Commissioner Betty Slinde (D) District 22

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Betty began teaching at 18 years of age in a one-room rural school in Osage, Minnesota. She taught there 3 years then moved to Roseville, Michigan where she taught for 9 years before becoming an elementary school principal. She retired in June, 1986 from the Roseville Community Schools after 33 years of service.

Betty has served as a Macomb County Commissioner representing Roseville and Eastpointe since 1979, plus a six-month appointment in 1976, and now also represents part of Warren.

• Board of Commissioners

• First woman Sergeant-at-Arms on the Board of Commissioners

• First woman Vice Chairperson on the Board of Commissioners

• Served on many committees including several important ad hoc committees

• Past Chair of the Senior Citizens Committee

• Past Chair of the Legislative and Administrative Committee

• Past Chair of the Personnel Committee

• Chair of Finance Committee

• Member of the Mental Health Board - Past Personnel Chairman

• Member of the Macomb County Community Action Advisory Board

• Past Vice Chairperson of SEMCOG - the Southeast Michigan Council of Governments which includes governmental units of government in Livingston, Macomb, Monroe, Oakland, St. Clair, Washtenaw and Wayne Counties

• Past Chair of the SEMCOG County Caucus

• Past Chair of SEMCOG's Education Advisory Council - one of five major committees

• Past Member of SEMCOG's very powerful Regional Review Committee (RC2)

• Past Chair of SEMCOG's Community and Economic Development Advisory Council (CEDAC)

• Past Chair of SEMCOG's Data Center Advisory Council

• Past Chair of SEMCOG's G.I.S. Committee

• Past Member of SEMCOG's By-Laws Committee

• Past Member of Michigan Association of Regions

• Past Member of National Association of Regional Councils

• Vice Chair of MAC's Mental Health Committee (former)

• Secretary of the Macomb County Economic Development Corporation

• Member of the Macomb County Planning Commission

• Past Member of the Macomb County Historical Commission

• Appointed to the National Association of Counties (NA Co) Justice and Public Safety Committee and NACo Membership Committee

• Served on the Ad Hoc Committee to Review Salaries for Department Heads and Assistants

• Chairperson of the Macomb County Employees Retirement Board

• Member of the Macomb County Drain Board

• Vice Chair of the Parks and Recreation Board
• Member of the Retirees Health Care Board.

EDUCATION

• Attended Kindergarten at Pierce Elementary School in Roseville

• Attended St. Lawrence Elementary School in Utica

• Attended Utica High School and Park Rapids High School in Minnesota

• Bachelor's Degree - Wayne State University

• Master's Degree in Administration and Supervision - Wayne State University

• 32 hours of post graduate work at Oakland University, University of Detroit and Michigan State University

ACTIVE IN THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY

• Convention Delegate (County, 12th District and State)

• Elected Secretary of several conventions

• Delegate - National Democratic Convention in New York City - 1976

• Progressive Democrats of Roseville - Treasurer 1967-1973

• Roseville Democratic Committee - Charter Member - Treasurer 1972-1976

• State Credentials Committee - Co-Chairman 12th District 1970 and 1972

• State Rules Committee - 1974

• Member of the Michigan Democratic Party

• Precinct Delegate (past) for many years

• Site Manager of the 1983 Caucus Site (Primary Election)

• Secretary of the Macomb County Democratic Committee 1972 - 2003

• Statutory Vice Chair of the Macomb County Democratic Committee 2003-2007

• Charter Member of MIDCO (Association of Democratic
  County Commissioners)

HAS SERVED HER COMMUNITY IN MANY CAPACITIES

• Numerous committees for the Roseville Community Schools

• PTO (parent clubs) of several Roseville Community Schools

• Rose Festival Committee - Secretary

• City of Roseville Silver Anniversary Committee

• Roseville Hobby Show - Judge 1979 and 1980

• Judge - VFW Community Activity Record Books - 1980 and 1987

• Judge - VFW Poppy Contest

• Member of the Friends of the Roseville Public Library

• Roseville Beautification Commission since 1977 - Charter Member, Chairman

• People Opposing Pollution Committee

• Chairperson - Michigan Sesquicentennial Committee - Macomb County

• Annual 10K Run/Walk for the Macomb Coalition for Emergency Shelter

• Selfridge Base Community Council

• UCS - Community Program Development Sub-Committee - Roseville

• Chairman - United Community Services - Macomb Division - 1989 to 1992

• Member of the Roseville Senior Citizens

• Member of North of Nine Mile Homeowners Association

• Past Vice President of Michigan Education Association

• Past Member of the National Education Association

• Past Member of Roseville Principals Association
  Past Member of Michigan Elementary School Principals Association

• Past Member of the National Association of Elementary School Principals

• Attends Holy Innocents, St. Angela and St. Barnabas Catholic Churches

• Charter Member of the Roseville Lions Club

HONORS RECEIVED

• The Michigan Democratic Party Achievement Award for outstanding achievement in local government service - 1989

• Nominated to receive the 1990 Excellence in County Government Award by her fellow commissioners

• Nominated to receive the 1991 Excellence in County Government Award by her fellow commissioners

• Received the 1991 Excellence in County Government Award by the Michigan Association of Counties

• Received the Regional Ambassador Award from the Southeast Michigan Council of Governments

• Received the Larry Pernick Award from MIDCO (Michigan Democratic County Commissioners) in 2002

• Chairperson of the Regional GIS Coordination Committee which received the "GIS for Everyone Award" from IMAGIN, Improving Michigan's Access to Geographic Information Networks

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