Erika Geiss - Power Voter

Erika Geiss

Ballot:

Won the General, 2022 Michigan State Senate District 1

Won the General, 2016 Michigan State Representative District 12

Office:

Michigan State Senate, District 6 (2019 - Present)

Political Experience

Ballot:

Won the General, 2022 Michigan State Senate District 1

Won the General, 2016 Michigan State Representative District 12

Office:

Michigan State Senate, District 6 (2019 - Present)

Political Experience

Quick Facts

Full Name:
Erika Geiss
Gender:
Female
Home City:
Taylor, MI
Family:
Husband: Doug; 2 Children

Personal Details

MA, Art/Architectural History, Tufts University, 1995-1998
BA, Developmental Psychology, Brandeis University, 1989-1993

MA, Art/Architectural History, Tufts University, 1995-1998
BA, Developmental Psychology, Brandeis University, 1989-1993
Owner/Operator, Red Pencil Editing Services, 2001-present
Adjunct Faculty, Art Institute of Michigan-Troy
Former Curatorial Fellow, Boston Museum of Fine Arts
Former Instructor, University of New Hampshire, Durham
Former Adjunct Faculty, Wayne County Community College District
Writer, World Energy Monthly Review
Copy Editor, World Energy Source, 2006-2010
Editor-in-Chief/Publisher, theWAHMmagazine, 2007-2008
Curatorial Liason, Charles H. Wright Museum of African-American History, 2003-2005
Director of Education, Rose Art Museum at Brandeis University, 2000-2003
Fellow, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, 1997-2000

MA, Art/Architectural History, Tufts University, 1995-1998
BA, Developmental Psychology, Brandeis University, 1989-1993
Owner/Operator, Red Pencil Editing Services, 2001-present
Adjunct Faculty, Art Institute of Michigan-Troy
Former Curatorial Fellow, Boston Museum of Fine Arts
Former Instructor, University of New Hampshire, Durham
Former Adjunct Faculty, Wayne County Community College District
Writer, World Energy Monthly Review
Copy Editor, World Energy Source, 2006-2010
Editor-in-Chief/Publisher, theWAHMmagazine, 2007-2008
Curatorial Liason, Charles H. Wright Museum of African-American History, 2003-2005
Director of Education, Rose Art Museum at Brandeis University, 2000-2003
Fellow, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, 1997-2000
Minority Caucus Chair, Michigan State Senate, 2019-present
Senator, Michigan State Senate, District 6, 2019-present
Representative, Michigan State House of Representatives, District 12, 2015-2019
Candidate, Michigan State Senate, District 6, 2018

Member, Michigan Legislative Black Caucus, present

Member, Michigan Legislative Hispanic Caucus, present

Member, Progressive Women's Caucus, present

Former Member, Commerce and Trade Committee, Michigan State House of Representatives

Former Member, Health Policy Committee, Michigan State House of Representatives

Former Member, Joint Committee on Administrative Rules, Michigan State House of Representatives

Former Second Vice Chair, Michigan Competitiveness Committee, Michigan State House of Representatives

Former Member, Workforce and Talent Development Committee, Michigan State House of Representatives

Member, Economic and Small Business Development Committee

Member, Education and Career Readiness Committee

Vice Chair, Insurance and Banking Committee

Vice Chair, Transportation and Infrastructure Committee

MA, Art/Architectural History, Tufts University, 1995-1998
BA, Developmental Psychology, Brandeis University, 1989-1993
Owner/Operator, Red Pencil Editing Services, 2001-present
Adjunct Faculty, Art Institute of Michigan-Troy
Former Curatorial Fellow, Boston Museum of Fine Arts
Former Instructor, University of New Hampshire, Durham
Former Adjunct Faculty, Wayne County Community College District
Writer, World Energy Monthly Review
Copy Editor, World Energy Source, 2006-2010
Editor-in-Chief/Publisher, theWAHMmagazine, 2007-2008
Curatorial Liason, Charles H. Wright Museum of African-American History, 2003-2005
Director of Education, Rose Art Museum at Brandeis University, 2000-2003
Fellow, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, 1997-2000
Minority Caucus Chair, Michigan State Senate, 2019-present
Senator, Michigan State Senate, District 6, 2019-present
Representative, Michigan State House of Representatives, District 12, 2015-2019
Candidate, Michigan State Senate, District 6, 2018
Member, American Federation of Teachers, present
Member, Association of Art Editors, present
Member, Beaumont Teen Health Center-Taylor Advisory Board, present
Member, Downriver Chapter, American Association of University Women, present
Member, Taylor Career Technical Education Center Advisory Board, present
Member, Taylor Substance Abuse Prevention Task Force, present
Member, Tomasso Juglaris Autobiography Commission, present
Advisor, Vista Maria Board, present
Board Member, Wayne County Council for the Arts, History, and Humanities, present
Fellow, Council of State Governments, Bowhay Institute for Legislative Leadership Development
Undergraduate Liason, Task Force on the Curriculum
Chair/Member, Taylor Cultural Arts Commission, 2010-2012
Member, Master Plan Steering Committee, City of Taylor, 2007-2008

— Publications:

Contributing Author: Monet, Renoir and the Impressionist Landscape (MFA, Boston 2000)

The Passion of Christ (Publications International, Lincolnwood Illinois, 2004)

The Right Words for Any Occasion (Publications International, Lincolnwood IL, 2008)