The Michigan Sheriffs’ Coordinating and Training Council (MSCTC) was created by Public Act 125 of 2003. The Council was established as an autonomous entity within the Department of Corrections and the Department is not fiscally or programmatically responsible for the operation of the Office, Council, or Advisory Board. The Council consists of seven (7) members, which are all appointed by their respective organizations:
- The president of the Michigan Sheriffs’ Association (MSA)
- A Sheriff from a county with a population over 400,000
- A Sheriff from a county with a population between 100,000 and 400,000
- A Sheriff from a county with a population under 100,000
- Two members of the Deputy Sheriff’s Association of Michigan (DSAM)
- A member of the Jail Administrators Committee of MSA.
All terms are for one year, with the exception of the president of MSA, who shall serve as long as they occupy the office. Council members may be re-appointed for additional terms.
Current Michigan Sheriffs' Coordinating & Training Council Members
Michelle LaJoye-Young
Sheriff
Kent County
Chairperson
County with population of more than 400,000
Brian Steede
Captain
Marquette County
MSA Jail Administrators Committee
Joseph Bates
Calhoun County
DSAM
Kim Cole
Sheriff
Mason County
County with a population under 100,000
Mike Gaboury
Kent County
DSAM
Mike Murphy
Sheriff
Livingston County
County with population of 100,000 - 400,000
Rick Fuller
Sheriff
Kalamazoo County
President of MSA
The Act also establishes a Local Corrections Officer Advisory Board. The Board is appointed by the Council, and consists of nine (9) members meeting specific criteria. Nominations for positions on the Advisory Board are submitted by their respective organizations for consideration by the Council.
- Three (3) members from Deputy Sheriff’s Association of Michigan
- Three (3) members from Michigan Sheriffs' Association
- One (1) member from Police Officers Association of Michigan
- One (1) member from Fraternal Order of Police
- One (1) member from Michigan Association of Counties
All members shall hold office for a term of three (3) years and may be re-nominated by their respective organizations.
Current Advisory Board Members
Troy Goodnough
Sheriff
Monroe County
Chairperson
MSA
Term Expires: 12-31-2024
Jon Pignataro
Calhoun County
DSAM
Term Expires: 12-31-2024
Joseph Bates
Calhoun County
DSAM
Term Expires: 12-31-2024
Joseph Vozar
Jail Administrator
Gratiot County
MSA
Term Expires: 12-31-2024
Ken Mitchell
Clinton County
MAC
Term Expires: 12-31-2024
Mat King
Sheriff
St. Clair County
MSA
Term Expires: 12-31-2027
Scott Mangrum
Genesee County
POAM
Term Expires: 12-31-2024
Todd Gilchrist
Muskegon County
FOP
Term Expires: 12-31-2027
William Huff
Calhoun County
DSAM
Term Expires: 12-31-2024
Michael Grodi -
mgrodi@msctc.org
Mr. Grodi was appointed by the Council to serve as CEO/Executive Secretary in March 2022.
Mr. Grodi spent over 20 years in the Correctional Division of the Monroe County Sheriff's Office, retiring in 2018. During his career he held multiple positions in the correctional division including classification officer, inmate medical billing, booking and intake officer, acting supervisor, grant writer and coordinator, field training officer, and training coordinator.
Mr. Grodi earned his associates degree from Monroe County Community College and his undergraduate Bachelor's Degree in Business Administration from Columbia Southern University. He went on to complete is Master's Degree in Organizational Leadership with a concentration in Public Administration from Waldorf University.
He has spent the last 25 years on multiple public boards including the Erie Township Board, Erie Township Park Commission, Erie Township Planning Commission, South County Water Board, Monroe County Library Board, Monroe County Employees Retirement System, Michigan Association of Public Employees Retirement Systems and both the Michigan Sheriffs' Coordinating Training Council and the Advisory Board to the council.
John Bennington -
jbennington@msctc.org
John Bennington rejoined the MSCTC as a Training Coordinator in December 2022. In January 2024, John was appointed to Deputy Director.
