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SUMMARY:Seminar - What's Happening in the Great Lakes Bay Region? - November 2018
DESCRIPTION:Chamber Business Education Workshop:\nWhat's Happening in the Great Lakes Bay Region?\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDate: Tuesday\, November 13\n\nTime: 11:30 am - 12:00 pm: Check-in\, lunch and networking\n\n12:00 pm - 1:00 pm: Presentation and Q&A\n\nLocation: Veterans Memorial Library\, Annex Meeting Room\n\nCost: $10 for Chamber Members\, $20 for Non-Members\n\nLunch included!\n\n\n\nRegister by Friday\, November 9\n\n\n\nProgram Description\n\nStay up to date on all of the exciting improvements taking place in our home -- the Great Lakes Bay Region!\n\n\n\nPresenter Matthew Felan\, President & CEO of the Great Lakes Bay Regional Alliance\, will provide updates on the following topics that impact our region's businesses and organizations:\n\n\n	Economic Development\n	Healthcare/THRIVE Initiative\n	STEM Education\n	Transportation & Infrastructure\n\n\n\nPresented by Matthew Felan\, President & CEO\n\nGreat Lakes Bay Regional Alliance\n\n \n\n\n	\n		\n			Matthew Felan is the President & CEO of the Great Lakes Bay Regional Alliance. Prior to joining the Great Lakes Bay Regional Alliance\, Felan served as the Director of the McLaren Bay Medical Foundation from 2013-2014 and as the Chief Development Officer at Special Olympics Michigan from 2011-2012.\n\n			\n\n			Matt worked as a political fundraiser for over a decade\, spending extensive time in Washington\, DC and Richmond\, VA. Felan was the National Deputy Finance Director for Senator Hillary Clinton (2006-2008) and Finance Director/ PAC Director for Virginia Governor Tim Kaine (2004-2009).\n\n			\n\n			Matt is a native of the Great Lakes Bay Region. He has a Bachelor of Arts in International Relations from James Madison College at Michigan State University. Matt is married to his wife Janelle who works in Global Human Resources at the Dow Chemical Company. Matt and Janelle have two children\, Noah (12) and Alexandra (9).\n\n			\n\n			Felan is a graduate of Great Lakes Bay Regional Alliance Institute for Leaders (2013)\, Leadership Midland (2014)\, and the Mt Pleasant Chamber Rollie Dennison Leadership Institute (2017).\n\n			\n\n			Matt was recognized in 2016 by the Boy Scouts of American Michigan Crossroads Council with the Distinguished Citizen Award and in 2018 by the Michigan Hispanic/Latino Commission with the STEM Award.\n\n			 \n\n			Felan serves on the Boards of the Dow Bay Area Family YMCA\, the Great Lakes Bay Economic Club\, Infuse Great Lakes Bay\, and the Great Lakes Bay Convention and Visitors Bureau. Matt is also a member of the Bay City Morning Rotary Club.\n\n			\n\n			Matt has coached youth basketball\, football\, and soccer over the course of the past decade. You may have also seen him on stage at the Bay City Players where he played Senator Clyde Carlin in the Best Man in 2016.\n\n			\n\n			Felan has also participated in a wide array of charitable events across the Great Lakes Bay Region including Real Men Wear Pink in support of the American Cancer Society\, the Bay City & Mt Pleasant Polar Plunges in support of Special Olympics Michigan\, the MDA Lock-Up\, 100 Men Who Cook in support of the Saginaw Bay Symphony Orchestra\, Saginaw's Most Stylish in support of the United Way\, and as Donny Wo in the United Way of Bay County's Murder Mystery Dinner in 2018.
