The Southeast Michigan Community Alliance
(SEMCA) is one of 25 MichiganWorks!
agencies created by the state to simplify
public and business access to important
educational, training, self-help and
economic development opportunities.

The  SEMCA Workforce Development Board 
is composed of members from the public and
private sectors who work to ensure
that the system works for everyone.

We are often asked about the people who make up our Board. 
The following is a list of our current Board members:

Workforce Development Board

Board Chair
Charlie Mahoney
Four-M Associates

Board Vice Chair
Robert Schnieders
ES Investments
  • Rochelle Allen
    Department of Human Services
  • Alan Anderson
    Wayne County Community College
  • Melinda Buell
    SYGMA
  • James Calgie
    AFL-CIO-Wayne County
  • Connie Carroll
    United Way of Monroe County
  • Ned Fawaz
    Energy International Corporation
  • James Flanegin
    St. John Health System
  • Rory Gamble
    UAW Region 1-A
  • Tamara Harmon
    Wayne County Jobs & Economic Development
  • Brian Gilbertson
    Educational Data Systems, Inc.
  • Maureen Henson
    Mercy Memorial Hospital
  • Gerald C. Hesson
    AFL-CIO-Monroe County
  • Naheed Huq
    SEMCOG
  • Gary Kadau
    US Steel-Great Lakes
  • Chris LaJoy
    LaJoy Group
  • Frank Lopez
    Aztec Manufacturing
  • Molly Luempert-Coy
    DTE Energy
  • William E. McKenzie
    Michigan Rehabilitation Services
  • Lou Neuman
    Michigan Occupational Health Association
  • Tom Perkey
    Goodwill Industries of Greater Detroit
  • Charlie Pryde
    Ford Motor Company
  • Paul Szilagyi
    Henry Ford Medical Group
  • June Knabusch Taylor
    Monroe Public Schools

Education Advisory Group


Board Chair
Robert Schnieders
ES Investments

  • Fatima Anthony
    Parent Representative
  • Dr. William Barber
    Henry Ford Community College
  • Dr. Halyna Bialczyk
    Wayne County RESA
  • Betty Bloch
    Plymouth-Canton Public Schools
  • Francine Calloway
    Highland Park School District
  • Judy Cock
    Southgate Adult & Community Education
  • Patricia DeVoy
    Wm. D. Ford Career/Tech Center
  • Julie Everly
    Manor Elementary School
  • Elizabeth Gabehart
    Monroe County ISD
  • Brian Gilbertson
    Educational Data Systems, Inc.
  • Cathleen Griffith
    Ida Public Schools
  • Dr. Janet Haas
    Livonia Career Technical Center
  • Dr. Patricia Luchi, Ed.D.
    Livonia Public Schools
  • Charlie Mahoney
    Four-M Associates
  • Judy Odette
    Jefferson Schools
  • James Pedersen
    UAW Region 1-A
  • Michelle Sanford
    Dundee High School
  • Joann Spicer
    Erie-Mason High School
  • Malin Wagner
    Downriver Career Technical Consortium
  • Dr. Grace Yackee
    Monroe County Community College
  • Sherry Zylka
    Schoolcraft College

Substance Abuse Board

Board Chair
Marsha Bianconi
Conference of Western Wayne



  • Dr. Loretta V. Davis
    Wayne County Health Department
  • The Honorable Mayor Tim Durand
    Mayor of the City of Riverview
  • The Honorable Jack Engebretson
    Mayor of the City of Livonia
  • The Honorable Mayor Tom Fielder
    Mayor of the Belleville
  • Commissioner R. Lamar Fredrick
    Monroe County Board of Commissioners
  • Dr. Rebecca Head
    Monroe County Health Department
  • William H. Irving
    City of Dearborn Department of Law
  • Tim Keyes
    Downriver Community Conference
  • Cindy King
    Van Buren Township Supervisor
  • Commissioner Floreine Mentel
    Monroe County Board of Commissioners
  • Jim Perry
    Downriver Community Conference
  • Richard Reaume
    Charter Township of Plymouth Supervisor
  • Tom Waldecker
    University of Michigan
  • Chairman Jewel Ware
    Wayne County Board of Commissioners


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