After 20 years on the Essexville-Hampton Public Schools Board of Education, including 18 years as vice president of the board, Don Massnick was awarded the Jerome L. Yantz Partner in Education Award by the Bay Area Chamber of Commerce Business and Education Partnership on Friday.
In addition to his time on the board, Massnick has also served on the Bay Regional Medical Foundation board of directors since 1987 and was named president of the Michigan Eye Bank in 1978.
EHPS Superintendent John Mertz presented Massnick with the award.
The award ceremony was a part of the chamber’s “Navigating the New Economy” event focused on preparing current students to enter the work force.
Sandra Marshall, program director of business partnerships for Corporation for a Skilled Workforce, spoke to the crowd of about 90 business and education leaders about the importance of manufacturing.
“I thought it was very good,” said Ed Oberski, CEO of Michigan Works Great Lakes Bay. “We know how important manufacturing is in our area and we know manufacturing is on the rebound.”
Following Marshall’s presentation, each of the tables the attendees were at were given a question to discuss.
“We’re putting business people and educators together to talk about key issues that are going to impact us for years to come,” Chamber President Mike Seward said. “Basically, it’s forcing them to think together and talk together about solutions to challenges and report on them.”
Oberski said the mix of attendees helped foster discussion.
“At our table, we had big business, we had education and we had small business, and it was a nice diversity of input,” Oberski said.
Seward said the chamber plans to compile the ideas out of the small groups and keep the discussion going between business leaders and educators.
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