Michigan Works! Association posthumously honors Christine Quinn with Ralph Loeschner Outstanding Service Award

LANSING, Mich. (Sep. 17, 2020) – The Michigan Works! Association recently honored Christine Quinn for her many years of service to the workforce development system with the Ralph Loeschner Outstanding Service Award.  Quinn passed away unexpectedly in August, so the award was given posthumously during the association’s annual conference on September 15, 2020.

The Ralph Loeschner Award is named in honor of Ralph Loeschner, an inspiring, widely respected advocate and promoter of Michigan Works! programming who passed away in 2004, leaving a legacy of excellence.  This peer-nominated award recognizes an individual who is/was an outstanding promoter of Michigan Works!.

“Christine devoted her career to the workforce development system,” said Luann Dunsford, chief executive officer of the Michigan Works! Association. “Federal staff and state stakeholders alike truly valued her insights on workforce development, her dedication to inclusion and moving policies forward that help everyone, her professionalism and her strong sense of engagement.”

Quinn served as the Administrator of the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration Region 5 since 2016.  She came to federal service in the Chicago Regional Office after a long career with local and state workforce agencies in Michigan.  In her federal role, Quinn provided leadership in workforce development in the 10 Midwestern states which comprise Region 5 (Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, Ohio and Wisconsin).

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Established in 1987, the Michigan Works! Association fosters high-quality employment and training programs serving employers and workers by providing support activities and a forum for information exchange for Michigan's talent development system. For more information, visit http://www.michiganworks.org, or call (517) 371-1100.