Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
LANSING — Gov. Rick Snyder Friday appointed John Matonich, of Lake Gogebic, to chair the Michigan Trails Advisory Council.
Matonich retired in 2016 as CEO of Rowe Professional Services Company. He served there as CEO from 1992 to 1999 and as president from 1997 to 2014.
Matonich, a Bessemer native, lived in lower Michigan before returning to the Lake Gogebic area in Marenisco Township.
He also serves on the Gogebic County Road Commission board.
He earned his bachelor’s degree in land surveying from Michigan Technological University in Houghton.
Snyder said Matonich will represent snowmobile owners on the council and replace Frank Wheatlake.
Matonich was appointed to serve the remainder of a four-year term expiring Jan. 17, 2020.
He will serve as chair at the pleasure of the governor.
Four other people were appointed to the trails advisory council and one person was reappointed, according to a news release from the governor’s office.
—Ralph Ansami