About MBEA

The Michigan Business Education Association was formed on May 16, 1936 by a committee of eight people at the Hotel Pantlind in Grand Rapids. It was then known as the Michigan Commercial Education Association. In 1942 the organization changed its name to Michigan Business Education Association.

Our Goals

The broad goals of this educational association are to foster the improvement of all education for and about business through formal and informal means and within education institutions as well as by government, business, industry, and the community. The association is also engaged in assisting individuals to fulfill their goals through maximizing their efforts in everyday business lives.

MBEA Executive Board - 2010 Meeting Dates

January 23-24
April 16-17
June 18-19
October 27-29 (Convention)

Meet the Executive Board

President Joyce K. Hansen Retired Cedar Springs Public Schools 4171 Indian Lakes Road Cedar Springs, MI 49319-9154  jkhansen@surfmagnus.com	President-Elect Colleen Webb Baker College of Port Huron 3403 Lapeer Road Port Huron, MI 48060-2597  810.989.2376 cwebb01@baker.edu	NCBEA Representative (position open)
Secretary Dianne Labut Dryden High School 3866 Rochester Road Dryden, MI  48428-9721  810.796.2266 x2210 diabut@dryden.k12.mi.us	Vice President for Business and Finance Maggie Reeder Byron Center High School  8500 Burlingame Ave. SW Byron Center, MI 49315  616.878.6664  mreeder@bcpsk12.net	Vice President for Professional Development Wendy Schmitt Lakeland High School  1630 Bogie Lake Road White Lake, MI 48383-2728  248.889.1242 schmittw@huronvalley.12.mi.us
Vice President for Professional Development-Elect Cyndi Millns Pinckney High School  10255 Dexter-Pinckney Road Pinckney, MI 48169-8918  810.225.5754  cmillns@pcs.k12.mi.us	Vice President for Membership Ronalyn Arseneau  Westwood High School  300 Westwood Drive Ishpeming, MI 49849-2998  906.485.1023  arseneaur@nice.k12.mi.us	Vice President for Publications Tom Knight Grand Ledge High School 820 Spring Street Grand Ledge, MI 48837-1834 517.925.5832 knighttr@yahoo.com
Four-Year College/University Representative Linda Powell Western Michigan University 2305 Rambling Road Kalamazoo, MI 49008-1636 269.387.3720 linda.l.powell@wmich.edu	Junior-Community College/Private Business School Representative Pat Pearson Baker College of Port Huron 3403 Lapeer Road Port Huron, MI  48060-2597 810.989.2361 patricia.pearson@baker.edu	Region I Representative Linda Schwake E9565 Cedar Street Wetmore, MI 49895 906.202.0945 lschwake@charter.net
Region II Representative Jann Cleary Clare High School 306 Schoolcraft Clare, MI 48617-1155 989.386.7789 jcleary@clare.k12.mi.us	Region III Representative Tracy George Hastings High School 520 W. South Street Hastings, MI 49058 269.948.4409 x4533 Tgeorge@hassk12.org	Region IV Representative (position open)
Region V Representative Stacie Okonski Woodhaven High School 24787 Van Horn Road Brownstown, MI 48134-9231 734.783.3333 okonsks@woodhaven.k12.mi.us	State Consultant Jamie Hess BMMT Consultant Michigan Department of Education Office of Career & Technical Education P.O. Box 30712  Lansing, MI 48909-8212  517.335.0391  jappelma@zps.org