Kersten honored with inaugural ‘Spirit of MTA’ award

Brad Kersten, Chesterfield Charter Township (Macomb Co.) supervisor, was the recipient of the inaugural “Spirit of MTA” award. Presented by the Michigan Townships Association (MTA), the new honor was created to highlight and recognize the exemplary efforts of local leaders in serving and advancing their township—as the Association has done for more than 70 years. […]
Cooper Charter Township trustee elected to Michigan Townships Association Board of Directors
Cooper Charter Township (Kalamazoo Co.) Trustee Jim Frederick has been appointed as District 19 director on the Michigan Townships Association Board of Directors. Serving Michigan’s 1,240 townships, MTA is the largest municipal association in the state and one of the largest in the nation. Frederick was sworn in to his new position on the MTA […]
Glenn Rowley named member-at-large on Michigan Townships Association Executive Committee

Bangor Charter Township (Bay Co.) Supervisor Glenn Rowley has been named member-at-large on the Michigan Townships Association’s (MTA) executive committee. The executive committee, and the entire board of directors, provides strategic and operational guidance to MTA, which serves more than 99% of Michigan’s townships and is the state’s largest municipal organization. Rowley, who has been supervisor since 2016, serves […]
Bennett named MTA immediate past president

Addison Township (Oakland Co.) Clerk Pauline Bennett will serve on the Michigan Townships Association (MTA) executive committee as the Association’s immediate past president, following her term as 2023 president. Serving more than 99% of Michigan’s 1,240 townships—which includes more than 6,500 elected leaders plus tens of thousands of additional township appointed officials, staff and volunteers—MTA is the […]
Marvin Radtke Jr. elected secretary of Michigan Townships Association

Green Lake Township (Grand Traverse Co.) Supervisor Marvin Radtke Jr. has been elected 2024 secretary of the Michigan Townships Association (MTA). He was elected to the position by his township peers at MTA’s 2024 Annual Educational Conference & Expo, held April 22-25 at the Grand Traverse Resort in Acme Township. Radtke also serves as director […]
Cole-Crocker elected treasurer of Michigan Townships Association

Buchanan Charter Township (Berrien Co.) Supervisor Malinda Cole-Crocker has been elected treasurer of the Michigan Townships Association. Cole-Crocker was elected to the position by her township peers at MTA’s 2024 Annual Educational Conference & Expo, held April 22-25 at the Grand Traverse Resort in Acme Township. Cole-Crocker first joined the MTA Board of Directors in […]
Beeson elected second vice president of Michigan Townships Association

Pine River Township (Gratiot Co.) Supervisor Kevin Beeson has been elected second vice president of the Michigan Townships Association (MTA). He was elected to the leadership position for the state’s largest municipal association by his township peers at MTA’s 2024 Annual Educational Conference & Expo, held April 22-25 at the Grand Traverse Resort in Acme […]
Burt Township supervisor elected first vice president of Michigan Townships Association

Burt Township (Cheboygan Co.) Supervisor Harold Koviak has been elected first vice president of the Michigan Townships Association (MTA). He was elected to the position at the Association’s Annual Educational Conference & Expo, held April 22-25 at the Grand Traverse Resort in Acme Township. Koviak, who has served as township supervisor since 2002, was first […]
Golden Township treasurer elected 2024 president of Michigan Townships Association

Golden Township (Oceana Co.) Treasurer Connie Cargill has been elected president of the Michigan Townships Association (MTA). Serving more than 99% of Michigan’s 1,240 townships—which includes more than 6,500 elected leaders plus tens of thousands of additional township appointed officials, staff and volunteers—MTA is the largest municipal association in the state, and one of the […]
MTA elects new executive committee

Connie Cargill, treasurer of Golden Township (Oceana Co.), has been elected 2024 president of the Michigan Townships Association (MTA). Cargill was elected president of the largest municipal association in Michigan at MTA’s Annual Educational Conference & Expo, held April 22-25 at the Grand Traverse Resort in Acme Township. Cargill, who has served as township treasurer […]