Program Schedule 2021

             
Jan 5thNo Meeting
Jan 12thRic Compton, CEO of Riverwood Mental Health Center
Jan 19thJim Grandholm, CEO and owner of Greenearth Electronics Recycling
Jan 26thMark Weber, CEO of YMCA of Greater Michiana.
Feb 2ndElvin Gonzalez, Family Division Administrator at Berrien County Trial Court.
Feb 9thJohn Hodgson, St. Joseph City Manager and Tim Zebell, St. Joseph City Engineer
Feb 16thTrevor Kubatzke, President of Lake Michigan College.  
Feb 23rdSteve Neubecker, Public Safety Director for St. Joseph.
March 2ndMarcus Muhammad, Mayor of Benton Harbor.
March 9thLars Petzke, Real Estate Broker and Owner of “RE/MAX by the Lake”.
March 16thFred Upton, US Representative.
March 23rdLoren Hamel, President of Spectrum Health Lakeland.
March 30thJulia Gourley Donohue, Executive Director of the Krasl Art Center.
April 6thPaul Clements, Professor at WMU, will talk about his research and climate change.
April 13thKen Kozminski, Owner of State Street Meats.
April 20thPatrick McQuone, Licensed Healthcare Administrator, to talk about senior abuse.
April 27thRep. Fred Upton
May 4thShane Peters, Superintendent of Bridgman Schools.
May 11thLee Schwertz, Lest We Forget.
May 18thTami Gould, Executive Director of The Center for Growth and Independence (CGI).
May 25thCharlie Olszewski, will talk about wines. 
June 1stBrian Dissette, County Administrator for Berrien County.
June 8thLaura Goos, Mayor Pro tem for St. Joseph and member of the City Commission.
June 15thHeidi Hanley, to talk about Advanced Care Planning/Caring Circle Services.
June 22ndChokwe Pitchford, Democrat Influencer and Political Strategist.
June 29thChokwe Pitchford, legal and resource navigator at Spectrum Health Lakeland and the Center for Better Health in Benton Harbor. 
July 6thNo meeting due to the July 4th holiday.
July 13thKim LaSata, Michigan State Senator.
July 20thAmy Dirlam and Chad Mandarino discussed the new Strategic Plan for SJ Schools.
July 27thMackenzie Kastl, the new CEO of the Boys & Girls Club of Benton Harbor.
August 3rdPaul Jancha, Jr., Chief Public Defender for Berrien County.
August 10thNo Noon Meeting.   Annual Steak Fry at Woodbine Lodge, Riverview Park.
August 17thAllan Jeffries, President of SWM Realtors Association.
August 24thMike 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 31stLynn Todman, Community Health Liason for Spectrum Health Lakeland. 
Sept 7thNo Meeting due to the Labor Day Holiday.
Sept 14thNick Culp, Senior Manager of Government Affairs for Entergy’s Pallisades Power Plant and Mick Middaugh, Communication’s Director for Entergy. 
Sept 21stLisa Cripps-Downey, President of the Berrien Community Foundation.
Sept 28thMark Casey, Pre-needs Advisor at Starke’s Funeral Home.
Oct 5thField Trip to the Welch Center on the LMC Campus.
Oct 12thLarry Ward, hiking the Appalachian Trail.
Oct 19thKristen Chism from the Great Start Collaborative of Berrien County.
Oct 26thGabrielle Engle, Chief Operating Officer at Mosaic CCDA
Nov 2ndGreg Smith, Executive Director of Michigan Kiwanis.  Induction of officers and new members.
Nov 9thAmy Zapal, Executive Director of St. Joseph Today
Nov 16thMarcy Hamilton and Gary Wood spoke about Friends of Berrien County Trails
Nov 23rdGreg Grothouse, Deputy Director of Public Works/Parks and Recreation, SJ Parks and Recreation update.
Nov 30thCommittee Meetings.
Dec 7thKristin Chism, Executive Director of Great Start Collaborative of Berrien County.
Dec 14thChristmas Choir Concert-St Joseph High School Chamber Orchestra.
Dec 21stTBA
Dec 28thNo Meeting due to the Holidays.

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