Maple Valley Township (Montcalm Co.) Clerk Andrea Knapp has been appointed to the Michigan Townships Association (MTA) Board of Directors, as director of MTA District 16, which encompasses Montcalm, Gratiot and Ionia Counties. Serving Michigan’s 1,240 townships, MTA is the largest municipal association in the state and one of the largest in the nation.
Knapp has been township clerk since 2022. Prior to becoming clerk, Knapp served on the township planning commission. She is president of the Montcalm County MTA Chapter, and served as chapter vice president from 2023-2024. In addition, she is a member of the Montcalm County Community Advancement Committee.
Incredibly dedicated to continuing education and development, Knapp is a 2025 graduate of MTA’s Township Governance Academy, and will be among the first participants to be recognized at the 2026 MTA Annual Educational Conference & Expo for completion of MTA’s Red Book Ready program. She earned the Michigan Professional Municipal Clerk designation upon graduating from the Michigan Association of Municipal Clerks Clerk Institute in March 2025, and is pursuing the Certified Municipal Clerk designation through the International Institute of Municipal Clerks. She is also a graduate of the inaugural class of the Michigan Municipal League’s Women’s Elected Leadership Intensive program in 2024, and is working toward becoming a Michigan certified assessing technician.
These efforts underscore her commitment “to enhancing my knowledge and skills to better serve my community and contribute to the success of local government,” Knapp said.
As an MTA Board member, she hopes to encourage more township leaders to take advantage of continued learning opportunities, including educational programs as a component of MTA county chapter meetings.
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