Dr. Donald Weatherspoon Addresses “The Benefits of Paying It Forward” on April 26

Dr. Donald Weatherspoon, the interim Superintendent of Romulus Community Schools and the chairperson of the Michigan Unarmed Combat Commission, will discuss “The Benefits of Paying It Forward” on Tuesday, April 26, at Muskegon Community College.

The talk, which is free and open to the public, is part of the MCC President’s Speakers Series: Lessons in Leadership. The lecture takes place from 12:30 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. in Stevenson Center Room 1300 on the main campus and will also be available online via Zoom. To participate online, click on the following link: https://muskegoncc-edu.zoom.us/j/91212772026?pwd=SG5CdURpS3VOUWE4VzFTSjJZU1lOQT09Passcode: 111120

The lecture series features individuals selected by MCC President Dale K. Nesbary for their impact on the growth of his professional career. Dr. Nesbary is retiring this summer after 44 years in higher education, research, and public policy work.

“The Lessons in Leadership series is intended ​to allow colleagues from education, the public sector, business, and the community to share their ideas on the state of higher education, offering solutions to issues that we face daily,” explained Nesbary.

Weatherspoon is a former consent agreement consultant for Pontiac and Benton Harbor School districts, and a former emergency manager for the Muskegon Heights and Highland Park School Districts. He is also a former administrative commissioner for the Michigan Liquor Control Commission.

Prior to his appointments, Weatherspoon served as the special assistant to the director of the Michigan Department of Corrections. He has also served as chief deputy director of the Family Independence Agency, past president of the Michigan State University National Alumni Association and the College of Social Science Alumni Association, adjunct associate professor for the School of Criminal Justice at Michigan State University, assistant superintendent for the Michigan Department of Education, director of the Division of Budget Review for the Maryland General Assembly, deputy director for Administration in the Department of Natural Resources, as well as a research associate at the Eagleton Institute of Politics at Rutgers University.

Weatherspoon has also served as a mentor for The Clara Bell Smith Student Athlete Academic Center along with sitting on the Board of Directors of the MSU Green and White political action committee.

He holds a bachelor’s degree in Police Administration from Michigan State University, a master’s degree in Early Childhood Education from Eastern Michigan University and a Ph.D. in General Education Administration from the University of Michigan.