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BACK (from left) Harry Whalen, M.E.D.C.; David Hollister, D.L.E.G.; Kelly Goynes, Ken Matsumoto, M.E.D.C.; Theresa Fill, O.C.E.D.; John Carrol, D.E.C.C. FRONT (from left) Jerome Marks, Lynda Rossi, Genna Gent, Governor Granholm, Jen LeFevre, Translator Izumi Suzuki, Sandy Ring, M.E.D.C. |



| July, 2005: Genna travels to JAPAN with Governor Granholm on State of Michigan business. Genna joined fellow staffers Jen LeFevre, Lynda Rossi, Jerome Marks, Kyle Bowman and Kelly Goynes, as well as representatives from Development Corporations from the State of Michigan, City of Detroit and Oakland County and the Michigan Department of Labor and Economic Growth. The Governor and the delegation spent their week touting Michigan as the very best place to advance life sciences, high tech manufacturing and "of course" , advanced automobile manufacturing. As well as seeing their "sister country", they met with industry heads and investors showcasing Michigan as a great place to locate their businesses. Click on these links for press information: |

| CLICK HERE to start Genna's tour of Japan with the Governor in NAGOYA |