Commissioner Steve Williams Named A Taubman FellowCommissioner Steve Williams Named A Taubman Fellow

5/1/14 - One of the leaders of the county commission has been selected for the Taubman Fellowship for Executive Excellence and will attend an elite training program at Harvard. The Southeast Michigan Council of Governments has named County Commission Vice Chair Steve Williams a Taubman Fellow this year. The program identifies local and state government officials of proven leadership ability and gives them the opportunity to meet others like themselves in the public sector, improve their management skills, and expand their awareness of effective problem-solving approaches. Williams will attend the program this summer. Williams has served on the county commission for 9 years, and was in the US Army for 28 years before retiring as a lieutenant colonel. He says his primary goal is to improve Michigan’s economy as a way to stop the outward migration of citizens and even attract new talent. He says the training program will result in measurable benefits to the county and the Southeast Michigan region. Also named by SEMCOG as a Taubman Fellow this year is Washtenaw County Board of Commissioners Chair Yousef Rahbi. (TD)