EDC Mission

Since 1983, the Economic Development Council of Livingston County has operated as a 501(3)c non-profit corporation. EDC believes a strong local business economy increases community wealth and promotes a high quality of life for Livingston County residents.
 
 The EDC is not a part of any state or local governmental entity; instead, oversight comes from a private sector board of directors with representatives from:

Stan Brish, Chair - BRIVAR Construction

Peggy Black, Vice-Chair - DTE Energy

C. James Hall, Secretary - State Farm Insurance

Cindy Denby, Treasurer - Handy Township

Lowell Blackbourn - Ogihara America Corporation

Pat Convery - Howell Area Chamber of Commerce

Scott Griffith - ERA Griffith Realty

Don Harvey - Brighton Building Company

Kathie Horning - Treasurer, Hartland Township

Mike Kennedy - Lindhout & Associates

Greg Meyer - Consumers Energy

Jim Montgomery - Signature Associates

Rich Perlberg - Home Town Newspapers                               

Bill Rogers - Chair, Livingston Board of Commissioners

Joe Rohatynski - Rohatynski Public Relations Consulting

Tom Sullivan - President, Cleary University

Bill Wagoner - Livingston County Planning Department

Donna Zalewski - ITC Transmission Co.

Craig Zokas - Schonsheck, Inc.

   County & Local Government

   Education & Industry

EDC Funding

Funding for the Economic Development Council comes from private business tax deductible contributions and service contracts with local school districts, local governments and the Livingston County Board of Commissioners.

Contributions range from $500 to $5,000.