John Cocciolone, president and CEO of Easter Seals-Michigan, has been accepted into the 2008 class of Leadership Michigan.
Cocciolone, of Clarkston, received a BA in special education from Michigan State University and an MSA in Health Care Finance from Central Michigan University.
Leadership Michigan, founded in 1988 by Michigan Chamber Foundation, offers sessions around the state on issues including automotive, agricultural, forestry, politics and judiciary, health care, environment, workforce development, and education.
He is one of 32 professionals admitted to this year’s program.
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Clarkston High School graduate Julie Deppner has been named principal of Chelsea High School. She has been assistant principal since 2003.
Deppner grew up in Clarkston and graduated from Clarkston High School in 1986. She attended Central Michigan University, earning a bachelor’s degree in 1990 with a mathematics major and Spanish minor.
She lives in Chelsea with her husband Dennis and their two sons, Nicholas and Drew. She has worked in the Chelsea School District for 13 years.
She recently completed an Education Specialist degree from Eastern Michigan University and plans to pursue a doctorate in education.
She is the daughter of Al and Gari Monroe of Clarkston.
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Cygnet Financial Freedom House offers free financial education April 22 at the American Legion Post 63, 8047 Ortonville Road in Independence Township.
Topics will include how to protect one’s finances against telemarketers, misleading credit card reward offers, multilevel marketing schemes, fake contests, unnecessary service contracts, trust seminars and similar financial gimmicks.
The session, free and open to the general public, will be from 7-8 p.m.
Cygnet, an independent financial planning firm, offers a full-range of financial investment options. It has been in operation since 1982.
For more information, call 248-673-2900.