The Charge of the Education Committee is as follows:

• Oversee the educational needs identified by all committees, prioritize and implement in accordance with the vision/mission/strategic plan.
• Hold spring and fall membership meeting/educational events with sessions that help the diverse membership base do their jobs more efficiently and effectively.

Committee Chair:

• Marsha Madle, President, Madle Consulting Services, LLC
• Kimberly Marrone, Economic Development and Communications Manager, City of Oak Park

Committee Members:

• Quentin Bishop, Executive Director, Lapeer Development Corp.
• Charles Boulard, Community Development Director, City of Novi
• Morgan Carroll, Advocacy and Manufacturing Member Retention Specialist, Muskegon Lakeshore Chamber of Commerce
• Becky Church, Vice President, Economic and Community Development, Midland Business Alliance
• Jessica DeBone, Regional Manager, Economic Incentives Department, PM Environmental, Inc.
• Karl Dehn, EDFP, Senior Strategic Advisor, Michigan Economic Development Corporation
• Sarah Dvoracek City Manager City of Evart
• Tom Fehrenbach, Community and Economic Development Administrator, City of East Lansing
• Marcia Gebarowski, EDFP, Director, Business Development, Livingston County, Ann Arbor SPARK
• Mathias Heppler, President, Heppler Engineering Group, LLC
• Cathy Knapp, CEcD, Partner, Southwest Michigan First
• Tim Mroz, Vice President, Strategic Initiatives, The Right Place, Inc.
• Don Schurr
• John Wolf-Meyer, Business Development Representative, Oakland County, Economic Development and Community Affairs