Ervin R. Brinker is Chief Executive Officer of Summit Pointe in Battle Creek, Michigan.  Prior  to accepting this position, he was the Executive Director for Community Mental Health Services of Montcalm County for ten years. Other work experiences include elementary school teaching and management in the private sector. Erv received a Bachelors degree in Liberal Arts combined with a teaching certificate from Wayne State University and a Masters in Administration from Central Michigan University.

Erv currently works with his staff and other organizations to provide excellence in mental health services in Calhoun County. He continuously strives to develop an atmosphere conducive to creative and innovative thinking to enable the organization to be most effective and efficient in responding to the needs of customers.

Erv has presented at the National Council, Family Service Centers in Florida, Mental Health Corporations of America, National Council for Community Behavioral Healthcare, Open Minds and with numerous other organizations regarding teambuilding, board governance models, organizational structure, managing change and communications.

To contact Erv Brinker for consultation service contact us or email us at  info@mipolicygov.org.