SEMCOG Announces New Officers, Including Vice Chair Gwen Markham of Novi (SEMCOG, July 2, 2024) The 2024-2025 leadership of SEMCOG, the Southeast Michigan Council of Governments, was elected at SEMCOG’s Annual Meeting on June 27, 2024. The General Assembly elected a slate of candidates with representatives from cities, townships, counties, and education. The officers represent various geographic areas of the seven-county Southeast Michigan region. The complete list of officers – which officially begins its new term today, is comprised of: Mandy Grewal, PhD, Chairperson, Pittsfield Township Supervisor; Gwen Markham, First Vice Chairperson, Oakland County Commissioner (becomes Chairperson when Grewal’s term as Township Supervisor ends later this year); Anne Marie Graham-Hudak, Vice Chairperson, Canton Township Supervisor; Laura Kropp, Vice Chairperson, Mount Clemens Mayor; Diana McKnight-Morton, Vice Chairperson, Washtenaw Community College Trustee; Michelle Nard, Vice Chairperson, Macomb County Commissioner; and Pauline Repp, Immediate Past Chairperson, Port Huron Mayor. This year marks the first time in SEMCOG’s history that every person elected to serve as an officer is a woman. “There was no effort to form an all-female leadership team, so this phenomenon caught us a little bit by surprise,” said Amy O’Leary, Executive Director. “SEMCOG prides itself on convening a diverse set of voices to represent our region, and our General Assembly‘s choice to elect this slate of officers provides a clear signal of that progress,” said O’Leary. |
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