Buckingham term expires 9/30/11
vacancy term expires 9/30/11
Ritchard Pritchard term expires 9/30/11
Rishan Maxwell Butler expires 9/30/10
Steven Dunnings term expires 9/30/11
Thomas Morgan term expires 9/30/11
Commissioner Dale Copedge term expires 12/31/10
Commissioner Carol Koenig, alternate, term expires 12/31/10


Fair Board
Meets: Second Monday, 7:00 pm, Fairgrounds, Mason
Responsibilities
Application
Members
Joann Kinne term expires 12/31/09
Maria Enriquez term expires 12/31/11
Mike Prelesnik term expires 12/31/09
Commissioner Laura Davis term expires 12/31/12
Amie Ostrander  term expires 12/31/12
Debbie Miller term expires 12/31/12
Scott Clark  term expires 12/31/12
Roberta Hamlin term expires 12/31/09
Erika Jackson term expires 12/31/12
Darryl Diamond term expires 12/31/11
Guillermo Lopez term expires 12/31/11
Stan Jordan term expires 12/31/11
4-H rep - vacancy term expires 12/31/09


Board of Health
Meets: First Tuesday, Monthly, 12:00 noon, Human Services Building, Lansing
Responsibilities
Application
Members
Molly Polverento term expires 12/31/11
George Rowan term expires 12/31/10
Beth Spyke term expires 12/31/09
Dr. Maurice Reizen term expires 12/31/10
Nancy Hayward term expires 12/31/11
Saturnino Rodriquez term expires 12/31/11
Jacqueline Day term expires 12/31/09
Martha Adams term expires 12/31/09
Mark Kieselbach term expires 12/31/11
Donald Wasserman term expires 12/31/10


Historical Commission
Meets: First Wednesday, Monthly, 7:00 pm
Courthouse, Mason

Responsibilities
Application
Members
Craig Whitford term expires 12/31/11
Loren Shattuck term expires 12/31/10
Judith Silsby term expires 12/31/10
Scott Shattuck term expires 12/31/11
Albert Schulien term expires 12/31/09
Randy Gladstone term expires 12/31/09
James MacLean term expires 12/31/09
Rodney Jewett term expires 12/31/10
Chad Obenauf term expires 12/31/11

Housing Commission
Meets: Second Thursday, Monthly, 7:15 p.m.Carriage Lane Apartments, Okemos
Responsibilities
Application
Members
Debra Voss term expires 12/31/13
Darling Garcia term expires 12/31/11
Rick Kibbey term expires 12/31/12
Donald Flintoff term expires 12/31/09
Kevin Keifer term expires 12/31/10


Department of Human Services Board
Meets: Fourth Thursday, Monthly, 8:30 a.m., Alternating locations between Department of
Human Services Office, Human Services Building, Lansing and Medical Care Facility, Dobie Road, Okemos

Responsibilities
Application
Members
Kim Coleman, State Appointee term expires 10/31/09
Bruce Bragg  term expires 10/31/11
Mary Ettinger term expires 10/31/10


Ingham County Chapter, Michigan Townships Association
Meets: fourth Wednesday, Quarterly (January, April, July, October), 8:00 pm. Various Locations.
Responsibilities
Members - Commissioners Only 
Commissioner vacancy term expires 12/31/09
Commissioner Don Vickers  term expires 12/31/09


Joint Building Authority
Members - Specific Officeholders 
Matthew Myers, Ingham County Representative, term expires 6/30/09
Jerry Ambrose, City of Lansing Representative, term expires 6/30/09
Mary Lannoye, State of Michigan Representative, term expires 6/30/09


Jury Board
Meets: As determined by the Committee.
Responsibilities
Application
Members
Ed Cook term expires 4/30/15
Matt Davis term expires 4/30/13
Pat Curran term expires 4/30/11


Land Bank
Meets: First Monday, Monthly, 5:30 pm, Human Services Building, Lansing
Responsibilities
Members

Dale Copedge term expires December 31, 2010 
Deb Nolan. term expires December 31, 2009 (Local Unit Representative)
Rebecca Bahar-Cook term expires December 31, 2011
Debbie De Leon term expires December 31, 2012 (City Representative)
Eric Schertzing, County Treasurer


Lansing Area Safety Council
Meets: Four Times Per Year, Michigan Athletic Club, East Lansing. Time varies.
Responsibilities
Members
- Commissioners Only 
Don Vickers term expires 12/31/09

Mid-South Substance Abuse Commission
Meets: Full Board, Fourth Monday, Monthly, 6:00 pm, Mid South Substance Abuse Commission
2875 Northwind Drive, East Lansing
Program Development, Third Monday, 6:00 pm Michigan High School Athletic Association
1661 Ramblewood, East Lansing
Executive-Personnel-Finance, Fourth Monday, Monthly, 4:30 pm, Mid South Substance Abuse Commission
2875 Northwind Drive, East Lansing

Responsibilities
Application
Members
Commissioner Debbie De Leon term expires 12/31/10
Commissioner Dale Copedge term expires 12/31/10
Debbie Smith term expires 12/31/09
Jean Golden term expires 12/31/10
Shirley Carter term expires 12/31/09

