Program Schedule 2021



Jan 5^th	No Meeting
Jan 12^th	Ric Compton, CEO of Riverwood Mental Health Center
Jan 19^th	Jim Grandholm, CEO and owner of Greenearth Electronics Recycling
Jan 26^th	Mark Weber, CEO of YMCA of Greater Michiana.
Feb 2^nd	Elvin Gonzalez, Family Division Administrator at Berrien County Trial Court.
Feb 9^th	John Hodgson, St. Joseph City Manager and Tim Zebell, St. Joseph City Engineer
Feb 16^th	Trevor Kubatzke, President of Lake Michigan College.
Feb 23^rd	Steve Neubecker, Public Safety Director for St. Joseph.
March 2^nd	Marcus Muhammad, Mayor of Benton Harbor.
March 9^th	Lars Petzke, Real Estate Broker and Owner of “RE/MAX by the Lake”.
March 16^th	Fred Upton, US Representative.
March 23^rd	Loren Hamel, President of Spectrum Health Lakeland.
March 30^th	Julia Gourley Donohue, Executive Director of the Krasl Art Center.
April 6^th	Paul Clements, Professor at WMU, will talk about his research and climate change.
April 13^th	Ken Kozminski, Owner of State Street Meats.
April 20^th	Patrick McQuone, Licensed Healthcare Administrator, to talk about senior abuse.
April 27^th	Rep. Fred Upton
May 4th	Shane Peters, Superintendent of Bridgman Schools.
May 11^th	Lee Schwertz, Lest We Forget.
May 18^th	Tami Gould, Executive Director of The Center for Growth and Independence (CGI).
May 25^th	Charlie Olszewski, will talk about wines.
June 1st	Brian Dissette, County Administrator for Berrien County.
June 8^th	Laura Goos, Mayor Pro tem for St. Joseph and member of the City Commission.
June 15^th	Heidi Hanley, to talk about Advanced Care Planning/Caring Circle Services.
June 22^nd	Chokwe Pitchford, Democrat Influencer and Political Strategist.
June 29^th	Chokwe Pitchford, legal and resource navigator at Spectrum Health Lakeland and the Center for Better Health in Benton Harbor.
July 6th	No meeting due to the July 4^th holiday.
July 13^th	Kim LaSata, Michigan State Senator.
July 20^th	Amy Dirlam and Chad Mandarino discussed the new Strategic Plan for SJ Schools.
July 27^th	Mackenzie Kastl, the new CEO of the Boys & Girls Club of Benton Harbor.
August 3^rd	Paul Jancha, Jr., Chief Public Defender for Berrien County.
August 10^th	No Noon Meeting. Annual Steak Fry at Woodbine Lodge, Riverview Park.
August 17^th	Allan Jeffries, President of SWM Realtors Association.
August 24^th	Mike Nadolski, Executive Director of the Mendel Center and Mack and Sharon Brown, owners of the African American History and Literature Gallery. Speaking about the Unified Monuments Project.
August 31^st	Lynn Todman, Community Health Liason for Spectrum Health Lakeland.
Sept 7^th	No Meeting due to the Labor Day Holiday.
Sept 14^th	Nick Culp, Senior Manager of Government Affairs for Entergy’s Pallisades Power Plant and Mick Middaugh, Communication’s Director for Entergy.
Sept 21^st	Lisa Cripps-Downey, President of the Berrien Community Foundation.
Sept 28^th	Mark Casey, Pre-needs Advisor at Starke’s Funeral Home.
Oct 5^th	Field Trip to the Welch Center on the LMC Campus.
Oct 12^th	Larry Ward, hiking the Appalachian Trail.
Oct 19^th	Kristen Chism from the Great Start Collaborative of Berrien County.
Oct 26^th	Gabrielle Engle, Chief Operating Officer at Mosaic CCDA
Nov 2^nd	Greg Smith, Executive Director of Michigan Kiwanis. Induction of officers and new members.
Nov 9^th	Amy Zapal, Executive Director of St. Joseph Today
Nov 16^th	Marcy Hamilton and Gary Wood spoke about Friends of Berrien County Trails
Nov 23rd	Greg Grothouse, Deputy Director of Public Works/Parks and Recreation, SJ Parks and Recreation update.
Nov 30^th	Committee Meetings.
Dec 7^th	Kristin Chism, Executive Director of Great Start Collaborative of Berrien County.
Dec 14th	Christmas Choir Concert-St Joseph High School Chamber Orchestra.
Dec 21^st	TBA
Dec 28^th	No Meeting due to the Holidays.

Program Schedule 2021

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