Granholm designates Andrew S. Levin acting DELEG director

LANSING, MI--Governor Jennifer M. Granholm announced the designation of Andrew S. Levin as acting director of the Michigan Department of Energy, Labor & Economic Growth (DELEG). Current Director Stanley ''Skip'' Pruss retired effective July 23. Levin has been deputy director of the Michigan Department of Energy, Labor & Economic Growth since February 2007. He currently oversees operations of the Bureau of Workforce Transformation, Michigan Commission for the Blind, Michigan Rehabilitation Services, Commission on Disability Concerns, Labor Market Information & Strategic Initiatives, and the Bureau of Employment Relations. In October 2009, Granholm appointed Levin Michigan's first chief workforce officer. ''Andy Levin will continue Skip Pruss' groundbreaking efforts to make Michigan a leader in the emerging green economy,'' Granholm said. ''Andy is a proven leader who has overseen the No Worker Left Behind (NWLB) initiative that has become a guidepost for national workforce policy, helping No Worker Left Behind workers get long-term training that can change their lives.'' Pruss said Levin has helped create a more efficient, capable and strategic state workforce agency within DELEG by eliminating the outdated bureaus of workforce programs and career education and replacing them with the Bureau of Workforce Transformation. He also led efforts to create Michigan's Green Jobs Initiative, produce a rigorous report on green jobs, and establish the Academy for Green Mobility. ''Because of his workforce training and green jobs experience, Andy has developed partnerships within the department that will ensure a seamless transition as we forge ahead with workforce and economic development efforts,'' Pruss said. ''We are fortunate to have someone with Andy's extensive labor, business and energy background to help lead the way.'' Prior to joining DELEG, Levin worked on a wide range of national workplace policy issues in Washington, D.C. He served in positions at the presidential Commission on the Future of Worker-Management Relations, the U.S. Department of Labor, and the national AFL-CIO. Levin earned a BA with honors from Williams College, a JD with honors from Harvard Law School, and an MA in Asian Languages and Cultures from the University of Michigan's Rackham Graduate School, where he was a Mellon Fellow in the Humanities. Copyright © 2010 State of Michigan Published: Thu, Jul 29, 2010

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