East Michigan Council of Governments
Serving the Arenac, Bay, Clare, Gladwin, Gratiot, Huron, Iosco, Isabella, Midland, Ogemaw, Roscommon, Saginaw, Sanilac, Tuscola Counties, and the Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribe
East Michigan Council of Governments
Board Members
Each member government is entitled to appoint two (2) COG voting representatives from its governing body. These voting representatives make up the Council, which is the policy making body for all activities undertaken including program activities and decisions, regional plans, and fiscal and budgetary policies.

The Executive Board is composed of the five (5) annually elected officers. Their function is to set fiscal, budgetary and staffing policies. The Board is supported by technical, study, and policy development committees and a professional staff headed by Sue Fortune, Executive Director.

ARENAC

Curtis Hillman
EDC Director
3430 Pine Ridge Ct.
Standish, MI 48658
(989) 846.2771


Red Team Member
Joseph Sancimino
Board of Commission member
208-1/2 S. Church Street
Standish, MI 48658
(989) 846.6188


BAY

Sharon Stalsberg
2010 EMCOG Chairperson
P.O. Box 58
Pinconning, MI 48650
(989) 879.4018


Pinconning Twp. Supervisor
JoElla Krantz
Auburn City Manager
City Hall
113 East Elm Street
Auburn, MI 48611
(989) 662.6761


CLARE

Donald David
Board of Commission member
225 W. Main St.
P.O. Box 438
Harrison, MI 48625
(989) 578.0763


Lynn Grim
Board of Commission member
225 W. Main
P.O. Box 438
Harrison, MI 48625
(989) 539.2510


Red Team Member
William Newkirk
2010 EMCOG 1st Vice Chairperson
225 W. Main
P. O. Box 438
Harrison, MI  48625
(989) 539-2150


County Controller

GLADWIN

William Rhode
Board of Commission member
630 N. Aycado
Gladwin, MI 48624
(989) 426.9002


EMCOG Budget Committee member
Bob Moffit
2010 EMCOG 2nd Vice Chair and Red Team Chair
City of Gladwin
1000 West Cedar Avenue
Gladwin, MI 48624
(989) 426-9231 x 105


City Administrator
Frank Grimes
County at Large member
1189 McCulloch Rd.
Gladwin, MI  48624 - 9610


Alternate

GRATIOT

Carol Wetzel
2010 EMCOG Secretary
Greater Gratiot Dev. Corp.
136 South Main
Ithaca, MI 48847
(989) 875.2083


Greater Gratiot Authority
Mark Knowles
Chair - Gratiot Co. BOC
6255 West Lincoln Rd.
Elwell, MI 48832
(989) 875.5261 (BOC)


IOSCO

John Moehring
Iosco Co. Planning Com. member
509 Huron
East Tawas, MI 48730
(989) 362-4212

Alternate
Patricia (Trish) Schmidt
Board of Commission member
554 N. Sand Lake Rd.
National City, MI 48748
(989) 362-5005


RED Team member
Roberta (Bobbie) Ruelo
Iosco Co. BOC member
641 Esmond Road
East Tawas, MI  48730
(989) 362.4212
(989) 362-6339
RED Team member

ISABELLA

Jeff Gray
City of Mt. Pleasant Planner
401 N. Main Street (Work)
Mt. Pleasant, MI 48858
(989) 779-5328


Tim Nieporte
RED Team and 2010 TLAG Chairperson
200 North Main
Mt. Pleasant, MI 48858
(989) 772-0911 Ext. 371


Resource Director - Isabella Co.

OGEMAW

Kathryn Adair
Eco Development Director-MSUE
205 S. Eighth
West Branch, MI 48661-1207
(989) 345-0692


RED Team
Bruce Reetz
Ogemaw Co. BOC member
710 West Ogemaw Center Rd.
West Branch, MI 48661


ROSCOMMON

Roy Spangler
Board of Trustee, Kirtland Comm College
304 Rainbow Drive
Roscommon, MI 48653



RED Team
Marc Milburn
Roscommon Co. BOC
PO Box 430 
Houghton Lake. MI 48629
(989) 422.3262


Rosalie Myers
EDC Director
Roscommon Co. EDC
500 Lake Street
Roscommon, MI 48653
877-688-6687


RED Team

SAGINAW CHIPPEWA INDIAN TRIBE

Don Seal
Tribal Representative
7070 East Broadway
Mt. Pleasant, MI 48858
(989) 775-4005 (Work)


Dennis Kequoum
Chief of Saginaw Chippewa Tribe
7070 East Broadway
Mt. Pleasant, MI  48858
(989) 775-4000

Tribal representative

SANILAC

Clinton K. Holmes
City of Brown City, Manager
4205 Main St. 
P.O. Box 99
Brown City, MI 48416-0099
(810) 346.2325 (Work)


RED Team

Sanilac County

Lou LaPonsie
City Manager
City of Marlette
6436 Morris Street
Marlette, MI  48453
989-635-7448


RED Team

TUSCOLA

Zyggy Dworzecki
2010 EMCOG Treasurer
4114 Beach St.
Akron, MI 48701-9517
(989) 691.5116


Planning Commissioner
Walt Schlichting
Huron & Tuscola Equalization Director
207 East Grant
Caro, MI  48723
(989) 672-3700


TLAG