Bully Pulpit 2021
Date and Time
Monday Sep 13, 2021
3:30 PM - 6:30 PM EDT
September 13th | 3:30 - 6: 30 PM
3:30 PM: Doors open for registration & networking
4:00 PM: Panel discussion begins
5:15 PM: Networking & cocktail hour begins
6:30 PM: Adjourned
Location
Traverse City Horse Show at Flintfields Horse Park
6535 Bates Rd., Williamsburg, MI 49690
Fees/Admission
This event is available to Traverse Connect Investors:
4 Tickets included for Champion Level investors
2 tickets included for Partner & Executive Level investors
$35 for Network Level investors & additional investor tickets
Contact Information
Molly MacGirr
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Description
Join Traverse Connect for one of our cornerstone advocacy events to hear Lansing insiders take on past and current political events. This year we will be joined by political pundits John Sellek, founder and CEO of Harbor Strategic Public Affairs and Adrian Hemond, CEO of Grassroots Midwest for a conversation facilitated by Kyle Melinn, editor of MIRS, Michigan Information & Research Service. This panel will cover discussion points within the following topics:
1. Current national political environment
2. Race for Governor: Where does it stand today?
3. Potentially significant redistricting changes
This special networking event is being hosted by the Traverse City Horse Shows in their VIP Club.
GUEST SPEAKERS:
JOHN SELLEK |
John Sellek is founder and CEO of Harbor Strategic, a Michigan-based public affairs and public relations firm with offices in Lansing and S.E. Michigan. |
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ADRIAN HEMOND |
Adrian Hemond is a seasoned political professional with a broad range of experience and expertise. A former political science instructor at Saginaw Valley State University, Hemond served as a lobbyist with Governmental Consultant Services, Inc (GCSI) from 2007 to 2012, specializing in appropriations, local government, regulatory affairs, and procurement. |
KYLE MELINN |
Kyle Melinn is the editor and vice president of the Michigan Information & Research Service (MIRS), a daily online political news service covering state government and politics. A professional journalist for 25 years, Melinn has covered the state Capitol for the last 20 with MIRS. He's been named by readers as the Capitol's Most Effective Reporter in 2021, 2019, 2017 and 2015. Kyle regularly appears on Off The Record, "Michigan's Big Show with Michael Patrick Shiels," The Morning Wake Up with Dave Akerly and MTN, among other media outlets. He pens a weekly column for the Lansing City Pulse and produces a weekly podcast called MIRS Monday, which is available on iTunes and other platforms. Prior to MIRS, Kyle was a freelance writer for the Boston Herald, and editor for SchoolSports.com, city reporter for the Daily Citizens News (Dalton, Ga.), general assignment reporter for the Yuma Daily Sun (Yuma, AZ) and the Towne Courier (East Lansing, Mich.). He is a graduate of Michigan State University and Byron Center High School. |
Special Guests:
State Rep. Jack O'Malley - State Representative for the 101st House District
State Rep. John R. Roth - State Representative for 104th House District
Darryl Nelson - Grand Traverse County Commissioner
Thank you to our Presenting Sponsor: