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Dr. Michael A. Stearns

Michael A. Stearns
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Michael A. Stearns was elected to the Board of Trustees of Grand Rapids Community College in June 1999. His term expires in June 2011. He currently serves on the Evaluation of the President Ad Hoc Committee, the Future Funding Ad Hoc Committee, and is the Workforce Development Liaison for the Board.

 Stearns is Superintendent of Northview Public Schools. He has also served as an elementary principal and an assistant superintendent for Northview. Before coming to Northview,  Stearns served four years as an elementary principal in Cedar Springs. For seventeen years he was employed by the Grand Rapids Public Schools. During those years he served as a teacher, consultant, and elementary principal.  Stearns is a graduate of Ball State University, Muncie, Indiana and has a Master’s Degree from Columbia University in New York City.  Stearns received his Doctorate of Education degree at Eastern Michigan University.

 Stearns serves on several community organizations including the Kent/Allegan Counties Workforce Development Board, the Kent Intermediate School District’s Superintendent’s Association, and the Northview Education Foundation. Improving the quality of life in the Grand Rapids area for all of its citizens is a deep commitment on his part. Mike is especially proud to serve on the GRCC Board of Trustees because of his strong belief that GRCC serves as a vital link to opportunity for so many citizens of our community.

Mike and his wife Mary have two children, Emily 27 and Tom 30.

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