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<div><span style="color:#009900\;"><span style="font-size: 16px\; line-height: 23.2727px\;">Chamber Business Education Workshop:</span></span></div>\n<span style="color:#0066ff\;"><span style="font-size: 16px\; line-height: 23.2727px\;"><span style="font-size: 20px\;"><strong><span style="font-size:26px\;">What&#39\;s Happening in the Great Lakes Bay Region?</span></strong></span></span></span><br />\n<br />\n<span style="color:#800080\;"><span style="font-size: 16px\; line-height: 23.2727px\;"><span style="font-size: 20px\;"><strong><span style="font-family:arial\;"><img alt="" height="182" src="https://chambermaster.blob.core.windows.net/userfiles/UserFiles/chambers/634/Image/GreatLakesBayRegionalAlliance_horiz.jpg" style="width: 400px\; height: 182px\;" width="400" /></span></strong></span></span></span><br />\n<br />\n<span style="font-family:arial\;"><strong><span style="color: rgb(0\, 153\, 0)\; font-size: 16px\;">Date:</span></strong><font color="#008080"><span style="font-size: 16px\;"><b>&nbsp\;</b></span></font><span style="color:#0066ff\;"><span style="font-size: 16px\;">Tuesday\, November 13</span></span><br />\n<strong><span style="color: rgb(0\, 153\, 0)\; font-size: 16px\;">Time:</span></strong><font color="#008080"><span style="font-size: 16px\;"><b>&nbsp\;</b></span></font><span style="color:#0066ff\;"><span style="font-size: 16px\; background-color: rgb(252\, 249\, 243)\;">11:30 am&nbsp\;- 12:00 pm: Check-in\, lunch and networking</span></span><br style="box-sizing: content-box\; bottom: auto\; clear: none\; color: rgb(0\, 0\, 128)\; content: normal\; direction: inherit\; display: inline\; empty-cells: show\; float: none\; font-variant-numeric: inherit\; font-variant-east-asian: inherit\; font-stretch: inherit\; font-size: 16px\; font-family: Lato\, Arial\, sans-serif\; left: auto\; line-height: inherit\; margin: 0px\; max-height: none\; max-width: none\; min-height: initial\; min-width: initial\; opacity: 1\; outline-offset: 0px\; overflow: visible\; padding: 0px\; position: static\; resize: none\; right: auto\; table-layout: auto\; text-overflow: clip\; top: auto\; vertical-align: baseline\; visibility: inherit\; word-break: inherit\; word-wrap: inherit\; z-index: auto\; background: none rgb(252\, 249\, 243)\; border: none\; border-collapse: separate\; border-radius: 0px\; height: auto\; width: auto\;" />\n<span style="color:#0066ff\;"><span style="font-size: 16px\; background-color: rgb(252\, 249\, 243)\;">12:00 pm - 1:00 pm: Presentation and Q&amp\;A</span></span><br />\n<strong><span style="color: rgb(0\, 153\, 0)\; font-size: 16px\;">Location:</span></strong><font color="#008080"><span style="font-size: 16px\;"><b>&nbsp\;</b></span></font><span style="color:#0066ff\;"><span style="font-size: 16px\; background-color: rgb(252\, 249\, 243)\;">Veterans Memorial Library\, Annex Meeting Room</span></span><br />\n<strong><span style="color: rgb(0\, 153\, 0)\; font-size: 16px\;">Cost:</span></strong><font color="#008080"><span style="font-size: 16px\;">&nbsp\;</span></font><span style="color:#0066ff\;"><span style="font-size: 16px\;">$10 for Chamber Members\, $20 for Non-Members<br />\nLunch included!</span></span></span><br />\n<br />\n<span style="font-size:18px\;"><strong><span style="color:#FF0000\;"><font face="arial">Register by Friday\, November 9</font></span></strong></span><br />\n<br />\n<span style="font-size:20px\;"><strong style="font-family: arial\;"><span style="color: rgb(0\, 153\, 0)\;">Program Description</span></strong></span><br />\n<span style="color:#000000\;"><span style="font-family:arial\;"><span style="font-size:14px\;">Stay up to date on all of the exciting improvements taking place in our home -- the Great Lakes Bay Region!