Awards, Boards and Committees

• Selected as Michigan Jurist of the Year in 2013 by the Michigan Foster Care Review Board
• Selected as Michigan Judge of the Year in 2008 by the Michigan Association of Court Appointed Special Advocates
• Chair of the Governor's Task Force on Child Abuse and Neglect, 2015-2018
• Council Member of the Alternative Dispute Resolution Section of the State Bar of Michigan, 2015-Present (Chair of the Judicial Action Team)
• Michigan Probate Judges Association Executive Board, 2005-2012; served as President of MPJA in 2008-2009
• Judicial Council of the State Bar of Michigan, 2008-2013; served as Chair in 2010-2011
• State Bar of Michigan 21st Century Task Force, Building a 21st Century Practice Committee, 2015-present, served as Co-chair of the Trial Practice and Court Innovations Work Group
• State Bar of Michigan Judicial Crossroads Subcommittee on Court Structure and Judicial Resources, 2009-2010
• Judicial Needs and Assessment Delphi Group on Probate Proceedings, 2011
• Ad Hoc Joint Judicial Association Judicial Resources Committee, 2008-2010
• Michigan Foster Care Review Board Advisory Committee, 2012-2013
• Michigan Model Civil Jury Instructions Committee, 2002-2012
• Chairman of the SCAO CIP Quality and Depth of Hearing Subcommittee, 2012-2013
• Child Care Fund Reengineering Committee, 2013
• MJI Academic Advisory Committee, Family Division, 2013
• Michigan Supreme Court Circuit/Probate Court Merger Committee , 1998

Faculty Contributions and Publications

• Faculty member of 2009, 2011, and 2013 New Judges Seminar and Orientation
• Faculty member of 2009 MJI Judicial Symposium
• Faculty Member of 2009 and 2012 SCAO Judicial Conference
• Faculty member of MPJA 2008 Annual Conference
• Faculty member of ICLE 2002 and 2006 Family Law Symposium
• Author of Judicial Leadership, Inter-Com, July 2013
• Author of Tips for Parents Attorneys, the Michigan Child Welfare Law Journal, Winter 2011 Edition
• Author of Chapter 6, Contested Proceedings of Michigan Guardianship and Conservatorship Handbook , ICLE 2010 and 2012
• Author of Reflections of a Juvenile Court Judge, Michigan Child Welfare Law Journal, 2010
• Editorial Advisory Committee member of the Michigan Probate Benchbook
• Editorial Advisory Committee member of Lawyer Guardian Ad Litem Protocol publication
• Editorial Advisory Committee member of the Parents' Attorney Protocol publication
• Editorial Advisory Committee member of Michigan Benchbook on Child Protective Proceedings, Fourth Edition

Education

• Wayne State University Law School, Detroit, Michigan (Juris Doctor, 1981)
• Central Michigan University, Mt. Pleasant, Michigan (Bachelor of Science Degree, 1978)