Carrie Uthe, MAMDP Co-Chair
Carrie is Co-Chair for the Muskegon Area Medication Disposal Program. She has served in the role of Chair or Co-Chair for the past 17 years. Carrie previously worked for the local Physician Hospital Organization (PHO) for twenty years when she co-lead the development of the Muskegon Area Medication Disposal Program (MAMDP) in 2009.
In 2015, Carrie was part of a select members of the MAMDP team to be recognized by Community Anti-Drug Coalitions of America (CADCA). The MAMDP program was recognized by The White House as one of the first successful hospital and community partnerships. Promoting ONDCP’s National Drug Control Strategy for successful coordination with the interaction of law enforcement, public health, and the community in creating new opportunities for a safer environment through education and take back programs.
She earned a B.S. Liberal Studies of Health and Business Administration Degree from Grand Valley State University, Therapeutic Recreation Associate Degree, and Associate in Applied Science degree from Moraine Valley College. Her senior thesis at GVSU focused on the effect that prescription medications have on our watershed systems, patient safety and health. She is one of the founding members of MAMDP and played a fundamental role in developing the program.
Sheriff, Michael Poulin, MAMDP Co-Chair
Sheriff Michael Poulin is Co-Chair of the Muskegon Area Medication Disposal Program and has served on the committee since 2009. He has been instrumental in coordinating the law enforcement teams and community groups. In 2016, Sheriff Poulin was elected as Sheriff, currently serving his third term. He has over 39 years of law enforcement experience, with the past 37 years spent at the Sheriff’s Office.
Sheriff Poulin is a graduate of Grand Valley State University, where he earned a bachelor’s degree in Criminal Justice. Sheriff Poulin is a graduate of Northwestern University Center for Public Safety; Police Staff and Command and Executive Management Programs, where he earned the “Public Safety Executive Leadership Award” from Northwestern University. Sheriff Poulin also graduated from the 149th session of the FBI National Academy in Quantico, Virginia in 2012. In 2019, Sheriff Poulin was appointed by Governor Whitmer to serve on the Governor’s Traffic Safety Advisory Commission. In 2021, Sheriff Poulin was selected to serve on the Michigan Sheriff’s Association Board of Directors, where he is currently President.
Sheriff Poulin has served in many roles and programs such as the Tactical Commander for the Muskegon County Emergency Response Team and the United Nations Development Program and the State of Kuwait. He has received two Governor Traffic Safety Advisory Commission awards and ten awards for Excellence in Traffic Safety from the Michigan Association of Chiefs of Police.