<br />\n<br />\nPresenter <strong>Matthew Felan</strong>\, President &amp\; CEO of the Great Lakes Bay Regional Alliance\, will provide updates on the following topics that impact our region&#39\;s businesses and organizations:</span></span></span>\n\n<ul>\n	<li><span style="color:#000000\;"><span style="font-family:arial\;"><span style="font-size:14px\;">Economic Development</span></span></span></li>\n	<li><span style="color:#000000\;"><span style="font-family:arial\;"><span style="font-size:14px\;">Healthcare/THRIVE Initiative</span></span></span></li>\n	<li><span style="color:#000000\;"><span style="font-family:arial\;"><span style="font-size:14px\;">STEM Education</span></span></span></li>\n	<li><span style="color:#000000\;"><span style="font-family:arial\;"><span style="font-size:14px\;">Transportation &amp\; Infrastructure</span></span></span></li>\n</ul>\n<br />\n<span style="font-family:arial\;"><strong><span style="font-size:16px\;"><span style="font-size:18px\;"><span style="color:#0066ff\;">Presented by Matthew Felan\, President &amp\; CEO<br />\nGreat Lakes Bay Regional Alliance</span></span><br />\n<span style="color:#008080\;">&#8203\;</span></span></strong></span>\n\n<table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="1" style="width:500px\;">\n	<tbody>\n		<tr>\n			<td><img alt="" height="242" src="https://chambermaster.blob.core.windows.net/userfiles/UserFiles/chambers/634/Image/IMG_4992.JPG" style="width: 200px\; height: 242px\; float: left\; margin-left: 10px\; margin-right: 10px\;" width="200" /><span style="color:#000000\;"><strong>Matthew Felan</strong> is the President &amp\; CEO of the Great Lakes Bay Regional Alliance. Prior to joining the Great Lakes Bay Regional Alliance\, Felan served as the Director of the McLaren Bay Medical Foundation from 2013-2014 and as the Chief Development Officer at Special Olympics Michigan from 2011-2012.<br />\n			<br />\n			Matt worked as a political fundraiser for over a decade\, spending extensive time in Washington\, DC and Richmond\, VA. Felan was the National Deputy Finance Director for Senator Hillary Clinton (2006-2008) and Finance Director/ PAC Director for Virginia Governor Tim Kaine (2004-2009).<br />\n			<br />\n			Matt is a native of the Great Lakes Bay Region. He has a Bachelor of Arts in International Relations from James Madison College at Michigan State University. Matt is married to his wife Janelle who works in Global Human Resources at the Dow Chemical Company. Matt and Janelle have two children\, Noah (12) and Alexandra (9).<br />\n			<br />\n			Felan is a graduate of Great Lakes Bay Regional Alliance Institute for Leaders (2013)\, Leadership Midland (2014)\, and the Mt Pleasant Chamber Rollie Dennison Leadership Institute (2017).<br />\n			<br />\n			Matt was recognized in 2016 by the Boy Scouts of American Michigan Crossroads Council with the Distinguished Citizen Award and in 2018 by the Michigan Hispanic/Latino Commission with the STEM Award.<br />\n			&nbsp\;<br />\n			Felan serves on the Boards of the Dow Bay Area Family YMCA\, the Great Lakes Bay Economic Club\, Infuse Great Lakes Bay\, and the Great Lakes Bay Convention and Visitors Bureau. Matt is also a member of the Bay City Morning Rotary Club.<br />\n			<br />\n			Matt has coached youth basketball\, football\, and soccer over the course of the past decade. You may have also seen him on stage at the Bay City Players where he played Senator Clyde Carlin in the Best Man in 2016.<br />\n			<br />\n			Felan has also participated in a wide array of charitable events across the Great Lakes Bay Region including Real Men Wear Pink in support of the American Cancer Society\, the Bay City &amp\; Mt Pleasant Polar Plunges in support of Special Olympics Michigan\, the MDA Lock-Up\, 100 Men Who Cook in support of the Saginaw Bay Symphony Orchestra\, Saginaw&rsquo\;s Most Stylish in support of the United Way\, and as Donny Wo in the United Way of Bay County&rsquo\;s Murder Mystery Dinner in 2018.</span></td>\n			<td>&nbsp\;</td>\n		</tr>\n	</tbody>\n</table>\n
LOCATION:Veterans Memorial Library Annex Meeting Room 301 S. University Ave. Mt. Pleasant\, MI 48858
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URL:https://business.mt-pleasant.net/events/details/seminar-what-s-happening-in-the-great-lakes-bay-region-november-2018-348270
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