MML 2021 Convention Program & Agenda

Prior to joining the League, Draheim was a senior consultant with Public Sector Consultants, where she conducted research and managed projects for the firm and its clients on a wide range of public policy subjects. She also served as the head of Shepherd Advisors’ Community Sustainability practice area for several years, and spent over a decade in federal and state posts. With the State of Michigan’s Great Lakes programs, she led efforts to develop and implement management plans and restoration criteria for historically contaminated waterways. At the federal level, she worked for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the National Science Foundation managing environmental grant programs, developing watershed and wetland protection programs, and reviewing federal energy projects for compliance with environmental regulations. Draheim has also served as an elected member of the East Lansing City Council since 2015. She holds a BA from James Madison College at Michigan State University, and an MA in Environmental Planning from Indiana University’s School of Public and Environmental Affairs. She lives in East Lansing with her husband and three children.

CHRIS HACKBARTH | DIRECTOR, STATE & FEDERAL AFFAIRS Michigan Municipal League Chris Hackbarth assumed his current role as director of state and federal affairs for the League in January 2015 following his earlier role as a legislative associate from 2009 to 2011. Chris has worked on policy issues related to taxation and finance, appropriations, transportation, local government policy, elections and municipal labor legislation.

Over the course of his 20+ year career in and around state government, Chris has spent time working for leadership in both the Michigan House and Michigan Senate, for the Michigan Secretary of State and the Michigan Attorney General’s Office, as well as lobbying for Midwest Strategy Group. Chris has a BA in International Relations from Michigan State University’s James Madison College and lives with his family in the Lansing area.

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