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(Informational Members below)

Philip Alexander, North Region Community & Economic Development Educator, County Extension Director
Otsego County MSUE, 800 Livingston Blvd. #4A-2, Gaylord, MI 49735
Phone: (989) 731-0272, Fax: (989) 731-0744, Email: alexan17@msu.edu


Elaine Bush, Off-Campus Co-Chair,
County Extension Director, North Region
Manistee County MSUE, 8840 Chippewa Hwy, Bear Lake, MI 49614
Phone: (231) 889-4277, Fax: (231) 889-5930, Email: bushe@msu.edu

Ann Chastain, County Extension Director, North Region
Emmet County MSUE, 3434 Harbor/Petoskey Rd, Harbor Springs, MI 49740
Phone: (231) 348-1770, Fax: (231) 439-8933, Email: chastain@msu.edu

Mona Ellard, County Extension Director
Eaton County MSUE, 551 Courthouse Drive, Suite One, Charlotte, MI 48813
Phone: (517) 543-2310, Fax: (517) 543-8119 , Email: ellard@msu.edu

Thomas Emling, Specialist
MSU CARRS, 1910 Arrowhead Dr., Traverse City, MI 48824
Phone: (231) 218-9947, Email: emlingt@msu.edu

Janice Hartough, County Extension Director, SW Region
Barry County MSUE, 206 W. Court St. Ste 101, Hastings, MI 49058
Phone: (269) 945-1388, Fax: (269) 948-3323, Email: hartough@msu.edu

Dave Ivan, Off-Campus Co-Chair Elect, County Extension Director
Clinton County MSUE, 100 E. State St. Ste G100, St. Johns, MI 48879
Phone: (989) 224-5240, Fax: (989) 224-5244, Email: ivand@msu.edu

Steve Nelson, County Extension Director
Allegan County MSUE, Human Services Building, 3255 122nd Ave, Suite 101, Allegan, MI 49010
Phone: (269) 673-0370, Fax: (269) 673-7005, Email: nelson7@msu.edu

Linda Patrick, Community & Economic Development Educator
SE Region, G4215 W. Pasadena, Flint, MI 48504
Phone: (810) 732-1470, Fax: (810) 732-1400, Email: lpatrick@msu.edu

Warren Rauhe, Campus Co-Chair, Director
Small Town Design Initiative Landscape Architecture Program, 101 UPLA Bldg, East Lansing, MI 48824
Phone: (517) 353-7880, Fax: (517) 353-0006, Email: rauhe@msu.edu

George Rowan, Professor, CARRS
MSU Campus, 305 Natural Resources, East Lansing, MI 48824
Phone: (517) 353-1740, Email: rowan@msu.edu

Michelle Walk, County Extension Director
Mackinac County MSUE, 100 S. Marley Street, St. Ignace, MI 49781
Phone: (906) 643-7307, Fax: (906) 643-0353, E-Mail: walkmich@msu.edu

Bonnie Wichtner-Zoia, Community and Economic Development Educator
Ogemaw County MSUE, 205 S. Eigth St., West Branch, MI 48661
Phone: (989) 345-0692, Fax: (989) 345-1284, Email: zoiay@msu.edu

James Wiesing, County Extension Director
Grand Traverse County MSUE, 520 W. Front St. Ste A, Traverse City, MI 49684
Phone: (231) 922-4627, Fax: (231)922-4633, Email: wiesing@msu.edu

Informational Members

Betty Blase, County Extension Director
Kent County MSUE, 775 Ball Ave NE, Grand Rapids, MI 49503
Phone: (616)336-3265, Fax: (616)336-2427, Email: blase@msu.edu

Kay Cummings, County Extension Director
Newago County MSUE, 817 S. Stewart, Fremont, MI 49412
Phone: (231) 924-0500, Fax: (231) 924-6480, Email:
cummin3@msu.edu

MaryAnn Heidemann, County Extension Director
Arenac County MSUE, 120 N. Grove Street, PO Box 745, Standish, MI 48658-1745
Phone: 989/846-4111, Fax: (989)846-9651, Email: heidema9@msu.edu

Edward Kerr, Community & Economic Development Educator
East Central Region, 225 W. Main St County Bldg, Harrison, MI 48625
Phone: (989)539-7805, Email: kerrjr@msu.edu

Scott Loveridge, Professor, Agricultural Economics
MSU Campus, 11F Agriculture Hall, East Lansing, MI 48824
Phone: (517) 432-9969, Fax: (517) 432-1049, Email: loverid2@msu.edu

Marie Ruemenapp, Interim Regional Director
MSUE South East, 28115 Meadowbrook Rd, Novi, MI 48377
Phone: (248) 380-9100, Fax: (248) 380-9194, Email: ruemenap@msu.edu

Diane Smith, Executive Director, Ionia County Economic Alliance
MSUE Economic Development, 545 Apple Tree Drive, Ionia, MI 48846
Phone: (616) 527-8014, Fax: (616) 527-3520, Email: dismith@msu.edu

For more information or to change your membership status, please contact Co-Chairs.




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