By Aaron Desentz
This year the Michigan Municipal Executives is proud to present our summer conference live and in person on Tuesday, July 20 through Friday, July 23 at the Rochester Royal Park Hotel. Registration is now live at mme.org. The Professional Development Committee has created a great lineup of content including sessions on cybersecurity, policing, and best practices in hiring/recruiting.
As part of the MME Strategic Plan, we are working to identify the needs of our membership regarding topics of interest for professional development. The PDC is developing a survey that will ask the membership preferred topics of interest and delivery methods for professional development opportunities. Look out for this survey in the near future.
The PDC has re-engaged the MME single-day training sessions and is breathing new life into the program. Our goal will be to deliver educational content and offer networking opportunities in single-day events outside of our regular conference cycle. These offerings will take place twice per year in the spring and fall. Look out for further communication in the near future.
Aaron Desentz
Chair, Professional Development Committee
Eaton Rapids City Manager
Aaron Desentz began his career in public administration
in the Village of Shelby as the village administrator in 2013. Following that Aaron served as the city manager in Leslie until taking on the city manager role in Eaton Rapids. Over that period of time, Aaron has served as a volunteer firefighter, a certified zoning administrator through Michigan State University, and as an assessor. He spends most of his free time working. He can be reached at adesentz@cityofeatonrapids.com.