January Luncheon Mixer

Enjoy a delicious lunch while networking with other Chamber Members. We use reserved seating to help you make meaningful connections on a regular basis. Looking to connect with someone? Let us know, we will try to seat you at the same table!

15th Street Tavern will be offering a buffet of sliders, chicken tenders, alfredo, and salad. Please let us know any dietary restrictions upon registering.

Our guest speaker for the first luncheon mixer of 2020 is Oakland County Treasurer, Andy Meisner who will be discussing how Oakland County partners with the business community, engages in tax foreclosure prevention, the services that the county provides to both businesses and residents and how we can continue to expand that partnership.

About Our Speaker:
Andy Meisner is husband to Sara Burch Meisner, who worked for President Barack H. Obama in Washington, D.C. before returning to her midwestern roots and marrying Andy, making him a very blessed and lucky guy.
 
Andy is father to Asher (4) and Levi (2) who are the most brilliant, empathetic, talented kids ever, bringing their dad great joy.
 
Andy is a leader-servant who has worked in the public, nonprofit and private sectors fighting for justice and opportunity for all.  As a boy, Andy’s family fell on hard times when his father was disabled by mental illness.  Through a poverty level existence for years, Andy worked many jobs to pay for college and to create the opportunity to rise up from difficult circumstances.  This experience drives Andy’s leadership and service, and Andy wants that same opportunity for all.
 
Andy’s vision for Oakland County, our region, state and country is one of economic empowerment for all residents and communities driven by opportunity, hard work and collaboration.  Andy believes diversity and inclusion fuel this process.
 
As County Treasurer, Andy fights daily to prevent foreclosure, protect neighborhoods and property values, and maintain Oakland County’s AAA bond rating.  Andy is passionate about financial empowerment, seeing entrepreneurship and microlending as economic equalizers for those left behind.
 
Andy is serving his third term as County Treasurer.  Before coming to the County, Andy served three terms as State Representative in Lansing, where he fought to strengthen public schools and the public mental health system.  He worked as Corporate Communications Director for Farbman Group, Vice President of Communications for Drug-Free Kids Campaign and as an aide to U.S. Congressmen Sander Levin (MI) and David Obey (WI) in Washington, D.C.  Andy graduated from University of Michigan with a degree in Political Science and University of Detroit-Mercy with a Juris Doctor.