Rick Snyder has named two APPOINTMENTS to his new Snyder Administration, Dick Posthumus as Special Adviser & Liaison to Michigan Legislature and Andy Dillon as State Treasurer. Now available are the 'Unauthorized' FULL PROFILES posted.
Venture Capitalist and former CEO of Gateway computers takes the Governorship of the State of Michigan.
Snyder’s new ‘portfolio company’ is now call "State of Michigan Corporation" or "SoMICH Corp." (Traded as DJI: MI or Michigan)
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Michigan’s SoMICH Corp’s Governor Chairman & CEO Elect Rick Snyder's Appointments to the Rick Snyder Administration:
UPDATE PROFILES are in PROGRESS for November 12, 2010 appointments:
Bill Rustem or William R. Rustem
Snyder Position: Director of Strategy, Snyder Transition Team
Position Leaving: President and CEO of Public Sector Consultants, Lansing, MI
Mike Finney or Michael Finney
Snyder Position: Head of Economic Strategy, Snyder Transition Team
Position Leaving: President and CEO of Ann Arbor SPARK, recruited by Snyder
Richard Earl Posthumus or Dick Posthumus
Snyder Position: Senior Adviser to Snyder, Liaison to the State Legislature
Position Leaving: ‘Retired’ as President and CEO, Compatico Inc (2006 – November 2010) (Office Furniture Manufacturer in Grand Rapids, MI)
Current Positions:
Partner, Compatico Inc. (Conflict of DATES 2004 or 2006? – Present)
Member, Board of Directors, Mercantile Bank Corp. (June 2010 – Present)
Member, Board of Trustees, Michigan Council on Economic Education (2010 – Present)
Member, North American Manufacturers Association (NAM)
Member, Board of Directors, Michigan Chamber of Commerce
Member, Board of Directors, Metro Hospital
Member, Board of Directors, Greater Grand Rapids YMCA
Member, Board of Directors, Grand Rapids Economic Club
Past Positions:
Private Industry
President and CEO, Mercantile Bank Corp. (???? – June 2010)
(Retirement announced in June 2010)
Director, Strategic Public Policy (and Regulatory) Services Group, Varnum Consulting LLC, a subsidiary of Varnum Riddering Schmidt & Howlett LLP (2003 – ????)
Michigan Government
Michigan Lieutenant Governor (1999 – 2002) under Gov John Engler (R)
Michigan State Senator - District 31 (1983 – 1998)
Republican Senate Majority Leader – Longest in MI history (1991-1998)
Executive Committee Member, National Conference of State Legislatures
Board Member, American Legislative Exchange Council (1991 – X)
Director of Constituent Relations, Michigan Republican House Office (X - 1982)
Director of Program Development & Research, Republican House Office (1979 - X)
Agriculture
Executive Vice President, Michigan Beef Industry Commission (1974-1978)
Staff, Michigan Farmers and Manufacturers Beef Association (1972 – 1974)
Owner, Bowne Center Farms in Kent County (1978 – Present)
Farmer, (1974 – Present)
Initiatives and Accomplishments:
Describes himself as "Progressive Republican" (in 2009)
Instructor, Young Centurion Program, Conservative Institute (2007)
Advisor, Dick Devos (R) for Governor Campaign (2006)
Board Member, Great Lakes Education Program (Charter Schools, Vouchers and Education "Reform" – Mackinac Center associated) (2005)
Survivor, Prostate Cancer (2004)
Won Michigan Republican Primary for Governor against Joe Schwartz (2002)
Lost bid for Governor of Michigan to Rick Snyder predecessor, Gov Jennifer Granhom (D) (November 5, 2002)
Loss in 2002 inspired a movement for Ted Nugent as Michigan's governor in 2006
Missed "70% of his votes in the State Senate" (presumable during his 2002 campaign for MI - Gov)
Michigan Delegate to Republican National Convention (1972 and 2000)
As Lt Governor under Gov John Engler (1999 – 2002):
Announced Mackinac Bridge selection as #1 Civil Engineering Project of the 20th Century by American Society of Civil Engineers of Michigan (ASCE) (1999)
Helped establish the Governor's Quality [in Health] Care Award (Michigan CIS 1998)
Chaired the Michigan Domestic Violence Homicide Prevention Task Force (Lt Gov)
Called for a "Marshall Plan" to protect the state's rivers and lakes in 2001 (Lt Gov)
While Lt Gov ran a Political Action Committee (PAC) "Posthumus Victory Fund USA" (1994 – 2002)
As State Senator (1983 – 1998):
Sponsored Proposal A (XXXX) - reforms (cutting) property taxes and allocation to local education
Proponent of Michigan Education Savings Program (MESP)
Candidate for Michigan Presidential Elector (1996)
Opposed formation of the Michigan Economic Growth Authority (MEGA)
Led push for Tort Reform legislation (1995)
While State Senator ran a Political Action Committee (PAC) "The (Posthumus) Leadership Fund"
Awards and Distinctions:
President's Award, Child Abuse and Neglect Council of Oakland County
Honorary Doctor of Laws, Grand Valley University
Honorary Doctor of Political Science, Northern Michigan University
Honorary Doctor of Humane Letters, Jordan College
Centennial Honor Roll Member, Alpha Zeta (Agricultural Fraternity - as of 1997)
Distinguished Service Award, Michigan State Horticultural Society (1992)
Education:
B.A. Agricultural Economics, Michigan State University (1972)
(listings as having also (minor?) 'Public Affairs Management')
Age: 60
Spouse: Pamela (Pam) (d. of cancer 1950 – 2010) – four kids
Daughter in Politics: Lisa (Lyon) Postumus State Representative House - District 86 (January 2011 - Present)
Current Residence: Alto, MI
Hometown: Caledonia, MI
Rick Snyder has also named 'Democrat' Andy Dillion, former Democratic Speaker of the Michigan House of Representatives as State Treasurer.
PROFILE Pending...