Title: MI Regional Captain Resources Original CoS Document (slug): [[https://conventionofstates.com/michigan-regional-captain-resources|michigan-regional-captain-resources]] Login Required to view? 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Because if we don't change, any change we bring about won't last. ---- **Page Directory\\ \\ //Jump to://** * [[#legislativeresources|Legislative Resources]] * [[#maps|Maps]] * [[#RegionalCaptainJobSimplified|Regional Captain Job Simplified]] *   * [[#RegionalCaptainResponsibilities|Regional Captain Responsibilities]] * [[#RegionalLeaders|Regional Leaders]] * [[#StateandNationalLeaders|State & National Leaders]] ---- ** Legislative Resources**\\ \\ [[https://conventionofstates.com/michigan-representatives-and-senators|District Captains & Legislators by HD/Region]] [[https://articlevinfocenter.com/|Article V Info Center by Rob Natelson]]\\ \\ \\ Model Language * Model Convention of States Resolution ([[https://conventionofstates.com/files/model-convention-of-states-application|printable PDF]]) * Model Commissioner Selection Resolution ([[https://conventionofstates.com/files/model-language-commissioner-selection-resolution|printable PDF]]) * Model Criminal Penalty Bill ([[https://conventionofstates.com/files/model-language-criminal-penalty-bill|printable PDF]]) \\ Michigan Elections * [[https://www.michigan.gov/sos/elections|Elections]] * [[https://www.michigan.gov/sos/elections/election-results-and-data|Election Results]]\\ \\   Back to [[#PageDirectory|Page Directory]] ---- **Maps** The Convention of States Michigan Team is comprised of 15 Regional Teams. The map below highlights each region geographically by color. {{https://content.conventionofstates.com/cosaction-prod/public/content/images/76990/76990_original.jpg?1001x934}} * [[https://www.zipdatamaps.com/politics/national/districts/map-of-michigan-congressional-districts|Michigan Congressional Districts map]] * [[https://michigan.mydistricting.com/legdistricting/comments/plan/281/23|Senate Districts Map]] * [[https://michigan.mydistricting.com/legdistricting/comments/plan/280/23|House Districts Map]] ---- ** Regional Captain Job Simplified\\ \\ **     **Weekly do these 5 things 3X (or more).** ([[https://rumble.com/v2nxmms-5-things-dcs-should-to-weekly.html|Video walk through]])       1.  Check for Applicants (Volunteer Activist & District Captains) in the LMT ([[https://conventionofstates.com/how-to-process-a-volunteer-activist-applicant-in-the-lmt|How to process an Applicant]]) ([[https://legal.conventionofstates.com/S/COS/Transaction/Volunteer_Agreement_Manual|Volunteer Agreement]])\\       2.  Check Regional Followups ([[https://conventionofstates.com/how-to-process-a-followup-with-volunteer-interest|How to process Followup with Volunteer Interest]])       3.  Check your Regional Potential Volunteers List for new potential volunteers ([[https://conventionofstates.com/how-to-process-individuals-on-your-potential-volunteers-list|How to process Potential Volunteers]])       4.  Check your [[https://mail.cosaction.com/|cos email]]       5.  Check Slack via app or [[https://slack.com/|website]]      \\ \\   **   Monthly do these 3 things.**       1.  Attend State Leadership Meetings\\ \\       2.  Hold a [[https://conventionofstates.com/miregionalmeetingswhowherewhat|Regional Meeting]] (In person or virtual) with your Regional Leaders    // (District Captains, Event Coordinators, Legislative Liaisons, Followup Team Members, Social Media Warriors, State Content Writers, Veterans Coalition Team Members, Videographers, Information Analysts & Coalitions Team Members) //\\ \\       3.  Have a coaching call or meeting with each of your DCs individually to formulate a plan for their HD.                        3.  Touch base with your DCs on off weeks to see if they require support.       4.  Call or meet with your Senator and Representative       5.  [[https://dashboard.conventionofstates.com/tools/activity_reports/new|Submit Action Reports]] regarding your contact with your legislators\\                 For training on Action Reports see [[https://conventionofstates.com/michigan-district-captain-training-part-2|DC Training]].       