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The President's Files series documents the main activities and professional interests of MEC's executive officer. This series begins with the records of Lana Pollack and includes files devoted to MEC's major concerns during her tenure, writings, speeches, and files from her term as a fellow of the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University. Notable issues include environmental health, transportation, pollution prevention, clean energy development, and environmental toxins. Pollack's records also reflect MEC's interaction with the Michigan Department of Natural Resources, Department of Environmental Quality, the administrations of John Engler and Jennifer Granholm, and various pieces of legislation as the council sought to improve the state government's stewardship of the environment. The involvement of MEC (and Pollack, personally) in a variety of programs is well-documented in files related to the Environmental Communications and Community Organizing (ECCO) Initiative, the Michigan Economic and Environmental Roundtable (MEER), the Michigan Action Program (MAP), the Southeast Michigan Consortium for Water Quality, and the Michigan Land Use Leadership Council (MLULC). In addition, Pollack's records contain the results from numerous polls and focus groups commissioned by MEC.

The Associate Director's Files series contains materials related to the MEC administrator whose main responsibility is fund raising and grant management (a role subsequently filled by the Finance and Development Director). Patrick Diehl was MEC's first Associate Director and served in this capacity from 1996 to 2006. While his records deal with a variety of administrative functions, they consist mainly of information related to MEC grants and granting agencies (such as the Americans, Frey, and Mott Foundations) and related correspondence, reports, and budgets. This series also reflects Diehl's earlier work with Clean Water Action, his service on the board of the Environmental Fund for Michigan, and his work with the Michigan Great Printer's Project.

The Land Programs Director's Files series is comprised of three sub-series (in addition to the general sub-series, Other) based upon the individuals who have held this position since its inception in 1994 until 2008: Julie Stoneman, Conan Smith, and Brad Garmon. The Land Programs Director is intimately involved in MEC's Land Stewardship Initiative and oversees the various aspects of the council's land use programs.