MEIC Steering Committee
- Kathy Aro – Accounting Aid Society (term expires, June 10, 2021)
- Brenda Brame – Kent County Tax Credit Coalition (term expires, June 10, 2021)
- VACANT – (term expires, June 10, 2022)
- Carl Lewis – VITA Services of West Michigan (term expires, June 9, 2022)
- Libby Palackdharry – Wayne Metropolitan Community Action Agency (term expires, June 9, 2021)
- David Reyes – Asset Independence Coalition (term expires, June 9, 2022)
- Luke Forrest – Community Economic Development Association of Michigan (host organization)
MEIC Members*
- Accounting Aid Society (Wayne, Oakland, Macomb & Livingston counties)
- Asset Independence Coalition (Ingham, Eaton & Clinton counties)
- Barry County Community Foundation
- Center for Financial Health (mid-Michigan)
- Cheboygan VITA
- Community Action Agency (Serving Jackson, Lenawee & Hillsdale counties)
- Community Economic Development Association of Michigan (statewide host organization)
- Internal Revenue Service (Traverse City Field Office)
- Kent County Tax Credit Coalition (Heart of West Michigan United Way)
- Michigan 2-1-1 (statewide partner)
- Michigan Poverty Law Program (statewide host partner)
- Michigan State University Extension
- Northwest Michigan Community Action Agency, Inc (Antrim, Benzie Charlevoix,Emmet,Grand Traverse,Kalkaska,Leelanau,Missaukee)
- Oakland Livingston Human Service Agency
- PHI Michigan (statewide partner)
- United Way of Lapeer County
- United Way Montcalm-Ionia Counties (Montcal-Ionia Financial Action Alliance)
- United Way of Saginaw County
- United Way of Washtenaw County
- VITA Coalition for Allegan County
- VITA Services of West Michigan (Goodwill Industries of West Michigan serving Lake, Muskegon, Newaygo and Oceana counties)
- Wayne Metropolitan Community Action Agency (Wayne County)
- Workshop Plus (Inkster)
- MEIC Governance Document
The MEIC is hosted by CEDAM and operates under a Governance Structure (MEIC Governance Structure as of June 6 2014) that was first approved on June 8, 2012. During the annual Learning Exchange, this document is reviewed and may be amended.
MEIC Membership Agreement
Organizations or individuals interested in becoming a member of the MEIC, should download, and fill out, the MEIC Member Memorandum of Agreement (PDF). If you have the authority to sign the MEIC Member Memorandum of Agreement on behalf of your organization or coalition, you may also sign the agreement online.
*Only those organizations that have filled out the MEIC Member Agreement are listed on this page. Other organizations are partners in the MEIC, but have not yet filled out the MEIC Member Agreement. Contact Ross H. Yednock at yednock@cedamichigan.org or downloand the MEIC Member Agreement for more information.
Point of Contact
Brian Rakovitis
517.485.3588 (ext. 1942)
rakovitis@cedamichigan.org