John was the original Training Coordinator for the MSCTC from 2013 to 2018, maintaining certification and developing the professionalism of Local Corrections Officers. John retired from the Oakland County Sheriff Office in October 2019, where he had served for more than 31 years. He was assigned in a variety of integral roles with the Sheriff's Office, always prioritizing the goal of increasing the professionalism of the officers. John's scope of expertise includes a strong focus on training development and supervision of more than 1000 full-time and part-time Law Enforcement / Corrections professionals in one of Michigan's largest Sheriff's offices. He served his last 10 years assigned to the Emergency Response and Preparedness- Training Unit. His responsibilities included development, planning, scheduling of in-service training, Corrections Academies, CTO program, maintaining 100% compliance for all full-time personnel as required with annual In-Service training and as a lead instructor for In-Service training programs.
John received numerous awards, including Corrections Officer of the Year, Sheriff's Distinguished Service Citation, Sheriff's Distinguished Unit Citations, Meritorious Service Citations, Unit Citations, Professional Excellence and Commendation Citations.
John also spent 22 years in the fire service and retired at the rank of Assistant Chief. His duties included administrative and operations supervisor of 80 paid on-call and full-time personnel. He was involved with the merger of 2 fire departments into the Brighton Area Fire Authority, with a response district of 74 square miles that covers 2 townships and city.
Corey Burks -
cburks@msctc.org
Corey Burks joined the MSCTC as a Training Coordinator in December of 2022.
Corey retired in December of 2022, after 25 years, from the Berrien County Sheriff's Office. He began his career as a Jail Deputy and retired as an Administrative Lieutenant of Support Services. Corey had the privilege of assisting with the setup of the Jail FTO program for the department and was an FTO for several years after. He was also tasked early in the career, with setting up and running the Jail Fire Safety course annually for the Jail staff. Through the years, he has held the rank of Classification Sergeant, Shift Sergeant, Shift Lieutenant, Jail Administration Operations Lieutenant and Jail Administration Support Services Lieutenant.
During his time at the Sheriff's Office, he was also an active member of the Berrien County (Sheriff's Office) Hazardous Materials Regional Response Team where he was the Team Commander for 10 years until retirement. He also held a position within the Emergency Management Office, where he was responsible for public outreach, training and exercise with local emergency and public officials.
Corey is also a certified Fire Fighter for the State of Michigan since 1992. He currently serves on the Berrien Springs-Oronoko Fire Department, since 1998. Corey holds the rank of Captain within the Fire Department. He has been a training instructor for the fire service since 2001 and holds the certification of Instructor 2 for the State of Michigan Fire Fighter Training Council.
Patrick Weir -
pweir@msctc.org
Patrick Weir joined the MSCTC as a Training Coordinator in May of 2022.
Patrick retired from the Oakland County Sheriff Office in April 2019 after more than 29 years as a supervisor in corrections. While in corrections he spent over 10 years in the courts, as well as Booking Supervisor, and CTO Supervisor with oversight over the 11 week training for deputy's fresh out of the academy. Patrick is an academy instructor, teaching Booking and Intake and Correctional Law.
Patrick spent many years as the DSAM Representative to both the Advisory Board and the Training Council. He was an executive board member of the Oakland County Deputy Sheriffs Association as the Alternate Chief Steward for three terms. Prior to retiring Patrick started the OCDSA Family Benevolent Fund, which helps families of first responders in MI and residents of Oakland County in times of hardship. He continues to work as the Vice President today. Prior to joining the Oakland County Sheriff he served in the U.S. Air Force for 7 years.
Erika Young -
eyoung@msctc.org
Erika Young joined the Council in January 2022 as an Administrative Assistant.
Erika has been a certified elementary teacher in the state of Michigan since 2017. Since then, she has taught first and second grade in general education classrooms. As a reading interventionist, she taught primary grade students to learn how to read fluently and efficiently. Her training and experience as an educator have equipped her with valuable skills which she brings to MSCTC, including data and time management, event coordinating, planning, organizing, and implementing lesson plans, customer service correspondence and Microsoft Office proficiency. Erika is a graduate of Western Michigan University where she earned a Bachelor of Science degree.