PPA at MPC2026
Reflecting on the significance of the MPC, Rob Fowler shared: “The Mackinac Policy Conference is a unique venue that brings together voices you simply don’t find in the same room...
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Contact: Dan Quinn Category: Staff News Tags: Collaboration, Michigan, Policy, PPA Staff
Reflecting on the significance of the MPC, Rob Fowler shared: “The Mackinac Policy Conference is a unique venue that brings together voices you simply don’t find in the same room...
ViewContact: Caroline Brent-Chessum Category: Staff Spotlight Tags: Graphic design, Reporting
In this interview we introduce PPA’s first graphic design associate, Caroline Brent-Chessum! She joins PPA after holding positions at MEF Associates and Insight Policy Research, supporting projects across all policy...
ViewContact: Christine Anyanwu Category: Staff Spotlight Tags: Community, Community Development, Healthy Communities, Policy, Research
Christine Anyanwu, Research Associate I, is skilled in qualitative data collection and analysis, reporting, and community engagement. Before joining our team, Ms. Anyanwu was a senior research assistant at the Center...
ViewCategory: Staff Spotlight Tags: Affiliated Consultant, Behavioral health, Consulting, Equity, Medicaid, Policy
PPA is excited to announce our newest affiliated consultant Rebecca Cienki who adds expertise to our team in the areas of behavioral health integration and Medicaid policy, with particular experience...
ViewCategory: Staff News Tags: PPA Staff
For our March in-service day, the PPA team met at the J Hub, a former DPS school (Jefferson School), repurposed as an innovation hub by Invest Detroit. It is an...
ViewContact: Dan Quinn Category: Announcement, Press Release
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