Co-Chair

Stephen Schlaack, MBA

Born in Owosso and raised on Washington Street, Stephen is the son of Owosso native Ronald Schlaack and Noreen Schlaack. He graduated with a Bachelor of Arts from Alma College in Alma, MI, in 2012, where he majored in Business Administration & Theatre Performance.

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Between degrees, Stephen worked in Cleveland with The Cleveland Playhouse and the Cleveland Public Theatre, and later as a Loan Officer with Quicken Loans, then in hazardous waste logistics for US Ecology near Detroit. In 2017, he married his college sweetheart, Emily Havelka, MBA, of Ithaca, MI.  In 2020, he received an MBA with an emphasis in Supply Chain Management from the Eli Broad College of Business at MSU.  After accepting a new remote role with a semiconductor manufacturer based out of Ann Arbor, Stephen relocated back to Michigan in 2022, choosing to make Owosso their home.

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Stephen has always loved Owosso and he knew he would someday move back to raise a family. A member of the Owosso City Planning Commission, he is excited for the many opportunities to be engaged with his community. In his leisure time, Stephen enjoys assembling computers, frisbee golf, socializing with friends near and far, and working in his yard.

Co-Chair

Marcia Bird, LMSW

Marcia grew up in Detroit and on a lake in Brighton. She graduated from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor with a Masters Degree in Social Work Administration and Clinical Practice.
She received Quality Improvement Certification from the Dartmouth Institute and has provided many state and national presentations about mental health, conscious and unconscious biases, and policy and procedure development and implementation.

Marcia has volunteered and worked all of her teen and adult life in children’s activities, Special Olympics, ARC, Domestic Violence and Sexual assault programs, Hunger and Homeless programs, Transportation services, and Elder Respite. She was part of the month-long Red Cross Hurricane Relief for Rita and Katrina in Texas and participated in the VISTA program. Marcia has been on several community Boards, Human Services Coordinating groups,
Michigan Developmental Disabilities Council, Michigan Prevention Network, and has written local, state and federal grants in Shiawassee, Livingston, Clinton and Ionia Counties.

Marcia has been married to Dave Bird for almost 50 years and resides in Owosso. They are the proud parents of three adult children and their spouses, and the proud grandparents of 4 uniquely creative youth. She is excited about the future of the Democratic Party and the work that can be done to help our most vulnerable citizens, improve the environment, and provide equal access to choices in healthcare.