Board of Directors
Our Mission
Build a strong community by driving strategic investment and job creation
Our Vision
Engage the community to meet the opportunities and challenges of the future
Commitment
By July 2023, BCU will generate a quarter of a billion dollars in capital investment and 750 new jobs paying an average wage of $17 per hour with benefits.
OFFICERS OF THE BOARD
Erick Stewart, Chair
CEO
Lagniappe Global Commodity Partners, LLC
Nate Darlington 1st Vice Chair
Vice President of Aircraft
Modifications – Michigan
Duncan Aviation
John Gallagher, 2nd Vice Chair
President
Gallagher Uniform
Sara Wallace, Treasurer
President & CEO
The Miller Foundation
Stacy Flathau, Secretary
Chief Corporate Affairs
W.K. Kellogg Co.
MEMBERS:
Kris Bahner
Senior Vice President of Global Corporate Affairs
Kellanova
Rebecca Fleury
City Manager
City of Battle Creek
Neal Graziano
Director of Investments
W.K. Kellogg Foundation
Stacey Hamlin
Retired
CTS Telecom, Inc.
Joe Michilizzi
Assistant Business Manager, United Assoc.
Plumbers & Pipefitters Local 333
Drew Schweitzer
President, CEO
Schweitzer, Inc.
Jim Sholl
Chairman
Direct Investment Fund Committee
Frank Tecumseh
CEO
FireKeepers Casino Hotel
Dr. Paul Watson, II
President
Kellogg Community College
Mike Way
Senior Vice President Supply Chain, Facilities and Real Estate
Bronson Healthcare Group
EX-OFFICIO MEMBERS:
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Joe Sobieralski
President & CEO
Battle Creek Unlimited, Inc.
Mark A. Behnke
Mayor
City of Battle Creek
Albert Bobrofsky
Former Chairman
Battle Creek Tax Increment Finance Authority
Joe Schwarz, M.D.
Retired Congressman