4. Discuss goals for your House District with your Regional Captain.   Back to [[#PageDirectory|Page Directory]] ---- ** Regional Captain Responsibilities\\ \\ ** * Support & Grow your existing District Captains into strong servant leaders. * Communicate with DCs weekly. * Hold a [[https://conventionofstates.com/miregionalmeetingswhowherewhat|Regional Meeting]] (once a month) * Have an [[https://conventionofstates.com/mi-coaching-sessions|individual coaching session]] by phone/zoom/in person where you make stated goals for each district with the DC. (once a month) * Check in by phone/text/or email to see if the need any support. (twice a month - on weeks you aren't doing one of the above) * Serve the volunteers of any district in your region that does not have a DC yet, by [[https://conventionofstates.com/michigan-district-captain-resources#DistrictCaptainJobSimplified|fulfilling the responsibilities of a DC]] (process volunteer applicant's, followups, and calling the assigned volunteers monthly). *     Back to [[#PageDirectory|Page Directory]] ---- ** Regional Leaders** **REGIONAL LEADERS** **Region 1 - HDs 109 & 110\\ ** **RC** **FUT** **LL** **EC** **VCD** **SCW** **SIA** **VCD** **All Leaders** Bruce Finlayson     Michael Grzech \\ \\ \\   Eric Phillips     **Region 2 - HDs 107 & 108** **RC** **FUT** **LL** **EC** **SMW** **SCW** **SIA** **VCD** **All Leaders** Bruce Finlayson     Michael Grzech     Eric Phillips Ronald Munro [[https://dashboard.conventionofstates.com/admin/lists/8767|R2 Leaders]] **Region 3 - HDs 87, 100, 101, 102, 103, 104** **RC** **FUT** **LL** **EC** **SMW** **SCW** **SIA** **VCD** **All Leaders** Bruce Finlayson     Michael Grzech     Eric Phillips   [[https://dashboard.conventionofstates.com/admin/lists/6429|R3 Leaders]] **Region 4 - HDs 96, 99, 105, 106** **RC** **FUT** **LL** **EC** **SMW** **SCW** **SIA** **VCD** **All Leaders** Bruce Finlayson     Michael Grzech     Eric Phillips   [[https://dashboard.conventionofstates.com/admin/lists/6509|R4 Leaders]] **Region 5 - HDs 71, 92, 93, 95** **RC** **FUT** **LL** **EC** **SMW** **SCW** **SIA** **VCD** **All Leaders** {{https://content.conventionofstates.com/cosaction-prod/public/content/images/75493/75493_original.png?80x80}}\\ Chet Grant       Ron Arnesen   Dave Myers   [[https://dashboard.conventionofstates.com/admin/lists/7022|R5 Leaders]] **Region 6 - 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 72, 94, 97, 98** **RC** **FUT** **LL** **EC** **SMW** **SCW** **SIA** **VCD** **All Leaders** {{https://content.conventionofstates.com/cosaction-prod/public/content/images/75492/75492_original.png?80x80}}Chet Grant Alyss Kovach     Marilynn Grant & Ron Arnesen Kelly Oldford Dave Myers   [[https://dashboard.conventionofstates.com/admin/lists/6605|R6 Leaders]] **Region 7 - 78, 79, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84, 85, 86, 88, 89, 90, 91** **RC** **FUT** **LL** **EC** **SMW** **SCW** **SIA** **VCD** **All Leaders** {{https://content.conventionofstates.com/cosaction-prod/public/content/images/75488/75488_original.jpg?80x80}}\\ Sarah Santana [[https://dashboard.conventionofstates.com/admin/people/3997360|Kenyon Krause]] Jonathan Palumbo [[https://dashboard.conventionofstates.com/admin/people/2335075|{{https://content.conventionofstates.com/cosaction-prod/public/content/images/75494/75494_original.png?80x80}}Karen Bezemek]]     Brian DeGalan   [[https://dashboard.conventionofstates.com/admin/lists/6823|R7 Leaders]] **Region 8 - 73, 74, 75, 76, 77** **RC** **FUT** **LL** **EC** **SMW** **SCW** **SIA** **VCD** **All Leaders** {{https://content.conventionofstates.com/cosaction-prod/public/content/images/75491/75491_original.png?80x80}}\\ Chet Grant       Dianne Bailey & Ron Arnesen Brian Eakin & Barry Patrick Quinn Dave Myers   R8 Leaders **Region 9 - HDs 18, 19, 20, 21, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55**                   {{https://content.conventionofstates.com/cosaction-prod/public/content/images/75608/75608_original.jpg?80x80}}[[https://dashboard.conventionofstates.com/admin/people/3907428|John