Parks and Recreation Commission
Meets: Full Board, Fourth Monday, Monthly, 6:00 pm, Human Services Building, Lansing
Budget & Personnel, Fourth Wednesday, Monthly, 5:30 pm, Human Services Building, Lansing
Planning & Community Outreach, Fourth Monday, Monthly, 5:30 pm, Human Services Building, Lansing

Responsibilities
Application
Members
Dennis Propst term expires 1/01/011
Pam Weil term expires 1/01/09
Michael McDonald term expires 1/01/011
Ray Rustem term expires 1/01/13
William Matt term expires 1/01/12
John Czarnecki term expires 1/01/13
Road Commissioner Representative:  Joe Guenter
Tri-County Regional Planning Commission Representative: Commissioner Ralph Monsma
Pat Lindemann
Commissioner vacancy term expires 1/01/12


Plat Board
Responsibilities
Members - Specific Officeholders 
Curtis Hertel, Jr., Register of Deeds
Mike Bryanton, County Clerk
Eric Schertzing, Treasurer

Potter Park Zoo Board
Meets: First Tuesdays, 6:00 pm., Human Services Building, Lansing

Responsibilities
Members
Commissioner Rebecca Bahar-Cook term expires 12/31/11
Commissioner Deb Nolan.term expires 12/31/11
Richard Snider term expires 12/31/11
Judy Hickman term expires 12/31/09
Dalen Agnew term expires 12/31/09
Mark Pischea term expires 12/31/09
Tim Basore term expires 12/31/10
Stacey Messina term expires 12/31/10
Todd Pride, Potter Park Zoological Society, term expires 12/31/09
Rick Kibbey, City of Lansing Representative, term expires 12/31/09
vacancy, Lansing Rep, term expires 12/31/08

Road Commission
Meets Every Other Thursday, 6:00 p.m., Austin E. Cavanaugh Administration Building,301 Bush, Mason
Responsibilities
Application
Members
Tom Mitchell  term expires 12/31/10
Joe Guenther term expires 12/31/10
Shirley Rodgers term expires 12/31/12
Norm Gear term expires 12/31/14
James Dravenstatt-Moceri term expires 12/31/14



Senior Citizens Advisory Board
Meets: Second Thursday, Monthly, 1:00 p.m., Tri-County Aging Consortium, 5303 S. Cedar, Lansing
Responsibilities
Application
Members
Betty Cekel term expires 12/31/09
vacancy term expires 12/31/11
Gloria Thomas term expires 12/31/11


Tri-County Aging Consortium
Meets: Third Mondays, 3:30 pm, Human Services Building, Lansing
Responsibilities
Members - Commissioners Only
Commissioner Rebecca Bahar-Cook term expires 12/31/09
Commissioner Laura Davis term expires 12/31/09
Commissioner Steve Dougan term expires 12/31/09

Tri-County Regional Planning Commission
Meets Fourth Wednesday, Monthly, 7:30 pm, Human Services Building, Lansing
Responsibilities
Members - Commissioners Only
Commissioner Brian McGrain term expires 12/31/09
Commissioner Dianne Holman term expires 12/31/09


Veterans Affairs Committee
Meets Third Tuesday, Monthly, 4:30 p.m., Human Services Building, Lansing
Responsibilities
Application
Members
Vietnam era Larry Van Ostran term expires 5/08/11
Jennifer Smith term expires 5/08/12
Norvel Harris term expires 5/08/10
George Bachman term expires 5/08/09
Thomas Hetchler, Jr. term expires 5/08/11


Women's Commission

Meets Second Wednesday, Monthly, 7:00 pm, Human Services Building, Lansing
Responsibilities
Application
Members
vacancy term expires 12/31/09
Jennie Gies term expires 12/31/10
Judith Brown Clarke term expires 12/31/10
Macie Shriner term expires 12/31/09
Deborah Neumann term expires 12/31/11
Joann Dowker term expires 12/31/09
Emily Dievendorf-Davis term expires 12/31/11
Dorothy Mitstifer term expires 12/31/10
Commissioner rep: Carol Koenig expires 12/31/09
Deborah Lynch term expires 12/31/10
Rory Neuner term expires 12/31/11
Elizabeth Beal term expires 12/31/11
Commissioner Carol Koenig, term expires 12/31/11

Youth Commission
Meets 1st and 3rd Wednesday, Monthly, 6:00 pm to 7:30 pm, Human Services Building, 5303 S. Cedar, Lansing
Responsibilities
Application
Members
vacancy term expires 8/31/12
Raven Odom term expires 8/31/12
vacancy term expires 8/31/12
Zachari Cahimba term expires 8/31/12
Trey Williams term expires 8/31/12
vacancy term expires 8/31/10
Cicely deVries term expires 8/31/10
Dannica Ramos-Washington term expires 8/31/10
Taylor Macklin Sherrer term expires 8/31/10
Tyrone Bonds term expires 8/31/10
Rebecca Walzak term expires 8/31/10
Sandra Yang term expires 8/31/10
Terry Young term expires 8/31/10
Kirstyn Zdebski term expires 8/31/10
vacancy term expires 8/31/10
Elzie Cannon term expires 8/31/10
Cullen Smith term expires 8/31/10
vacancy term expires 8/31/11
vacancy term expires 8/31/11
Mariyah Black-Watson term expires 8/31/11
James Curry, II term expires 8/31/11
Commissioner Carol Koenig term expires 12/31/11