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The Great Lakes Manufacturing Council (GLMC) is a membership organization whose members promote, enhance and preserve manufacturing in the Great Lakes Region. The GLMC goals are:
- To develop and pursue a common agenda that will result in a regional competitive advantage for the Great Lakes Region and preserve the prosperity of the region.
- To establish shared goals to maintain and increase the competitive advantages of manufacturing in the Great Lakes Region.
- To develop an effective, interactive network among all stakeholders focused on the success of manufacturing in the Great Lakes Region.
- To develop, implement and advance the use of best practices throughout the region related to common themes of image, innovation, workforce and logistics & borders.
The Great Lakes Region consists of all the states and provinces within the Great Lakes basin:
Illinois , Indiana , Michigan , Minnesota , Pennsylvania , Ohio , Ontario , Quebec, New York and Wisconsin.
Members include representatives from industry, non-governmental organizations, trade associations, organized labor, educational and financial institutions, economic development groups, chambers of commerce, governments and others.
The Great Lakes Manufacturing Council is governed by a Board of Directors that includes representatives from each of the region’s states and provinces. They represent corporations, states/provinces, universities, chambers of commerce, economic development, manufacturing associations and manufacturing extension partners.
Board of Directors
- President: Edward A. Wolking Jr., Detroit Regional Chamber
- First Vice President: Jayson Myers, Canadian Manufacturers and Exporters
- Second Vice President: John A. Schneider, Purdue University
- Treasurer: Michael Coast, Michigan Manufacturing Technology Center
- Secretary: Sarah Ham, Buffalo Niagara Partnership
- Mike Baker, Excellence in Manufacturing Consortium
- David Bond, Ontario Ministry of Economic Development and Trade
- Bill Canis, National Association of Manufacturers
- Carol D'Amico, Conexus Indiana
- Stephane Fallecker, Québec Government Office in Chicago
- Gerald B. Fedchun, Automotive Parts Manufacturers' Association of Canada
- Amanda Gellman , University of Windsor
- Dan Larsen, Arrowhead Manufacturing Association
- Serge Lavoie, Canadian Plastics Industry Association
- John W. MacIlroy, Michigan Manufacturers Association
- Tom Murphy, RSM McGladrey
- Pat O'Brien, Milwaukee Development Corporation
- Lance Pressl, Chicagoland Chamber of Commerce
- Deborah Scherer, Ohio Department of Development
- Robert Sheets, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
- John D. Tennant, Canada's Technology Triangle Inc.
- Mark Tomlinson, Society of Manufacturing Engineers
- Roy Verstraete, Anchor Danly Company
- Mark V'Soske, Toledo Regional Chamber of Commerce
- Fatima L. Weathers, Manufacturing Advocacy & Growth Network
- Jennifer Young, Pittsburgh Technology Council
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