MML Review Magazine Spring 2026

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Event photography by Bethany Sharp, BethanySharpPhotography.com.

Port Huron Mayor Anita Ashford receiving her Elected Officials Academy Level Four Award.

Elected Officials Academy Level Three Graduates (left to right): Monroe Mayor Bob Clark, Petoskey Mayor Pro Tem Tina DeMoore, Lowell Mayor Mike DeVore, Sault Sainte Marie Mayor Donald Gerrie, Hamtramck Councilmember Mohammed Hassan, Hazel Park Councilmember Andy LeCureaux, Ferndale Mayor Raylon Leaks-May, Farmington Mayor Joe LaRussa.

Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson (center) with students from Farmington and Farmington Hills' Mayor's Youth Council (left to right): Venkata Yakkanti, Anushka Hodaghatta Yogesh, Mariam Dakhan, Mrudhula Kannan.

Elected Officials Academy Level Two Graduates (left to right): Wayland Mayor Jennifer Antel, Lapeer Commissioner Joshua Atwood, Westland Councilmember Emily A. Bauman, Monroe Mayor Bob Clark, Fenton Councilmember Tracy Bottecelli, Springfield Mayor Harry Burdett, Charlotte Councilmember Joseph Chin, Greenville Councilmember James Barrus, Saginaw Mayor Pro Tempore Priscilla Garcia, Royal Oak Commissioner Brandon Kolo, Flint Councilmember Judy Priestley, Hamtramck Councilmember Mohammed Hassan, Detroit Community Advisory Council Rose Jones, Royal Oak Mayor Pro Tem Amanda Herzog.

General Session speakers (left to right): Michigan Public Service Commission Commissioner Shaquila Myers, Center for EmPowering Communities Director and University of Michigan PhD Sarah Mills, DTE Energy Director of Policy and Regional Affairs Daniel Mahoney, Michigan Municipal League Director of Policy Research Labs Shanna Draheim, Public Sector Consultants CEO Julie Metty Bennett.

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