Project Management Team
The Greater Ann Arbor Region’s Prosperity Initiative is led by a cross-region management team, representing key areas expertise such as education, workforce, transportation, and economic development. The management team oversees the implementation of the five-year strategy, champions the Greater Ann Arbor Region’s Prosperity Initiative, and seeks to strengthen connections and collaborations with other regions. Management team members include:
- Tim Lake, Monroe County Business Development Corporation
- Ryan Buck, Washtenaw Area Transportation Study
- Steven Duke, Region 2 Planning Commission
- Dr. Michelle Mueller, Washtenaw Community College
- Mike Overton, Jackson County
- Phil Santer, Ann Arbor SPARK
- Bill Sleight, Michigan Works! Southeast
- Jason Morgan, Washtenaw County Board of Commissioners
- Sue Smith, Hillsdale Economic Development Partnership
- Jim VanDoren, Lenawee Now
- Ron Griffith, Spring Arbor University
Participating Stakeholder Groups
- Adrian College
- Adrian Public Schools
- Ann Arbor Public Schools
- Ann Arbor SPARK
- Ann Arbor Transportation Authority
- Ann Arbor/Ypsilanti Chamber of Commerce
- Arbor Hospice
- Baker College
- Bedford Public Schools
- Bixby Medical Center
- Blake Woods Medical Park Surgery Center
- Center for Family Health
- Chelsea Community Hospital
- City of Ann Arbor
- City of Chelsea
- City of Monroe
- Cleary University
- Columbia School District
- Concordia University
- Detroit Chamber TransLinked Initiative
- Eastern Michigan University
- Enterprise Group of Jackson
- Evangelical Homes of Michigan
- Glacier Hills Senior Living Community
- Global Talent Retention Initiative
- Great Lakes Caring
- Greater Brighton Chamber of Commerce
- Health Improvement Organization
- Henry Ford Allegiance Health Foundation
- Hillsdale Community Health Center
- Hillsdale Economic Development Partnership
- Integrated Health Associates
- Jackson Area Transit Authority
- Jackson College
- Jackson County Airport
- Jackson County Chamber of Commerce
- Jackson County Intermediate School District
- Jackson Health Network
- John Ganton’s Countryside Retirement
- Livingston County Planning
- Livingston Educational Service Agency
- Lloyd Ganton Retirement Centers Inc.
- Mercy Memorial Hospital System
- Michigan Department of Transportation University Region
- Michigan Economic Development Corporation
- Michigan Works! Monroe Service Center
- Michigan Works! Southeast
- Milan Area Schools
- Monroe Community College
- Monroe County Business Development Corporation
- Monroe County Health Department
- Monroe County Planning
- One Lenawee/Lenawee Now
- ProMedica Herrick Hospital
- Region 2 Planning Commission
- Ridge Crest Health Campus (Trilogy Health Care)
- Saint Joseph Mercy Health System Ann Arbor, Livingston, and Saline
- South Central Michigan Works
- Southeast Michigan Community Alliance
- Southeast Michigan Council of Governments/Regional Transit Authority
- Spring Arbor University
- St. John Hospital
- Transportation for Michigan
- United Methodist Retirement Communities
- United Parcel Service (UPS)
- University of Michigan Business Engagement Center
- University of Michigan Health System
- VA Ann Arbor Health Care System
- Washtenaw Area Transportation Study
- Washtenaw Community College
- Washtenaw County Health Initiative
- Washtenaw County Michigan Works
- Washtenaw County Office of Community & Economic Development
- Washtenaw Health Department
- Washtenaw Intermediate School District
- Washtenaw Literacy
- Wayne County Airport Authority
- Workforce Intelligence Network for Southeast Michigan
- Ypsilanti Community Schools
