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ECIC is a public nonprofit corporation created by Interlocal Agreement (ILA). Originally signed by the Department of Human Services and Branch County Intermediate School District, the current participants in the agreement include:

  • Bay-Arenac ISD
  • Berrien County ISD
  • Charlevoix-Emmet ISD
  • Clinton County Regional Educational Service Agency
  • Delta Schoolcraft ISD
  • Eastern Upper Peninsula ISD
  • Genesee ISD
  • Gogebic-Ontonagon IDS
  • Huron ISD
  • Jackson County ISD
  • Marquette-Alger Regional Educational Service Agency
  • Mecosta-Osceola ISD
  • Menominee County ISD
  • Midland ISD
  • Monroe County ISD
  • Shiawassee Regional Education Service District
  • St. Clair County Regional Educational Service Agency
  • VanBuren ISD
  • Washtenaw ISD

ECIC is governed by a 15-member Executive Committee of the Corporate Board

View Board Meeting Calendars for: 2007-08 | 2009

Board Meeting Minutes: Minutes (09.05.07) | Minutes (05 23 07) | Minutes (03.28.07) | Minutes (01.24.07)

Executive Committee conference call on Wednesday (01.30.08) from 3:15 - 3:30 for the purpose of amending ECIC bylaws to allow for legislative appointments.

CORPORATE BOARD OFFICERS

  • Susan Broman - Chair
  • Marvin McKinney - Immediate past chair
  • Sally Vaughn - Chair elect
  • Carolyn Clark - Secretary
  • Larry Schweinhart - Treasurer

CORPORATE BOARD MEMBERS (Executive Committee members highlighted):

  • Ismael Ahmed, Director of Department of Human Services
  • Karen Black, Clinton County RESA
  • Betsy Boggs, United Methodist Community House and Baker College-Muskegon
  • James Borin, Midland County ESA
  • Susan Broman, Steelcase Foundation
  • Elizabeth Bunn, Vice President-Secretary UAW
  • Carolyn Clark, AFSCME
  • Tom Cook, Shiawassee RESD
  • Dan DeGrow, Superintendent St. Clair Intermediate School District
  • Michael Dewey, Bay-Arenac ISD
  • Debbie Dingell, General Motors Foundation, Inc.
  • Hillary Eley, Branch County ISD
  • Steve Ewing, DTE Energy, retired
  • Pam Faris, Community Representative
  • Darlene Fuller, Mecosta-Osceola ISD
  • Larry Godwin, Menominee County ISD
  • David Hollister, Prima Civitas Foundation
  • Jil Iskow, Huron ISD
  • Michael McCartan, St. Clair County RESA
  • Marvin McKinney,Kellogg Foundation, retired
  • William Miller, Washtenaw ISD
  • Margie Murphy, VanBuren ISD
  • LouAnn Peterson, Marquette-Alger RESA
  • Hubert Price, Synergistics Consulting
  • Bill Rayl, Jackson County ISD
  • Robert Rummel, Genesee ISD
  • Larry Schweinhart, High/Scope Educational Research Foundation
  • Mark Savoie, Eastern Upper Peninsula ISD
  • Naomi Singer, Charlevoix-Emmet ISD
  • Marianne Udow-Phillips, Director of the Center for Health Care Quality and Transformation, University of Michigan
  • Sally Vaughn, Livingston Educational Service Agency
  • Claudia Vescolani, Berrien County ISD
  • Donna Wilber, Gogebic-Ontonagon ISD

Approved applicants

  • Dickinson-Iron ISD
  • Ingham ISD
  • Kalamazoo Regional Educational Service Agency
  • Livingston Educational Agency
  • Montcalm ISD
  • Newaygo County Regional Educational Service Agency
  • Oakland Schools ISD
  • Ottawa Area ISD
  • St. Joseph County ISD
  • Traverse Bay Area ISD
  • Wayne Regional Educational Service Agency
  • Wexford-Missaukee ISD

Pending applicants

  • Allegan Area Educational Service Agency
  • Copper Country ISD
  • Muskegon ISD
  • Saginaw ISD

ECIC Staff:

Judy Samelson
Chief Executive Officer

Michael Foley
Chief Operating Officer

Joan Blough
Director of Great Start Collaboratives & Technical Assistance

Chris Kolb
Vice President for Public Affairs

Leslie Aguirre
Executive Assistant to CEO/Human Resources Coordinator

Theresa Cross
Executive Assistant/Building & Facility Coordinator

Sheryl Johnston
GSC/TA Administrative Assistant

Kathi Pioszak
Early Childhood Liaison

Karen Roback
GSC Technical Assistance Coordinator

Cherie Ross-Barber
GSC Technical Assistance Coordinator

Cheryl Thompson
Contract Administrator

Nancy Willyard
Head Start State Collaboration Director

J. Marissa Zamudio
GSC Technical Assistance Coordinator