2025 – 2026 MPELRA Board of Directors

President
Valerie Colbert-Osamuede
Director of Labor Relations
City of Detroit
colbv@detroitmi.gov

1st Vice President
Jessica Unangst
Director, HR & Administrative Services
City of Owosso
jessica.unangst@ci.owosso.mi.us

2nd Vice President
Tony Skowronski
Retired-Director, HR & Labor Relations
Saginaw Township Community Schools
tonyskowronski75@gmail.com

Treasurer
Barbara Wise Johnson
Retired Labor Relations Director
City of Detroit
barbarawisejohnson@yahoo.com

Secretary
Susan Vander Pol
Retired County Coordinator,
Osceola County
smobiealpacas@outlook.com

Immediate Past President
Valerie Colbert-Osamuede
Director of Labor Relations
City of Detroit
colbv@detroitmi.gov

Director
Reginald Jenkins

2nd Deputy Fire Commissioner

City of Detroit

regjen@detroitmi.gov

Director
Jane D. Parpart

Human Resource Manager

City of Auburn Hills

jparpart@auburnhills.org

Director
Cheri Rayner

Human Resource Manager

City of Alma

crayner@myalma.org

Director
Steven H. Schwartz

Attorney

Steven H. Schwartz & Associates, PLC

shslawyers1@outlook.com

Director
Todd Witthuhn

HR and Labor Relations Deputy Director

County of Genesee
twitthuhn@geneseecountymi.gov

MPELRA 1969
MPELRA 1969