The Office of State Outreach within The Office of the Vice President for Government Relations
Day One – Monday, May 5th
7:00am
Depart Ann Arbor
8:15 a.m.
Arrive GM Delta Township Assembly Plant
David C. Hollister, Senior Consultant of the Hollister Solutions, and former Mayor of Lansing, will board the bus and provide a brief historical perspective of the plant before entering.
Erin Davis, Plant Manager
11:00 a.m.
Depart for Capitol
11:30 a.m.
Arrive at Capitol Building Tour (Group photo on capitol steps before entering)
Matt VanAcker, Director of the State Capitol Tour Guide and Information Service
12:15 p.m.
Depart for GCSI Building
12:30 p.m.
Lunch Program
Cynthia Wilbanks, Vice President for Government Relations, University of Michigan
Žak Tomich, Deputy Director of Strategy, Office of Governor Rick Snyder
2:00 p.m.
Depart for Grand Rapids
3: 15 p.m.
Arrive Van Andel Institute
Jana Hall, Chief Operations Officer
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 Reception with Grand Rapids Alum Club
and Scholarship Recipients
The Gerald R. Ford Museum
8:15 p.m.
Daily Debrief @ Pearl Street Lounge (in lobby of hotel) (optional)
Dinner @ Pearl Street Lounge or Grill (if desired – food also available in lounge)
Day Two Tuesday – May 6
7:00 a.m.
Breakfast @ Hotel – Pearl Street Grill
8:00 a.m.
Depart for Harrison Park School
Troy Wilbon, Principal
Gwen Heatley, Challenge Scholars Coordinator
10:00 a.m.
Depart for Gun Lake Tribe
Phyllis Davis, Tribal Council Member/Health Director Jennie Heeren, Education Director
12:30 p.m.
Leave for Kalkaska
3:30 p.m.
Arrive Kalkaska Screw Products
Kevin Schlueter, President
5:00 p.m.
Depart for Cambria Suites
255 Munson Avenue (US31)
Traverse City, MI 49686
231-778-9000
6:30 p.m.
Dinner @ Local Restaurants
Red Ginger
Poppycocks
Amical
9:00 p.m.
Daily Debrief @ Cambria Suites Lobby Bar (optional)
Day Three Wednesday – May 7
7:00 a.m.
Breakfast Discussion:
Traverse Health Clinic
Arlene Brennan, Chief Executive Officer Rene Louchart, Dental Health Coordinator
West Bay Exploration (overview @ hotel – site visit)
Pat Gibson, Vice President
9:15 a.m.
Depart for Drilling site – Milton Bradley North
10:00 a.m.
Depart for Petoskey
11:15 a.m.
Arrive North Central Michigan College
Christine Hammond, Ph.D., Dean of Instruction and Student Success
1:15 p.m.
Depart for Sault Ste. Marie
3:30 p.m.
Arrive Beaver Meadow Creek Farms
Mark and Deanna Jones
Michelle Walk, Extension Educator, MSU Extension Sault Ste. Marie
5:00 p.m.
Depart for Ramada Plaza Hotel Ojibway
240 West Portage Ave
Sault Ste Marie, MI 49783
906-632-4100
6:30 p.m.
Dinner
9:00 p.m.
Daily Debrief @ Moloney’s Alley (across from the hotel on Portage) (optional)
Day Four Thursday – May 8
7:45 a.m.
Depart for Business Incubator
8:00 a.m.
Business Round Tables @ Business Incubator
Kristen Claus, Executive Director, Sault Ste. Marie Economic Development Corporation
10:00 a.m.
Depart for Midland
12:00 p.m.
Lunch on the Bus – box lunches provided
2:00 p.m.
Meridian New Tech High School
Joe Asiala, President & CEO, MITECH+
Don Johnson, Director of Strategic Initiatives, MITECH+
Craig Carmoney, Superintendent, Meridian Public Schools
Patrick Malley, Principal, Meridian New Tech High School
4:00 p.m.
Depart for Bay City
4:40 p.m.
Arrive in downtown – Bay City- Bus Tour
5:15 p.m.
Arrive at DoubleTree- Bay City Riverfront
One Wenonah Place Park
Bay City, MI 48708
989-891-6000
6:15 p.m.
Dinner Presentation – Great Lakes Bay Region Overview- Doubletree Hotel
Thomas Hickner, Bay County Executive
Dr. Timothy Nash Ph.D., V.P. for Strategic Corporate Alliances, Northwood Institute
8:30 p.m.
Presentation Concludes – Road Scholars only Afterglow
Day Five Friday – May 9
7:30 a.m.
Depart for Focus: Hope in Detroit
9:45 a.m.
Arrive Focus: Hope
William F. Jones, Jr.,
CEO Bill Wenzell, Manager
10:50 a.m.
Leave Focus: Hope
11:00 a.m.
Arrive at D:Hive
Jeanette Pierce, Director of Community Relations
12:30 p.m.
Bus Tour Ends at Traffic Jam & Snug Restaurant for Lunch
1:15 p.m.
Bus Departs for Eastern Market
1:30 p.m.
Arrive at Eastern Market for Presentation and Tour
Dan Carmody, President, Eastern Market Corp.
Terry Campbell, COO, Eastern Market Corp.
3:40 p.m.
Bus Departs for Mexican Town/Southwest Detroit
4:00 p.m.
Arrive at El Zocalo Mexican Restaurant – Immigration Overview
Steve Tobocman, Director, Global Detroit
5:30 p.m.
Bus Departs for Ann Arbor
