MI Future Foundation

  

MI Future Mission Statement

Our Mission

Recognizing the staffing crisis facing the insurance industry, the MI Future Foundation works externally to educate the public about career opportunities offered by Michigan’s independent insurance agencies and internally by educating independent insurance agents on the potential pool of talent offered by higher education institutions. In conjunction with these efforts, MI Future is building a bridge between agencies and prospective employees. MI Future is a nonprofit, 501(c)3 foundation.

  

MI Future Scholarshps

Student Scholarships

Sons and Daughters Scholarship
This academic scholarship benefits an immediate family member (defined as spouse, parent, child, brother or sister, spouse’s parent, child, brother or sister, grandparent and grandchild) working at a Big I Michigan-member independent agency. Scholarship range is $2,500 - $5,000. Click here for the application

MI Future NextGen Leaders Conference First-Timer Scholarship
This scholarship provides a full registration to the 2024 Big I Michigan NextGen Leaders Conference, June 5-6, 2024 at Boyne Mountain and includes a two-night stay at the resort. Qualifying applicant must be a young agent under 40 years of age and/or in the insurance industry for less than five years who has never attended the Conference. Click here for the application

  

MI Future Internship Assistance

Agency Internships

Knowing that a great way to help bring young people into the agency system is to provide them with internship opportunities, MI Future offers Big I Michigan member agencies internship grants.

Once a year, MI Future offers $3,000 grants to help offset the costs associated with hosting a working student. Grants are given to the first 10 Big I Michigan member agencies who submit an application.  

Submit an application by April 30.

Additionally, MI Future has put together a complimentary internship guide to assist agencies in developing successful internship programs. Click here to download.

MI Future Board of Directors

MI Future Chair Barbara Walker CHAIR
Barbara Walker, CAWC
Hartland Insurance Agency, Inc., Hartland
barbarawalker@
hartlandinsurance.com
VICE CHAIR
Cliff Miller, CIC
Tri-County Agency, Inc.
Tawas City
cliffmiller@tricountyagency.biz
Denise Cox SECRETARY
Denise Cox, CPCU, ARM, LIC
Donald K. Pierce & Company
Grosse Pointe
dcox@pierce-company.com
Treasurer Dan Mercure TREASURER
Dan Mercure, Jr.
Mercure Agency
Rockwood
dan@mercureagency.com
Ron Devers, MI Future Board of Director Ron Devers, CIC, CPIA, CAWC 
PSI Insurance Agency, LLC
Lansing
devers@psiinsurance.net
Tim Fekete, MI Future Board of Director Tim Fekete, AAI 
Fekete Knaggs & Burr Agency
Cadillac
tfekete@fkbinsurance.com
Jim McGrain, MI Future Board of Director

Jim McGrain, CIC, AAI 
Hartland Insurance Agency, Inc.
Hartland
jamesmcgrain
@hartlandinsurance.com

John Olson, MI Future Board of Directors John Olson, CPCU, LIC
General Agency Company
Mt. Pleasant
jolson@ga-ins.com
Amy Purcilly, CIC, ARM
Mason McBride, Inc.
Troy
apurcilly@masonmcbride.com
Dan Aitken, CPCU, CIC, AAM
Aitken Ormond Insurance, Inc.
New Baltimore
daitken@aitken-ormond.com
Steve Phillips, CIC
W.J. Phillips Agency, Inc.
Flint
steve@wjphillips.com