The Office of State Outreach within The Office of the Vice President for Government Relations
Day One – Monday, May 6
6:45 a.m.
Depart Ann Arbor
8:00 a.m.
Arrive Accident Fund of Michigan
Breakfast Program @ Accident Fund of Michigan
Virg Bernero, Mayor of Lansing
Kevin Clinton, Insurance Commissioner
Liz Haar, CEO, Accident Fund of Michigan
9:45 a.m.
Depart for Emergent BioSolutions
10:00 a.m.
Arrive at Emergent BioSolutions
11:50 a.m.
Depart for Capitol Building
12:00 p.m.
Arrive at Capitol/Overview of Capitol Building
Matt VanAcker
12:25 p.m.
Lunch Meeting with Legislators
Moderator: Cynthia Wilbanks, UM VP Government Relations
Andy Schor, State Representative
Dennis Muchmore, Chief of Staff to Gov. Snyder
2:00 p.m.
Depart for Grand Rapids
3: 30 p.m.
Arrive at the Luella Collins Community Center
Phyllis Davis, Health Director and Tribal Council Member, Gun Lake Tribe
5:00 p.m.
Depart for Holiday Inn Downtown
310 Pearl Street, NW
Grand Rapids, MI 49504
(616) 235-7611
6:15 p.m.
Depart for Dinner with Grand Rapids Alum Club
and Scholarship Recipients
LaFontsee Gallery
Day Two – Tuesday, May 7
7:00 a.m.
Breakfast @ Hotel
7:30 a.m.
Leave for Goodwill Industries of Greater Grand Rapids
8:00 a.m.
Arrive @ Goodwill Industries of Greater Grand Rapids
Dave Brinza, Chief Operating Officer
Nick Carlson, Director of Environmental Sustainability
10:00 a.m.
Leave for Cascade Engineering
10:30 a.m.
Arrive @ Cascade Engineering
Fred Keller, Chair and CEO
Keith Maki, Director of Marketing
Kenyatta Lumumba London Brame, Senior Vice President and Chief Administrative Officer
12:00 p.m.
Leave for Traverse City
3:00 p.m.
Arrive OneUp Web Lisa Wehr, CEO
4:30 p.m.
Depart for Cambria Suites
255 Munson Avenue (US31)
Traverse City, MI 49686
(231) 778-9000
6:00 p.m.
Leave for Chateau Chantel for winery tour and dinner
Chef Perry Harmon
Day Three – Wednesday, May 8
7:00 a.m.
Breakfast @ Hotel
7:15 a.m.
Update on the Lakes (@hotel)
Mark Breederland, Michigan SeaGrant, MSU Extension
8:15 a.m.
Depart for National Writers Series
8:30 a.m.
Front Street Writers/Conversation with the Superintendent
Doug Stanton, Author, Founder Front St. Writers
Steve Cousins Superintendent, TCAPS
10:30 a.m.
Depart for Sault Ste. Marie
12:00 p.m.
Arrive in Petoskey
12:15 p.m.
Native North Tour
Dawn Sineway, Cultural Services Specialist
Theresa Chingwa, Cultural Services Specialist
4:00 p.m.
Arrive @ Ramada Plaza Hotel Ojibway
240 West Portage Ave
Sault Ste Marie, MI 49783
906-632-4100
5:00 p.m.
Leave for Sault Locks Tour Dinner
Day Four – Thursday, May 9
7:45 a.m.
Depart hotel
8:00 a.m.
Arrive @ LSSU Aquaculture Lab/SSM Hydro Plant
Roger Greil, ARL Manager, LSSU
Brent Belleau, Hydro Plant Manager, Cloverland Electric CoOp
10:30 a.m.
Depart for Bay City
12:30 p.m.
Stop for Lunch @ Big Buck Brewery
3:30 p.m.
Arrive at Bay Carbon
Tom Clare, Owner Sales Manager
Mark J. Loboda, Electronics Industry Senior Research Scientist & Chief Scientist, Dow Corning
4:30 p.m.
Depart for Doubletree- Bay City Riverfront
One Wenonah Park Place
Bay City, MI 48708
989.891.6000
5:00 p.m.
Arrive at Doubletree Hotel-Bay City Riverfront
6:00 p.m.
Bay County Overview- Doubletree Hotel (Reception/Dinner)
Tom Hickner, Bay County Executive
Michael Seward, President, Bay City Chamber of Commerce
Jeff Mayes, Board Chair, Bay Future
Day Five – Friday, May 10
7:00 a.m.
Breakfast at the Doubletree Hotel
7:45 a.m.
Bus departs for Do-All, Inc.
8:00 a.m.
Arrive Do-All, Inc. Chris Girard, President & CEO
10:00 a.m.
Depart for Detroit
12:00 p.m.
Arrive at Detroit Hispanic Development Corporation (DHDC)
Angela Reyes, President & Founder
2:00 p.m.
Bus Departs for Eastern Market
2:30 p.m.
Detroit Future City Presentation
3:40 pm
Bus Departs for Midtown Detroit
4:00 pm
Tour of College for Creative Studies
Anne M. Masterson, Senior Director- Corporate & Foundation Relations
5:30 pm
Bus Departs for Ann Arbor
