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    • 2013-14 Board of Directors

    NameCountyTerm Expires*Contact
    Pres.Dennis G. KolarOakland2016 E-mail
    VPBradley S. LambergBarry2014E-mail
    STDorothy G. PohlIoniaN/AE-mail
    Blair E. BallouEaton2016 E-mail
    John H. Daly IIIGenesee2014 E-mail
    John M. HuntHuron2014 E-mail
    James M. IwanickiMarquette2014 E-mail
    Michael A. MaloneyOntonagon2016 E-mail
    Douglas J. MillsBaraga2015 E-mail
    Larry OrcuttAlpena2016E-mail
    Douglas E. RobidouxMason2015E-mail
    Walt SchellMacomb2015E-mail
    Kelly SmithNewaygo2014E-mail
    Burt R. ThompsonAntrim2014 E-mail
    Richard TimmerChippewa2014906.437.5470
    Steven A. WarrenKent2014E-mail
    William L. WatkinsHillsdale2015E-mail

    *Terms expire March 31

    Staff

    John D. Niemela
    Extension 413

    John has served as CRAM’s Director since 1996. Prior to coming to CRAM, he served as Manager of State and Federal Affairs for the Michigan Municipal League. John has a wealth of local government experience having served as City Manager of Belding, Mayor and City Manager of Hancock, and Village Manager for the Village of Laurium.


    Ed Noyola
    Extension 416

    Ed joined CRAM as Deputy Director in 2003. He has been a legislative advocate on transportation issues for 22 years. He served in various roles at the Michigan Department of Transportation for 27 years, including his last position as legislative liaison before leaving the Department for the private sector in 2000. In the private sector he served as Director of Government Affairs for the Michigan Asphalt Paving Association (MAPA) and as President of Noyola & Associates before moving to CRAM.


    Kristi Peña
    Extension 412

    Kristi joined CRAM in 2011 as Office Manager. She is responsible for overseeing the day-to-day administration of CRAM activities; bookkeeping, payroll and human resources functions; conference planning and many other activities.


    Thomas Eldred
    Extension 410

    Tom joined CRAM as Administrative Associate in 2001. He manages the association’s Information Technology needs, and oversees research and data management. He produces CRAM-News, the Association’s monthly newsletter, and assists local road agencies with information requests. Tom also administers the CRAM Web site and works hard to ensure that it is user friendly and loaded with valuable information.


    Cindy Reisig
    Extension 418

    Cindy joined CRAM in 2011 as an Administrative Assistant. She provides a variety of routine and complex clerical and technical work in the operation of the County Road Association of Michigan (CRAM) and its Rural and Urban Streets and Highways political action committee (RUSH-PAC).


    Monica A. Ware
    Extension 417

    Monica joined CRAM as Public Relations Specialist in November of 2007. She has served in the public, private and nonprofit sectors, including eleven years as a legislative aide for the Michigan House of Representatives.



    Asset Management Council Releases new report

    This new report from The Asset Managment Council details the rough road ahead. Click here to link to the 2011 summary document or for the full version click here.




    Road funding has fallen short of maintenance needs for too long.

    Call, write or e-mail your State legislators and tell them that you want Michigan's roads fully funded. Click here to link to the Just Fix The Roads





    CRAM RUSH-PACRUSH-PAC is the political fundraising arm of the County Road Association of Michigan (CRAM). RUSH-PAC stands for Rural and Urban Streets and Highways Political Action Committee. It is made up of people like you — who understand the value of good roads and bridges.
    Click here to learn how together, we can make our voice heard in Lansing.






    Click here to download a copy of Michigan's County Road Commissions: Driving Our Economy Forward




    Click it or Ticket


    Drink and Drive You Lose


    Look Listen & Learn

    Michigan's county road agencies are working to improve roads to accommodate
    commercial vehicles, but increasing costs and declining
    revenues delay these costly improvements. To learn more about
    county road agency's funding needs, click here    .




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