BATTLE CREEK, MI (WKZO AM/FM) — Battle Creek’s City Manager has become the new president of the statewide association representing Michigan’s municipal managers. Rebecca Fleury has been selected as the 2021 president of the Michigan Municipal Executives.
It happened during the organization’s annual Winter Institute, which took place virtually last week. Fleury succeeds Ottawa County Deputy Administrator John Shay.
“It is a great honor to be selected as MME president,” she said. “Not only for me personally, but for all the women local government leaders in Michigan. They inspire me every day. More women local government leaders are needed, and I strive to lead by example. It means a great deal to be recognized by my colleagues in a profession I firmly and strongly support.”
Fleury is just the third woman selected as president in the organization’s history. She has been an active participant in the Michigan Municipal League’s 16/50 Project, which strives to make the profession more diverse.
“Our communities have become so much more diverse and I think we, as leaders, should be representative of our community,” Fleury said. “All of us are facing more deep conversations in our communities around diversity, equity, and inclusion, and to be really authentic in that conversation it’s important to have people who look like you on all sides of the discussion.”
Fleury has served in local government management for 21 years, specializing in the areas of public finance, community development, and public safety. She has served as the city manager for Battle Creek since October 2014 and previously was manager for the Village of Middleville. She also has worked for the cities of Kalamazoo and Hastings.
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