
Heather Clark, Member at Large
Heather Clark has proudly served on the MBEA board since 2025. She has been teaching for 26 years.
HClark@mbea.org
Michigan Business Education Association Presidential Timeline
Below is a historical record of individuals who have served as President of the Michigan Business Education Association since its founding. Each leader has played a vital role in guiding the organization and advancing business education throughout the state.
Colleen Webb
Joyce K. Hansen
Location: Frankenmuth
Joyce K. Hansen
Location: Thompsonville
Bettie Goodman
Location: Grandrapids
Pamela J. Miller
Location: Frankenmuth
Bettie Goodman
Location: Kalamazoo
Bettie Goodman
Location: Novi
Barbara Bartosiewicz
Location: East Lansing
Dr. Judith K. Berry
Location: Grand Rapids
Dr. Larry G. Pagel
Location: Novi
Arlene Vlahos
Location: Mt. Pleasant
Rita Rose
Location: Kalamazoo
Sue Reid
Location: Troy
James O'Brien
Location: Grand Rapids
Delmar Harkenrider
Location: East Lansing
Christopher Korbel
Location: Troy
Delores S. Cotton
Location: Flint
Dr. Susan Maxam
Location: Lansing
Mary H. Pettaway
Location: Grand Rapids
Dr. Karen L. Norman
Location: Detroit
Dr. Carol Johnson
Location: Grand Rapids
Dr. Mary Robek
Location: Battle Creek
Dr. Helene Zimmerman
Location: Grand Rapids
L. Maxine Jones
Location: Detroit
Jerome Fribley
Location: Grand Rapids
Dr. Mary Foster- Havercamp
Location: Flint
Dr. Marcella Kocar
Location: Kalamazoo
Betty Dugan
Location: Flint
Eldon Kaufmann
Location: Grand Rapids
Dr. Sue Rigby
Location: Detroit
Eddie Green
Location: Kalamazoo
Dr. Wells F. Cook
Location: Detroit
James LaParl
Location: Kalamazoo
Ray Kaczmarski
Location: Troy
Bonnie Jean Distler
Location: Grand Rapids
Dr. Carol Stencel
Location: Troy
Dr. John Kushner
Location: Grand Rapids
Frank Paone
Location: Detroit
Dr. James Godell
Location: Grand Rapids
Dr. Peter G. Haines
Location: Detroit
Dr. Celestine Mongo
Location: Grand Rapids
Gertrude Smith
Location: Detroit
Dr. Ray Dannenberg
Location: Grand Rapids
Edna Diehl
Location: Detroit
Dr. Robert Poland
Location: Grand Rapids
Homer F. Long
Location: Detroit
Dr. Patricia Patsloff
Location: Lansing
Dr. Kale Keyser
Location: Grand Rapids
Ima Chambers
Location: Detroit
Pauline Dunsmore
Location: Lansing
A.C. Hermann
Location: Saginaw
Frances French
Location: Grand Rapids
Dr. Frank Lanham
Location: Detroit
Cora Posey
Location: Saginaw
Allan Barron
Location: Grand Rapids
Robert Sneden
Location: Detroit
Dr. Lyle Maxwell
Location: Saginaw
Dorothy Merritt
Location: Muskegon
Nelson Lanfear
Location: Saginaw
Catherine Riggs
Location: Grand Rapids
Harvey Meyer
Location: Port Huron
Arthur Balfour
Location: Battle Creek
Robert H. Shorney
Location: Bay City
Gertrude I. Murray
Location: Grand Rapids
Archie D. Waring
Location: Detroit
Guy Ringle
Location: Lansing
Guy Ringle
Location: Lansing
Ivan Mitchell
Location: Detroit
Ivan Mitchell
Location: Detroit
John Cooper
Location: Saginaw
Emmet E. Winters
Location: Battle Creek
Clyde W. Kammerer
Location: Detroit
Bernice Cowdle
Location: Grand Rapids
Dr. J.M. Trytten
Location: Flint
Dr. J.M. Trytten
Location: Ann Arbor