Annual Conference
This committee plans the annual training conference held at Shanty Creek in Bellaire. Members are involved in identifying topics, scheduling speakers and planning social activities.

Chairperson:  Joe Valentine, City of Birmingham
email:  jvalentine@ci.birmingham.mi.us

Committee Members
Tamie Wise
Mary Kohls
Tom Marsh
Keith Clark
Mary Gmeiner
Deborah Blair
Barbara Wise-Johnson
Tony Skowronski
Charley McClendon 

Membership & Marketing
This is a very active committee that works to improve services and MPELRA visibility to members and potential members.  

Chairperson:  Dana Whinnery, City of Farmington Hills
email: dwhinnery@fhgov.com

Committee Members
Valerie Murphy-Goodrich
Eric Herppich
Derrick Washington
Sabrina Garrett-Owens
Dave Benda 

Programs Committee
This committee organizes interesting educational programs through out the year in various locations. Members are involved in identifying topics and speakers for the four quarterly programs offered each year.

Chairperson:  Peggy Sears, City of Troy
email:  psears@ci.troy.mi.us

Committee Members
Kristin Orlowski
Charlie Cleaver
Sue VanderPol
Carol Mayerich
Jenny Longthorne
Joe Lybik
Cathy Brechtelsbauer
Tony Skowronski
Scott Church

Website
This committee is responsible for maintaining and improving mpelra.org, making recommendations for improvement and increasing the practical applications of the website.

The Website Committee's latest effort included redesign of this entire website.  Committee members issued an RFP, hired a designer/programmer, reviewed multiple iterations of different web designs, wrote content and critiqued every page of this site.  The new format is much easier to maintain and update, and it includes many new features, including online conference/training registration, surveys/polls, and an online store where you can purchase items MPELRA items.

Chairperson:  Dave Benda,­ Midland County
email:  dbenda@co.midland.mi.us

Committee Members
Dana Whinnery
Jim Nash
Steve Stratton
Mary Kohls

Manual Sales
This committee of one coordinates the sales of the MPELRA manual to labor relations professionals and higher education.  Bulk rates are available for purchases of three or more.

Chairperson:  Cathy Brechtelsbauer, City of Jackson
email:  cbrechtelsbauer@cityofjackson.org