STATE OF MICHIGAN  
DEPARTMENT OF LICENSING AND REGULATORY AFFAIRS  
LANSING  
GRETCHEN WHITMER  
GOVERNOR  
ORLENE HAWKS  
DIRECTOR  
MICHIGAN BOARD OF MARRIAGE AND FAMILY THERAPY  
JUNE 22, 2022, MEETING  
UNAPPROVED MINUTES  
In accordance with the Open Meetings Act, 1976 PA 267, as amended, the Michigan  
Board of Marriage and Family Therapy met on June 22, 2022, at 611 West Ottawa  
Street, Upper-Level Conference Room 4, Lansing, Michigan 48933.  
CALL TO ORDER  
Weston MacIntosh, JD, Departmental Specialist, Acting Board Chairperson, called the  
meeting to order at 9:40 a.m.  
ROLL CALL  
Members Present:  
Sara Dupuis, Ph.D., LMFT  
Kendal Holtrop, LMFT  
Silvia Leija, LMFT  
Illami Romero Martinez-King, LMFT  
Karol Ross, Public Member  
Emily Short, LMFT  
Members Absent:  
Staff Present:  
Tiffany Bush, Public Member  
Amy Campbell, LMFT, Vice-Chairperson  
Weston MacIntosh, JD, Departmental Specialist, Boards and  
Committees Section  
LeAnn Payne, Board Support, Boards and Committees Section  
Michele Wagner-Gutkowski, Assistant Attorney General  
APPROVAL OF AGENDA  
MOTION by Short, seconded by Dupuis, to approve the agenda, with the removal of CE  
Tracker and the addition of the HPRP Annual Report  
A voice vote was taken.  
MOTION PREVAILED  
BUREAU OF PROFESSIONAL LICENSING  
611 W. OTTAWA • P.O. BOX 30670 • LANSING, MICHIGAN 48909  
www.michigan.gov/bpl • 517-241-0199  
LARA is an equal opportunity employer/program  
Michigan Board of Marriage and Family Therapy  
Meeting Minutes  
June 22, 2022  
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APPROVAL OF MINUTES  
MOTION by Leija, seconded by Short, to approve the minutes from the June 23, 2021,  
meeting as presented.  
A voice vote was taken.  
MOTION PREVAILED  
Conferee Training  
Michele Wagner-Gutkowski presented the Board with Conferee Training via a  
PowerPoint Presentation.  
Regulatory Considerations  
None  
OLD BUSINESS  
None  
NEW BUSINESS  
Elections  
MOTION by Short, seconded by Dupuis, to elect herself, as Chairperson.  
A roll call vote was taken: Yeas: Dupuis, Holtrop, Leija, Romero-Martinez, Ross,  
Short  
Nays: None  
MOTION PREVAILED  
MOTION by Short, seconded by Ross, to re-elect Campbell, as Vice Chairperson.  
A roll call vote was taken: Yeas: Dupuis, Holtrop, Leija, Romero-Martinez, Ross,  
Short  
Nays: None  
MOTION PREVAILED  
Committee Assignments  
DSC: Bush, Campbell, Leija, Martinez-King, Ross (Chair)  
Michigan Board of Marriage and Family Therapy  
Meeting Minutes  
June 22, 2022  
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Board Review Panel: Dupuis, Holtrop, Short  
Rules: Campbell, Martine-King, Short  
HPRP Annual Report  
MacIntosh presented the Board with the 2020-2021 HPRP Annual Report.  
Rules Discussion  
MOTION by Short, seconded by Ross, to open the rules.  
A roll call vote was taken: Yeas: Dupuis, Holtrop, Leija, Romero-Martinez, Ross,  
Short  
Nays: None  
MOTION PREVAILED  
Master Resolution  
MacIntosh presented the Board with an updated Master Resolution.  
MOTION by Short, seconded by Ross to accept the Master Resolution.  
Discussion was held.  
A roll call vote was taken: Yeas: Dupuis, Holtrop, Leija, Romero-Martinez, Ross,  
Short  
Nays: None  
MOTION PREVAILED  
Chairperson Report  
None  
Department Update  
MacIntosh announced that the department will provide another new board member  
training on August 15, 2022. All members are welcome to attend.  
MacIntosh stated that Amy Gumbrecht has been named the Director of the Bureau of  
Professional Licensing, replacing Debra Gagliardi.  
MacIntosh informed the board that a new statute will go into effect next year and will  
require licensing board meetings to be recorded.  
Michigan Board of Marriage and Family Therapy  
Meeting Minutes  
June 22, 2022  
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PUBLIC COMMENT  
None  
ANNOUNCEMENTS  
The next regularly scheduled meeting is September 28, 2022, at 9:30 a.m. at the  
Ottawa Building, 611 W. Ottawa Street, Upper-Level Conference Center, Conference  
Room 4, Lansing, Michigan.  
ADJOURNMENT  
MOTION by Dupuis, seconded by Ross, to adjourn the meeting at 10:42 a.m.  
A voice vote was taken.  
MOTION PREVAILED  
Minutes approved by the Board on __________________________.  
Prepared By:  
LeAnn Payne, Board Support  
Date: June 27, 2022  
Bureau of Professional Licensing  
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