Staff
Caroline Roberts
Director of Talent and Education
Allison Heinrich
Director of Business Development and Attraction
Luke Castle
Director of Place Based Business Development
Emma Maniez
Downtown Business Liaison
Jordan Heinrich
Office Manager
Board of Directors Executive Committee
Jerome Schwind
President and CEO of Isabella Bank
Marita Hattem-Schiffman
President of MyMichigan Medical Center Alma, Clare, and Mt. Pleasant
Jeremy Howard
City Manager, City of Clare
Jody Thompson
Human Resource Director, Bandit Industries
Greg Rynearson
Part Owner, Cops and Doughnuts
Mark Stuhldreher
Township Manager, Charter Township of Union
Rick Barz
Former President, MMDC
Executive Board Members:
Kati Mora, President and CEO, Middle Michigan Development Corporation
MMDC President & CEO
Jerome Schwind, President & CEO, Isabella Bank Corporation
MMDC Chair
Marita Hattem-Schiffman, President, MyMichigan Health
MMDC Vice Chair
Jeremy Howard, City Manager, City of Clare
MMDC Treasurer
Jody Thompson, Human Resources Director, Bandit Industries
MMDC Secretary
Greg Rynearson, Cops and Doughnuts
MMDC At Large Representative
Mark Stuhldreher, Township Manager, Charter Township of Union
MMDC At Large Representative
Rick Barz, Former President of MMDC, Former Isabella Bank President
Ex-Officio Member
General Board Members:
| Arlene Anderson-Vincent, Senior Natural Resource Manager, Primo Brands |
| Bob Balzer, Community Affairs Manger, Mid-Michigan Region, Consumers Energy |
| Justin Cavanaugh, City Manager & Clerk, City of Harrison |
| Aaron Desentz, City Manager, City of Mount Pleasant |
| Brad Eldred, President/CEO, The Wildlife Gallery |
| Lisa Graham, Deputy Clerk, Village of Farwell |
| Tim Hood, President, Mid Michigan College |
| Jon-Paul Jones, Plant Manager, Saint-Gobain |
| Pepper Lockhart, City Manager, City of Evart |
| Neil MacKinnon, President of Central Michigan University |
| Lori Phelps, Administrator/Controller, Clare County |
| Erik Rodriguez, Public Relations Director, Saginaw Chippewa Tribe |
| Chris Rowley, Executive Director, Mount Pleasant Area Convention & Visitors Bureau |
| David Martin Stevens, Senior Vice President, Administrator- American MITSUBA Corporation |
| Brian Smith, Administrator/Controller, Isabella County |
| Kristen Wenzel, CEO, Great Lakes Bay Michigan Works |
| Jonathan Wilson, Regional Manager, Corporate and Government Affairs, DTE Energy |
| Nate Weisenburger, Principal of General Agency Company |