Rebecca Bahar-Cook

Rebecca Bahar-Cook
  • Trustee
  • Term ends Jan. 1, 2033
  • 426 Auditorium Rd., Room 450
  • East Lansing, MI 48824
  • (517) 353-4647 - Office

Rebecca Bahar-Cook was elected to the Michigan State University Board of Trustees for an eight-year term beginning Jan. 1, 2025. Bahar-Cook served 11 years as an Ingham County commissioner representing parts of the city of Lansing from 2006-2016. She also served on the Ingham County Jury Board and as chairperson for the Ingham County Board of Canvassers.

As CEO of Capitol Fundraising Associates, she consults with a wide range of nonprofit organizations and initiatives to help them strategize, develop and execute comprehensive fundraising strategies. While most clients are human service organizations, Bahar-Cook has also helped raise funds to promote good government, such as MSU’s Michigan Political Leadership Program, a bipartisan fellowship that identifies individuals from across the state committed to community service and brings them together to engage in a public policy and leadership curriculum.

Bahar-Cook graduated with a multidisciplinary degree from MSU’s College of Social Science in 1992. An active member of the community, Bahar-Cook serves on the Capitol Area Michigan Works! Workforce Development Board, the Capital Region Community Foundation Board, the UM Health Sparrow Specialty Board, and she is the president of the Rotary Club of Lansing (2024-2025).

Bahar-Cook resides in East Lansing with her husband, Todd, and is the parent of two Spartan graduates.