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I AM A SEMI-RETIRED LAWYER AND ARBITRATOR AND FORMER ADMINISTRATIVE LAW JUDGE. I ALSO REPRESENTED VOTERS IN DELTA TOWNSHIP OF EATON COUNTY, MICHIGAN, AS ELECTED COMMISSIONER FOR THREE TERMS BEFORE RETIRING TO RAVE AND RANT ON FACEBOOK, MY BLOG SITES, AND IN PODCASTS i PRODUCE! :-)
I SOMETIMES DESCRIBE MYSELF AS "A SOCIAL AND POLITICAL 'PROGRESSIVE' WITH SOME CONSERVATIVE VALUES AND AN OPEN MIND."
I TAUGHT GRADUATE-LEVEL COURSES AT THE COOLEY LAW SCHOOL FOR A NUMBER OF YEARS, AND GRADUATE STUDENTS AT THE UNIVERSITY OF PHOENIX ONLINE AND "ON GROUND CAMPUS" IN MICHIGAN FOR SEVERAL YEARS. MY MAIN OBJECTIVES AS AN EDUCATOR HAVE BEEN TO TEACH AND FOSTER CRITICAL THINKING SKILLS, AND TO ASSIST OTHERS TO ARTICULATE AND DEFEND THEIR OWN CONCLUSIONS AND VIEWPOINTS, AND ANALYSES.
i MYSELF WAS AN AVID STUDENT, SEEKING TO BETTER UNDERSTAND THE WORLD AND ITS PEOPLE WHO SURROUNDED ME. I AM A PROUD MICHIGAN STATE SPARTAN WHERE I COMPLETED MASTER DEGREES IN CRIMINAL JUSTICE, LABOR AND INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS, AND ALSO BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION. I ALSO RECEIVED A MASTERS DEGREE AT THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN GERALD FORD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC POLICY, AND A JURIS DOCTOR DEGREE FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGANLAW SCHOOL.
I WAS A TOP-LEVEL EXECUTIVE IN THE STATE OF MICHIGAN CLASSIFIED EXECUTIVE SERVICE AND AN ADMINISTRATIVE LAW JUDGE FOR 30+ YEARS BEFORE RETIRING FROM STATE SERVICE. I SPENT MUCH OF MY STATE CAREER IN LICENSING AND REGULATION, OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING, CONSUMER PROTECTION AND ENFORCEMENT, AND I ALSO AT ONE TIME RAN A PART OF THE MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS PRISON SYSTEM.
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