Poelstra]]         Irv Karwick Dave Myers   R9 Leaders **Region 10 - HDs 15, 16, 17, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 32**                   {{https://content.conventionofstates.com/cosaction-prod/public/content/images/75487/75487_original.jpg?80x80}}Sarah Santana       Brian DeGalan [[https://dashboard.conventionofstates.com/tools/leaders/72258|Ray Mandry]] R10 Leaders     **Region 11 - HDs 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 14, 56, 57, 58**                   {{https://content.conventionofstates.com/cosaction-prod/public/content/images/75486/75486_original.jpg?80x80}}\\ Sarah Santana           Brian DeGalan   R11 Leaders **Region 12 - HDs 10, 11, 12, 13, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63** **RC** **FUT** **LL** **EC** **SMW** **SCW** **SIA** **VCD** **All Leaders** {{https://content.conventionofstates.com/cosaction-prod/public/content/images/75489/75489_original.png?80x80}}\\ Chet Grant           Dave Myers   R12 Leaders **Region 13 - HDs 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43** **RC** **FUT** **LL** **EC** **SMW** **SCW** **SIA** **VCD** **All Leaders** {{https://content.conventionofstates.com/cosaction-prod/public/content/images/75484/75484_original.jpg?80x80}}\\ Sarah Santana [[https://dashboard.conventionofstates.com/admin/people/748568|Joan Bakken]]         Brian DeGalan   R13 Leaders **Region 14 - HDs 35, 44, 45, 46, 47**                   {{https://content.conventionofstates.com/cosaction-prod/public/content/images/75485/75485_original.jpg?80x80}}Sarah Santana           Brian DeGalan   R14 Leaders **Region 15 - HDs 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 33, 34**                   {{https://content.conventionofstates.com/cosaction-prod/public/content/images/76322/76322_original.JPG?61x70}}\\ John Phillips   Marcie Grzywacz Nancy Chambers Irv Karwick   Dave Myers Barb Wioskowski R15 Leaders   Back to [[#PageDirectory|Page Directory]]\\ \\ \\ \\ ---- ** State & National Leaders\\ ** * Michigan State Director\\ Sarah Santana\\ (760) 481-2406\\ \\ \\ {{https://content.conventionofstates.com/cosaction-prod/public/content/images/75479/75479_original.jpg?100x100}}\\ \\ * State Communications Coordinator\\ Robin Riddell\\ (810) 397-7809\\ \\ \\ {{https://content.conventionofstates.com/cosaction-prod/public/content/images/75478/75478_original.jpg?100x100}}\\ \\ * State Legislative Liaison\\ Kurt O'Keefe\\ (313) 300-1204\\ \\ \\ {{https://content.conventionofstates.com/cosaction-prod/public/content/images/75480/75480_original.png?100x100}}\\ \\ * State Blockwalking Captain\\ Laurie Sallans\\ (313) 819-1042\\ \\ \\ {{https://content.conventionofstates.com/cosaction-prod/public/content/images/75476/75476_original.jpg?100x100}}\\ \\ * State Information Analyst\\ George Moorman\\ (616) 283-6913\\ \\ \\ {{https://content.conventionofstates.com/cosaction-prod/public/content/images/75477/75477_original.jpg?100x100}}\\ \\ * Regional Director (RD) - Flyover Region (MI, OH, IN, WI, MN, IA)\\ Catherine Zemanek\\ (989) 573-3628\\ \\ **Regional Directors (RD) and Assistant Regional Directors (ARD) are National Leaders that support the grassroots in multiple states through each state's State Leadership Team.\\ \\ {{https://content.conventionofstates.com/cosaction-prod/public/content/images/75483/75483_original.png?104x100}}** \\ Back to [[#PageDirectory|Page Directory]] ---- **Regional Captain Weekly Checklist** * Log into Citizen Builder to check the LMT at least **three** times a week * Communicate with each DC in your region at least **once** a week * Hold monthly regional team meetings ---- **How To Train a New District Captain** Please click [[https://conventionofstates.com/files/mi-how-to-onboard-a-new-dc|HERE]] to access a document to help guide the process of onboarding a new District Captain to your team. * [[https://conventionofstates.com/mitrainingmanuals|Training Manuals]]    [[https://dashboard.conventionofstates.com/admin/pages/11625/edit|{{https://content.conventionofstates.com/cosaction-prod/public/content/images/65055/65055_original.jpg?30x25}}]]