About Terry Bankert
1994- Present , Attorney - Private Practice. (P49048) Terry R. Bankert P.C. 1000 Beach St., Flint MI 48502, 810-235-1970. Family law, and criminal law.
Married with adult daughter.
1987 - 1994 Ombudsman - Flint, Michigan. This office issues public evaluations of municipal service delivery critical of city services and personnel conduct. Investigations include police brutality complaints and general citizen complaints concerning delivery of the various city services as well as the conduct of elected officials. The reporting is combined with extensive mediation and problem solving, with the results as well as the complaints made available to the general public. The Ombudsman serves on the Standards of Conduct Board and is responsible for raising ethical issues and advising city employees as to possible conflicts of interest. City of Flint 1101 S. Saginaw St. Flint MI 48502
1983 - 1987 City Clerk - Flint, Michigan. Clerk to the City Council. The clerk manages all municipal and school elections, voter registration and business licensing, city records and proceedings of committees and full council meetings. Managed a staff of 12 and 500 election workers. City of Flint 1101 S. Saginaw St. Flint Mi 48502
1982 - 1983 Division Director - United Way of Genesee & Lapeer Counties. Responsible for various divisions of the United Way fund raising efforts in the annual campaign. 202 E. Boulevard Dr., Flint, MI.
1975 - 1982 Executive Director - Genesee County Democratic Party
EDUCATION
J.D.-Thomas Cooley Law School 1992. Admission to the State Bar of Michigan 11-1993, P49048
B.A.-University of Michigan-Flint, Urban Studies, 1982.
C.M.C.- Certified Municipal Clerk
M.P.A. Masters in Public Administration. University of Michigan - Flint 12/2005
EXTENSIVE COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT AND HONORABLE MILITARY DISCHARGE
1974 Volunteer Speaker, City of Flint Charter revision
1976 Alternate member Walker Community School Council
1976-78 Coordinator East Village Recycling Project
1976 - Present Volunteer distributor East Village Magazine , legal advisor, and writer. 1976 Alternate City of Flint City Wide Advisory Committee
1976 City of Flint Standing Committee to oversee the task of city wide housing rehabilitation.
1976 - 1983 Board member and Vice President Flint Neighborhood Improvement and Preservation Project.
1980 Member of the Flint Board of Education Task Force on Community Organization, Committee on the Phase One Plan for Quality Education.
1982 - 1986 Member and Treasurer of the Genesee, Lapeer and Shiawassee Health Systems Agency.
1985 - 1987 Member City of Flint Cable Advisory Committee
1985 - 1987 Member City of Flint Downtown Development Authority.
1986 - 1987 Member Policy Committee, Whaley Childrens Center
1984 - 1985 Chairperson United Way City of Flint Campaign
1987 Chairperson of the United Way Governmental Unit, annual campaign and member of the Annual Campaign Cabinet.
1986 - 1987 Member United Way Allocation Panels.
1996 Chairperson Genesee County Parks Millage campaign.
GRASS ROOTS INVOLVEMENT
1995 Mott Community College Millage - Get Out the Vote
1997 Drain Commissioner Election - Campaign Manager
1992-Present - "How to run a political campaign" workshops. Author of campaign manual.
1975 - Present Consultant: Various political and issue campaigns throughout Genesee County
1998 - Present Co-Founder and Consultant to "Unity for Parents and Children", a support and educational organization for parents/grandparents in child protection proceedings.
1992 Consultant - Statewide "Get out to Vote" campaign working in conjunction with minority pastors.
2001 - Divorce Workshops - Flint Public Library, Flint MI
Freedom of Information Workshops - University of Michigan - Flint, MI
PAST MEMBERSHIP
Flint Rotary, Optimist, Kiawanis, American Society of Public Administration, Michigan Municipal Clerks Association, International Association for the Civilian Oversight of Police, Railroad Brotherhood, Teamsters, United Auto Workers, nominating committee of Planned Parenthood, American Ombudsman Association, Genesee County Board of Election Canvassers.
CURRENT MEMBERSHIP
State Bar of Michigan
CONFERENCE SPEAKER
-National League of Cities December 1988. Panel member "For Crying Out Loud: Clinching the Complaint System."
-State Bar of Michigan September 25 1991. Panel member " Police Officers and the Use of Force."
-International Association Civilian Oversight of Police , September 30, 1991 "Programming-Justifying Your Existence."
-Debated the yes position in front of the Federalist Society at the Detroit College of Law, Michigan State Campus 9-8-99. opponent Professor Bitinsky. Q: Should Parents be Allowed to physically discipline their children.
ARTICLES
International Institute of Municipal Clerks February 1988 "Guaranteeing Government Accountability"
MILITARY
1971-1976 United States Army Reserve, Drill Instructor E6,honorable discharge April 1976.