Board of 
Directors

Meet Our Board

Our leadership team has decades of experience in the skilled trades and brings that skill and knowledge with them to steer us on our mission of developing Michigan's workforce.

Ron Bieber, Chairman


Michigan AFL-CIO

Mark Alexander, Director


Michigan AFL-CIO

Steve Claywell, Vice Chair


Michigan Building Trades Council

Derek Dobies, Secretary-Treasurer


Michigan AFL-CIO

Lee Graham, Director


Operating Engineers Local 324

Steve Gulick, Director


Iron Workers Local 25

Jim Harrison, Director


Utility Workers, National Director Renewable Energies

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Our mission is to combat economic and environmental injustice by connecting the unemployed or underemployed with the training and resources necessary to find gainful employment and transition Michigan to a cleaner, greener economy.

The Michigan Workforce Development Institute is affiliated with the Michigan State AFL-CIO.

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