MARQUETTE BELOW FORTY GROUP: The Future

This is group of amazing people below the age of forty who are amongst some of the most innovative, bright and entrepreneurial people in our community and in the nation.  They are employed all over our region and making huge contributions to our community, region and state.  If you have not taken a look at who they are and what they do you should do so real soon.

I am not sure why they are a "sub group" or "sponsored by" the Lake Superior Community Partnership (LSCP), but they are part of that organization.  I would think as important as this group is and their individual members are to the future of our community that they should have more representation on the LSCP Board of Directors.  If they are to remain within LSCP seems to me that the Below Forty membership would be invaluable in greater numbers on the Board.  Maybe every committee ought to have a below forty person as co-chair or why not make the Board Vice Chair someone from that demographic.  It would be great board development and an excellent legacy plan for the organization.

As you think about it maybe every organization in our community ought to have a plan to have  below forty individuals on their boards of directors.  Hopefully the Governor would think about that as he makes appointments to the various statewide university boards.  The NMU Board of Trustees is a perfect place to take advantage of the "below forty" demographic--they would add to the innovative and entrepreneurial environment needed on any campus campus.  Same for Michigan Tech and the other 10 state universities.  

Which of our community organizations already has under forty representation on the boards?  Congratulations to them--good futuristic thinking.  For those that do, they serve as good role model and examples of best practices.

Final note--maybe it is time for the Marquette Below Forty organization to be a stand along organization.