Board of directors
LINDA STEVENSON
President
Linda M. Stevenson is the President of the Michigan Assessing Coalition. She retired in 2021 from Van Buren Charter Township after 32 years of service in the assessing office. She is certified by the State of Michigan as a Michigan Master Assessing Officer (MMAO). Throughout her career, she has held numerous leadership roles, inc
President
Linda M. Stevenson is the President of the Michigan Assessing Coalition. She retired in 2021 from Van Buren Charter Township after 32 years of service in the assessing office. She is certified by the State of Michigan as a Michigan Master Assessing Officer (MMAO). Throughout her career, she has held numerous leadership roles, including serving as President of the Wayne County Association of Assessing Officers, President of the Southeast Chapter of the Michigan Assessors Association, and President of the Michigan Assessors Association. She currently serves as Chairman of the Van Buren Charter Township Downtown Development Citizens Council and Co-Chair of the Michigan Assessors Association Education Committee. She is committed to advancing professional standards and education within the assessing community.
SHARON LAPIDES
Secretary
SAMANTHA HARKINS
SAMANTHA HARKINS
Treasurer
Samantha Harkins is the CEO/Founder of Hundred Place Consulting. Her work focuses on building communities and supporting community organizations. Samantha has more than two decades of experience in public policy, advocacy, strategic planning, and relationship management with a large focus on local government. Her love of communit
Treasurer
Samantha Harkins is the CEO/Founder of Hundred Place Consulting. Her work focuses on building communities and supporting community organizations. Samantha has more than two decades of experience in public policy, advocacy, strategic planning, and relationship management with a large focus on local government. Her love of communities started in her hometown of Hundred, West Virginia (current population 248). She has a J.D. and B.A. in Political Science from West Virginia University.
Her career in community building began after law school when she served as the Executive Assistant to the Mayor of Norfolk, Virginia. Several years later she moved to Michigan to work in local government policy in the Michigan House of Representatives. She left there to be the Director of Government Relations at the Detroit Regional Chamber of Commerce. She then spent 81⁄2 years at the Michigan Municipal League where shew as a staff lobbyist for four years before being promoted to the Director of State Affairs, leading the lobbying effort. She was ranked the state’s #2 lobbyist in 2011 and was named as a person to watch in politics by Crain’s Detroit Business in 2014. She was further promoted to the President of the MML Foundation. She then transitioned to the private sector as Vice President of Government Relations for Munetrix before being named Deputy Mayor in the City of Lansing. While at the City she participated in the Bloomberg Harvard City Leadership Initiative and completed the Driving Government Performance Course through the Harvard Kennedy School Executive Education program.
She was a board member of Engaging Local Government Leaders (ELGL).
In late 2020 she launched Hundred Place Consulting. She’s worked with clients who focus on building communities including the Lincoln Institute for Land Policy, the Community Economic Development Association of Michigan, Community Development Advocates of Detroit, the City of Flint, Engaging Local Government Leaders and the Michigan Municipal Services Authority.
She lives in downtown Lansing, Michigan with her husband, son, wolf-life dog and rotund cat. She is an avid reader and runner.
CHARLES ENGLISH
CHARLES ENGLISH
SAMANTHA HARKINS
Board Member
Charles English is a licensed Michigan Advanced Assessing Officer with more than two decades of experience in property valuation and assessment administration. He entered the property valuation field in 2001 as a State Licensed Appraiser and, in 2003, founded English Consulting Inc., doing business as The Appraisal Network, pr
Board Member
Charles English is a licensed Michigan Advanced Assessing Officer with more than two decades of experience in property valuation and assessment administration. He entered the property valuation field in 2001 as a State Licensed Appraiser and, in 2003, founded English Consulting Inc., doing business as The Appraisal Network, providing appraisal and valuation services across Michigan.
In 2007, Charles obtained his Michigan Certified Assessing Officer license and went on to serve as a contract assessor, overseeing assessment administration for as many as five units concurrently. His work has included managing complex assessment operations while ensuring compliance, accuracy, and consistency across multiple jurisdictions.
Charles is currently employed by the City of Lansing as Deputy Assessor, where his primary focus is mentoring and fostering the professional growth of new assessors. He is dedicated to strengthening the assessment profession through leadership, training, and a commitment to high standards in public service.
RYAN JANKOVIC
CHARLES ENGLISH
RYAN JANKOVIC
Board Member
Ryan Jankovic is a Facilitator, Teacher and Business Coach who helps business owners get what they want from their companies. He does this through utilization of a complete system with simple tools to help them get Vision, Traction and Healthy. Ryan has a history of business success, and has helped 30+ Michigan companies get w
Board Member
Ryan Jankovic is a Facilitator, Teacher and Business Coach who helps business owners get what they want from their companies. He does this through utilization of a complete system with simple tools to help them get Vision, Traction and Healthy. Ryan has a history of business success, and has helped 30+ Michigan companies get what they want to date. His Vision is to help 100 Michigan companies by 2030.
His career started with at Stryker, a Fortune 500 Medical Device Company, then became Founder of 5 other medical device companies, and 3
service organizations. Ryan had success selling 3 of those companies and is well-versed at knowing the ups and downs of being a business owner. Ryan has a BBA from Western Michigan University, MBA from Michigan State University, and a specialized business leadership course at Harvard Business School.