Michigan Governor Makes Appointments Across 13 Boards and Commissions: Medicine, Speech Pathology and Arts Included
Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer on October 29 announced appointments to 13 state boards and commissions in Lansing: the Board of Speech Language Pathology, the Board of Medicine, the State Plumbing Board, the Governor's Council on Physical Fitness, Health, and Sports, the Health Information Technology Commission, the Michigan Opioids Task Force, the Statewide Independent Living Council, the State Council for Interstate Adult Offender Supervision, the Craft Beverage Council, the Governor's Traffic Safety Advisory Commission, the Pharmacy and Therapeutics Committee, the Autism Council and the Arts and Culture Council.
Highlights include speech therapist Ericka Shuptar and Dr. Robert Morrison, medical director for speech language pathology at the University of Michigan, reappointed to the Speech Language Pathology board; Tiffany Brown, director of agency relations in the governor's executive office, appointed as a public member of the Board of Medicine for a 2027–2030 term; Dr. Biren Shah, president of Global Radiology Consulting, named a public member of the State Plumbing Board; former NBA player Ira Newble reappointed and Detroit fitness entrepreneur Terra Castro appointed to the fitness council; Sarah Musser, president of HAP CareSource, joining the Health Information Technology Commission; and Emily Lanctot, director of Northern Michigan University's DeVos Art Museum, joining the Arts and Culture Council.
The governor's office noted that some appointments are subject to the advice and consent of the Senate, with terms beginning October 29, 2026 or January 1, 2027. The boards handle functions ranging from professional licensing and public health to traffic safety and cultural affairs.
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