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Mackinac Bridge Authority
N 415 I-75
St Ignace, MI 49781
(906) 643-7600
Thursday, Apr 23 - 1:36 PM
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Thursday, Apr 23 - 1:36 PM
All Clear, Have a Pleasant Trip!
Full condition report
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Meet the Board Members
The MBA consists of 7 members, 6 to be appointed by the governor, with the advice and consent of the Senate, for terms of 6 years each. The governor shall not appoint more than 3 members of the same political party. The seventh member is the Director of the Department of Transportation or his or her designee from within the Department of Transportation who shall provide the authority board with input and expertise relating to this state’s transportation system.
Original Board Members
Prentiss M. Brown
, Chairman
Charles T. Fisher, Jr., Vice-Chair
William J. Cochran
George A. Osborn
Murray D. Van Wagoner
Fred M. Zeder
Chairmen of the Board
Prentiss M. Brown
(1950 – 1973)
Charles T. Fisher III (1974-1997)
Patrick P. Gribben (1997-1999)
Murray D. Wikol (1999-2002)
William H Gnodtke (2002 – 2018)
Patrick “Shorty” F. Gleason (present)
Current Board Members
Patrick “Shorty” F. Gleason,
Chairman
Term ends 6/30/2028
Brad Wieferich
MDOT Director
Former Board Members
Prentiss M. Brown
1950 – 1974
Charles T. Fisher, Jr.
1950 – 1958
William J. Cochran
1950 – 1967
George A. Osborn
1950 – 1972
Murray D. Van Wagoner
1950 – 1986
Fred M. Zeder
1950 – 1951
Mead L. Bricker
1951 – 1964
Elizabeth Briggs Fisher
1958 – 1967
Ben W. Calvin
1964 – 1977
Wheeler J. Witte
1967 – 1970
Charles T. Fisher III
1967 – 1997
O.K. Grettenberger
1970 – 1991
George W. Wilson
1972 – 1989
Ralph B. K. Peterson
1974 – 1987
Mary S. Sharp
1979 – 1981
Delores Ferguson
1981 – 1996
Patrick P Gribben, Jr.
1987 – 1999
Jon G. LaSalle
1987 – 1994
2004 – 2005
Eunice K. Bareham
1989 – 1996
Jack D. Krueger
1994 – 1999
Thomas Guastello
1998 – 2004
Cameron G. Priebe
1998 – 2004
Elsa C. Schaller
1996 – 2006
Angelo S. Lanni
1996 – 2006
Murray D. Wikol
1991 – 2014
Robert C. Struck
2006 – 2014
Barbara Arens
2014 – 2018
R. Dan Musser III
2006-2018
William H. Gnodtke
1997-2018
Barbara J. Brown
2005-2019
Matt McLogan
2014 – 2020
Brad Canale
2018 – 2020
Amy Trahey
2019 – 2022
Tricia Kinley
2018 – 2024
Kirk T. Steudle
2018 – 2024
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