Executive Officers
of the Michigan Creativity Association Board of Directors:
Executive Director
Ted Grossnickle
Director@MIcreativity.org
Treasurer
Kim Norris
Treasurer@MIcreativity.org
Secretary
Kim Ostin
Secretary@MIcreativity.org
Tournament Director
Betsy Grossnickle
TournamentDirector@MIcreativity.org
Regional Directors
City of Detroit: Amber Richmond
Cities of Detroit, Hamtramck, Harper Woods, Highland Park
DetroitDI@MIcreativity.org
Detroit Metro West: Jeri Altenberger
Livingston, Oakland (most), & Wayne (west) Counties
DetroitMetroWest@MIcreativity.org
Detroit Metro East: Amy Laidlaw
Macomb & St. Clair Counties. Part of Oakland Co. (Rochester/Troy) & Wayne Co. (Grosse Pointes)
DetroitMetroEast@MIcreativity.org
Lake Huron: Rikkii Clarent
Flint-Area, Thumb, Saginaw Bay Area
LakeHuron@MIcreativity.org
Lake Michigan: Olivia Rothig & Savanna Beaudet
West Michigan
LakeMichigan@MIcreativity.org & LakeMichigan_Vice@MIcreativity.org
South / Central MI: Elaine Miller & Kate Reitz
Ann Arbor, Battle Creek, Jackson, Kalamazoo & Lansing Areas
SouthCentral@MIcreativity.org & SouthCentral_Vice@MIcreativity.org
UP North: Mary Chamberlin
Upper Peninsula & Northern Lower Peninsula
UPNorth@MIcreativity.org
Challenge Masters
for the Destination Imagination program:
Scientific Challenge: Andrew Smith & Amanda Smith
Scientific_Challenge@MIcreativity.org
Technical Challenge: Brant Wood
Technical_Challenge@MIcreativity.org
Engineering Challenge: Madison Laidlaw
Engineering_Challenge@MIcreativity.org
Fine Arts Challenge: Meg Grossnickle
FineArts_Challenge@MIcreativity.org
Improv Challenge: Dave Chamberlin
Improv_Challenge@MIcreativity.org
Service Learning Challenge: Theresa Brestovansky
ServiceLearning@MIcreativity.org
Early Learners / Rising Stars Challenge: Michelle Alger
RisingStars@MIcreativity.org
Instant Challenge: Tonya Hernandez & Tessa Howard
InstantChallenge@MIcreativity.org & InstantChallenge_Vice@MIcreativity.org
Score Master: Vacant
ScoreMaster@MIcreativity.org
Support Directors
Alumni Director: Caitie McFarland
Alumni@MIcreativity.org
Public Relations Director: Ginger Liemohn
PublicRelations@MIcreativity.org
Registration Director: Ella Perkins
Registration@MIcreativity.org
Sales Directors: Becky Kohanov & Meredith Ringvelski
Sales_Design@MIcreativity.org & Sales_Operations@MIcreativity.org
Special Projects Director: Anna Grossnickle
EXTREME Challenge, Summer Creativity Camp, & International Creativity Events
SpecialProjects_Vice@MIcreativity.org
Special Projects Vice Director: Mary Chamberlin
Creative Challenge Day for Special Ed. Classrooms
SpecialProjects@MIcreativity.org
Training Director: Deb McFarland
Training@MIcreativity.org
Advisory Positions
Student Representative: Jackson Cosme-Brooks
StudentRep@MIcreativity.org
Bylaws
The Michigan Creativity Association governing document may be found below:
Meeting Minutes
Quarterly Meetings are open to the public. Minutes from these meetings may be requested from our Board Secretary:
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Board of Directors Application
The following positions will be elected at the Spring 2021 Meeting:
Affiliate Director, Secretary, Regional Director: South/Central, Regional Director: City of Detroit, Challenge Master: Fine Arts, Challenge Master: Improv, Score Master, Public Relations Director, Registration Director
Note: many of these positions may have incumbent members running for the spots, however, all qualified candidates are encouraged to apply. Should you have any questions about getting involved on the Board of Directors, email Director@MIcreativity.org
The Spring 2022 Meeting is scheduled for Sunday, March 27, 2022. Please submit candidacy at least 10 days prior.
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