Presentations
Macomb County’s Antoinette Wallace acknowledges the crowd after giving her inaugural address as MAC’s 117th Board President on Oct. 1, 2025, at the Grand Traverse Resort.
Plenary Sessions
- Michigan’s Medicaid Program – Elizabeth Hertel, director, MDHHS
- MAC Legislative Update – Deena Bosworth, governmental affairs director, MAC
Workshops
- Building a Comprehensive Benefits Package – Brent Rempe, American Fidelity
- Community Mental Health System Redesign – Alan Bolter, CMHAM
- Crisis Intervention Teams and Mental Health – April Switala, CITI Michigan
- Dealing with Consequences of 2025 Ice Storm – Justin Knepper, Michigan Association of Timbermen
- Development Case Study: Grand Traverse County – Warren Call, Traverse Connect
- How AI Can Power Your County – Rita Reynolds, CAI
- What Are Data Centers Anyway? – Natalie Stewart Mitchell, Switch
- Who Owns Michigan and Why Does it Matter? – Anne Turner, Claremont Lincoln University
- Why is Health Insurance so Expensive? – Andy Hetzel, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan
Documents
- Conference Program
- MAC Issue Brief: Mental Health Oversight
- CMHA Myth vs Fact Poster
- Role of County Administrators in Crisis Team Program
- Steering Committee Membership in Crisis Team Program
More than 300 county commissioners and others gathered in Grand Traverse County Sept. 30-Oct. 2 for the 2025 Annual Conference.