Model
D Gubernatorial
Candidate Forum
"For
Michigan to have a prosperous future, Detroit must be at the
center of
it."
- Detroit Declaration
On
November 2, we will
have the opportunity to elect a new Governor to lead Michigan forward.
To help you learn more about the candidates, we have invited Rick Snyder
and Virg Bernero to Detroit to discuss their urban
agendas and plans to further the principles of the Detroit Declaration.
Join Model D
and Declare
Detroit on Thursday, October 21 at the Max M. Fisher Center
for a
conversation with gubernatorial candidate Rick Snyder facilitated by
Roger
Martin of Martin Waymire.
Date: Thursday,
October 21, 2010
Time: Doors
open at 5:00pm, program begins at 5:30pm
Location:
The Max M. Fisher Music Center,
3711 Woodward Ave, Detroit,
MI 48201
Registration:
https://spreadsheets.google.com/viewform?hl=en&formkey=dE9pa3JZWmtnb3h3VXNGS21uSnpTZlE6MQ#gid=0
Rick Snyder
Candidate for Governor, State of Michigan
Rick Snyder is CEO, Chair of the Board and
co-founder of Ardesta LLC, a high tech venture capital firm located in
Ann
Arbor, Michigan. Rick previously served as CEO and Chairman of Gateway,
Inc.
On July 21, 2009, Rick Snyder announced his run for Governor of
Michigan
in the 2010 election. Click here to
read his white paper on Central
Cities.
Roger Martin
Martin Waymire Advocacy Communications
Throughout his more than two decades as an award-winning
journalist and public relations executive, Roger has been recognized as
one of
Michigan’s best communicators and has distinguished himself as a
researcher,
writer, strategist and tactician of integrity and high quality. While a
reporter and political bureau chief at The Detroit News, Roger won many
awards
for journalism excellence, including being named Michigan's Best
Reporter in
1986 by a Detroit magazine, and three times being nominated by The News
for a
Pulitzer Prize. During his 18 years in public relations, Roger has won
numerous
regional and national awards for PR excellence., including two Silver
Anvils,
the nation's top public relations award. He was also named “Pacemaker of
the
Year” in 2001 by PRSA Mid-Michigan.
NOTE: Model D and Declare Detroit are currently
trying to arrange a forum with candidate for Governor Virg Benero
as well.
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