The Review Magazine May / June 2021

Awards

Each year at CapCon we celebrate League members and supporters who've made a difference for Michigan's communities. Here are this year's honorees:

Pat McGinnis, City Manager, Grand Haven

State Representative Jim Ellison (D-26th District) & State Representative Jeff Yaroch (R-33rd District)

Dick Bolen, Former Mayor, Wakefield

Chris Barnett, Supervisor, Orion Charter Township

Brenda F. Moore, Mayor, Saginaw

16/50 Project Women’s Municipal Leadership Program Graduates

Enna Bachelor, Purchasing Manager, Livonia; Christine Bedford, City Clerk, Rockford; Kathryn Beemer, MPA Student, Grand Valley State University; Aubrey Berman, Economic Development Director, Westland; Barb Brooks, Executive Assistant, Boyne City; Ginger Burke-Miller, Finance Director/Treasurer, Dearborn; Jennifer Capling, Finance Director/Treasurer, Harbor Beach; Cynthia Cutright, DDA Director, Port Huron; Natalie Davenport, Code Enforcement Officer/MPA Student, Sparta/Grand Valley State University; Jane Dixon, Public Relations Specialist, Rochester; Tamaris Henagan, City Attorney, Adrian; Kate Hosier, City Manager, South Haven; Brandie Isaacson, Executive Di- rector, Livonia Housing Commission; Hana Jaquays, Confidential Asst. to the City Manager, Walled Lake; Tracy-Ann Jennings, Director of Special Projects, Inkster; Kristina Kinde, Treasurer/Finance Director, St. Johns;

Ashley Latsch, Assistant to the City Manager, Grand Haven; Tamar Lewis, Consultant., Woodhill Group, LLC; Kelli Martin, Treasurer/Finance Director, Traverse City; Torri Mathes, Community Engagement Officer, Berkley; Amanda Opalewski, Management Services Specialist, Sterling Heights; Erin Quetell, Environmental Sustainability Planner, Ferndale; Kristin Rutkowski, Assistant Manager/Village Clerk, Beverly Hills; Felicia Rutledge, City Clerk, Inkster; Tessa Sweeney, City Clerk, Linden; Pearl Tidwell, Clerk/Treasurer, Charlotte; Melinda Tolan, Finance Officer/ Treasurer, Portland; Mariah Walton, Assistant City Manager, Eastpointe; Allison Watkins, Village Manager, Newberry; Danicea Woods-McSwain, Management Assistant, Ferndale; Lindsey Zeller, Quality of Life Director, Eaton Rapids; Christine Zuzga, Transportation Economic Development Fund Manager, Michigan Department of Transportation

Elected Officials Academy Graduates

Level 1 Graduates Bob Craig, Commissioner, Saint Johns; Catherine Freese, Village President, Newberry; Ross Gavin and John C. (Jack) Blanchard , Berkley Councilmembers,; Donald Gerrie, Mayor, Sault Ste. Marie; Pam Howd, Councilor, Linden; William Ostash, Councilmember, Saginaw; Sandra Siegel, Councilmember, Fremont and Leslie Herrick Councilmember, Dearborn

Level 2 Graduates Colleen Brown, Mayor, Montrose; Dennis Hennen, Councilmember, Berkley; Kenneth Massey, Councilmember, Farmington Hills

Level 3 Graduates Lisa Hicks-Clayton, Councilmember, Dearborn Heights; Ian Perrotta, Councilmember, Hamtramck

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