About Us

Michigan Youth in Government Board of Directors

The purpose of the advisory board is to assist the fiscal health of the program and to provide assistance in its organization, development and operation. The board meets four times each year to review and advise on the program.We express our heart-felt gratitude to the following persons who serve on the board and give their support and assistance to us throughout the year.

Calendar of Board Meeting Dates

Board Meeting dates

i. Wednesday, February 15, 2012

ii. Wednesday, May 2, 2012

iii. Wednesday, September 19, 2012

iv. Wednesday, December 5, 2012

Executive Committee Meeting dates

i. Friday, February 10, 2012

ii. Friday, April 20, 2012

iii. Friday, September 14, 2012

iv. Thursday, November 29, 2012

Board Member List

Reginald Best - Schoolcraft College
Becky Best - YIG Vice Chair Citizens Insurance Company
Ed Blews - YIG Chair Assn. of Independent Colleges & Universities of MI
Jase Bolger - Speaker of the House
Tim Bowlin - Director, House Business Office
Brian Broderick - Michigan Association of Non-Public Schools
John Brown - Jackson National Life
Brian Calley Lt. Governor - State of Michigan
Evelyn Calogero - Cooley Law School
Bruce Caswell - State Senate
Mark Cook - Blue Cross Blue Shield
E. Thomas Fitzgerald - Court of Appeals
Mike Flanagan - Superintendent of Public Instruction
Colin Ford - Michigan State Medical Society
Sean Gehle - Ascension Health System
Bob Genetski - State Representative
Richard Hammel - House Minority Leader
Dave Hildenbrand - Michigan Senate
Hoon Yong Hopgood - State Senator
Lindsay Huddleston - Wal-Mart, Inc.

Shanelle Jackson - State Representative
Bert Johnson - State Senator
Mike Johnston - Michigan Manufacturers Association
Rick Lantz - Delta Dental Plan of Michigan
Barb Lezotte - Lezotte, Miller, Osburn Public Relations
Carol Morey Viventi - Michigan Senate
Chris Mitchell - Michigan Health & Hospital Assn.
Phil Pavlov - State Senate
Doug Pratt - Michigan Education Association
Randy Richardville - Senate Majority Leader
Eric Rule - Michigan Retailers Association
Martha Scott - Wayne County Commission
Rick Snyder - Governor, State of Michigan
Mark Stadt - DTE Energy
Tom Webb - Michigan Council for Social Studies
Gretchen Whitmer - Senate Minority Leader
Cathy Wilson - Consumers Energy