L. Brooks Patterson and Cassie Sobelton, DMC/Susan Tabar images
(Troy, MICHIGAN) – The Detroit Medical Center (DMC) and Oakland County Executive, L. Brooks Patterson hosted a complimentary after work soiree to search for the best of the best of the OC young professionals on June 13th at upscale, nu-Asian restaurant, Mon Jin Lau. This revelation marked yet another one of Brook’s avant-garde incentives to reach out to the young movers and shakers of Oakland County. The hot pursuit will continue with related events planned for the rest of the year. Over 200 attendees mixed and mingled in the tropic room and on the patio on a beautiful, dry sunny day discussing the issues of Oakland County, Michigan as a whole and the upcoming Presidential election in 2012.
Brook’s intent is to honor 40 young Oakland County professionals and executive leaders who have achieved success and excellence in their field before the age of 40. His purpose is to seek people who have demonstrated outstanding leadership, initiative and dedication in pursuing their careers, as well as in their communities. The after-work party proved successful as many met the high-standards and criteria that Brook’s cherishes.
The best of the best of the ‘fab forty’ will introduce Brooks at his 2012 State of the County address and receive a year long pass to all of Brooks’ 2012 fundraising events. Second place will receive passes to Brooks’ 2012 black tie birthday celebration, 2012 St. Patrick’s Day party and 2012 golf outing. Third, fourth and fifth place will receive passes to Brooks’ 2012 black tie birthday celebration. All chosen as Brook’s Elite Forty Under 40 will be recognized and invited to attend Brooks’ 2012 State of the County address. In addition, they will be featured on lbrookspatterson.com.
L. Brooks Patterson/ Susan Tabar images
Nominees must be younger than the age of 40 as of February 7, 2012.
Nominations must be received by 11:59 PM on Wednesday, November 2, 2011, and will be reviewed by the judging committee on the basis of the data received and measured against the criteria contained therein.
L. Brooks Patterson is one of the most successful leaders in the Nation serving his fifth four-year term as Oakland County Executive after winning re-election in 2008 by another large electoral margin. As the chief elected official in one of America’s most affluent and progressive counties, Mr. Patterson presides over a nearly $780 million dollar recommended annual budget for FY2011 and a county workforce of nearly 4,000 full and part time benefit eligible employees.
Just a few of the innovative programs Mr. Patterson has launched include:
- Three Year Balanced Budget
- Mandarin Chinese taught in most school districts due to China’s emergence as a world economic power..
- Emerging Sectors Initiative which identifies the top 10 emerging business sectors.
- Count Your Steps pedometer walking program to target childhood obesity.
- Successful Health Care Cost Containment Initiative which makes OC the first county in America to have fully funded employee and retiree health care while saving taxpayers over $150 million.
- OakFit wellness program which combats health care costs and includes health screenings for early detection of chronic health issues and lunchtime healthy lifestyle activities for employees.
- Medical Main Street which is a new initiative designed to make Oakland County a “medical tourism” destination by attracting patients, investment, medical supplies and clinical research from around the world.
- Economic Growth Alliance – A collaboration among Oakland, Genesee, Livingston, St. Clair, and soon Macomb counties on joint opportunities for economic growth, diversification and legislation that may impact the region.
- Technology – Oakland County named among the most digitally advanced in the nation in the Digital Counties Survey of Counties over 500,000 in population by the Center for Digital Government and the National Association of Counties (NACo).
- Automation Alley – Southeast Michigan’s premier high-tech consortium .
These are just a mere sampling of the cutting-edge initiatives that L. Brooks Patterson has and continues to develop and manage. His quest for the best young professionals continues… For additional information on this program or other related incentives, events or policy issues, please check out Brooks on Twitter: http://twitter.com//BrooksPatterson YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/lbrookspatterson or visit his website @ http://lbrookspatterson.com for the latest Oakland County happenings.
By Susan Tabar
