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2025 Legislative Agenda & Policy Guide











            2025 Legislative


            Agenda &


            Policy Guide







        MISSION                                                 2025 LRCC POLICY
        Making the Greater Lansing region the                   COMMITTEE MEMBERS
        best place to do business in Michigan. The              Kwafo Adarkwa, Chair, ITC Holdings
        Lansing Regional Chamber works with                     Ben Bakken, Vice-Chair, Tri-Star Trust Bank
        business leaders, community members, and                Matt Resch, Resch Strategies
        officials from every level of government                Amy Scoby, The Christman Company
        to collaboratively influence and support
        initiatives, legislation, and regional investment       Ben Miller, Comcast
        that will strengthen and move the Greater               Bill Kimble, c2ae
        Lansing region forward.                                 Joe Ford, Netvantage SEO
                                                                Jeff Smith, MSU Foundation
        PUBLIC AFFAIRS TEAM                                     Kevin McKinney, McKinney & Associates
                                                                Jamie White, White Law PLLC
        Steve Japinga                                           Scott Ammon, Ammon Lynch Pence Group
        Senior Vice President, Public Affairs Department
        sjapinga@lansingchamber.org                             Mandy Bolter, University of Michigan Health - Sparrow
        517-487-6340 | 517-449-3732 (Cell)                      Alison Horn, MSUFCU
        Sarah Bakken                                            Rebecca Bahar-Cook, Capital Fundraising Associates
        Talent Development Manager                              Charles Hauser, Granger Waste Services
        sbakken@lansingchamber.org                              Becky O’Connell, Lake Trust Credit Union
        517-487-6340                                            Monique Field-Foster, Warner Norcross + Judd LLP
                                                                Art Miller III, AF Group
        POLICY COMMITTEE LEADERSHIP                             Ernest Tisdale, EduStaff

        POLICY COMMITTEE CHAIR                                  Joel Conn, Alma Tire Companies
        Kwafo Adarkwa, ITC Holdings                             Megan Doherty, F.D. Hayes Electric Company

        POLICY COMMITTEE VICE-CHAIR                             Katherine Japinga, Capital Region International Airport
        Ben Bakken, Tri-Star Trust                              John Sellek, Harbor Strategic Public Affairs
                                                                Michelle Lantz, Greater Lansing Food Bank
        LRCC POLICY COMMITTEE                                   Christin Nohner, Kelley Cawthorne
        The Lansing Regional Chamber Policy Committee           Eric Musser, Auto-Owners Insurance
        exists to both guide and advance LRCC legislative       Jason Brunette, Martin Commercial Properties
        priorities. The LRCC Policy Committee reviews issues    AnnMarie Treglia, Dart Container
        pertaining to the current priorities and works to
        encourage members to engage in action.                  Otis Wiley, PlayFly Sports
                                                                Andrea Bitely, Bitely Communications
                                                                Joe Garcia, Catholic Charities of Ingham, Eaton, & Clinton


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