Here is what I have found on the web regarding the board members of the Michigan Home Based Child Care Council (MHBCCC). None of the information has been verified.

Larry L. Simmons, Sr. (Chairman) - According to this site, the Rev. Larry L. Simmons of Detroit is the manager of Corporate Detroit Magazine, a quarterly, and is the assistant pastor of Bethel A. M. E. Church in Detroit. From 1985 to 1993, he was the political director for Coleman A. Young, the longtime mayor of Detroit. And this from the Detroit Free Press, 11/16/2007: Two longtime aides to Wayne County Executive Robert Ficano resigned Thursday amid an internal investigation into whether the Department of Technology director gave a contract to a friend who didn't do the work required . . . Technology Director Larry Simmons, the former political chief for Detroit Mayor Coleman Young, resigned over questions about a contract given to Judy Bryant to work on department organization . . . "A review of operations within the Wayne County Department of Technology has revealed process and oversight shortcomings that should have been handled better by the department," Simmons said in a statement. Simmons, whose $142,500 annual salary made him at one time the third highest-paid member of the Ficano administration, also is pastor at Baber Memorial AME Church in Detroit.

Karla Swift - According to this document, Karla Swift is with the Work/Family Program of the UAW. According to this 11/6/1993 article, she was at that time assistant director of the U.A.W.'s G.M. department. According to this report, in 2006 she was making $112,077 a year as an administrative assistant with the UAW.

S. Olof Karlstrom - Lawyer from Flint, big contributor to Democratic campaigns.

Cirilo Martinez - According to this site, "Mr. Martinez is an attorney and counselor at law currently representing clients in immigration, business and family law matters.  Current clients include the Michigan Department of Education, Mexican Consul in Detroit, Van Buren Intermediate School District, and Top Sargent Lawn Care, Inc.  Further, he handles complex international law matters for other firms, on a contract basis.  Previously, Mr. Martinez worked at Farmworker Legal Services; as a law clerk representing clients in divorce, custody and other civil matters; at legal services of Southwestern Michigan; as corporate coordinator of Project CAMINO at Michigan State University, and as a bilingual instructor in the Van Buren Intermediate School District."

Lisa Brewer-Walraven - Director, Office of Early Education and Care/Fed. Liaison, Michigan Department of Human Services.

Dr. Earlie Washington - According to this 7/26/06 article in the Western Michigan University News, Dr. Earlie Washington [is] dean of the College of Health and Human Services . . . Washington has been a member of the faculty and director of the School of Social Work since 2000. Previously, she was director and associate professor in the School of Social Work at the University of Southern Mississippi, where she had been a faculty member since 1992. She also has taught at the University of Chicago, Illinois State University and Tougaloo College. In addition, she has served in a variety of roles such as director of the Life Skills Pre-Employment Training and Counseling Program in Chicago and director of an elderly support project, also in Chicago. She has extensive experience directing funded grant and contract projects and is widely published on such topics as Internet-based instruction and behavioral programming for Alzheimer's clients. She earned her bachelor's degree from Tougaloo College, a master's degree from Ohio State University and her doctoral degree from the University of Chicago.