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Superior township mayor8/23/2023 ![]() I moved to Scio Township in 2009 with spouse Paul and kids Richard and Julia, drawn by the natural beauty and open pastoral landscape that felt rural while still being convenient to Ann Arbor and Dexter. I pushed for and was part of the team that implemented the computerization of the Township’s financial records. I proudly participate in the team guiding the development of Scio Township, establishing the commercial corridor, and supporting residential neighborhoods. In the past, I worked as a dedicated election worker, Precinct Chairperson, and Village Clerk.Īs a member of the Michigan Municipal Treasurers Association, I continually work to advance my education. I have been a member of the Dexter District Library Board since the mid-nineties, serving as a member of the Finance Committee, and I serve as a Eucharistic Minister at St. Besides being very active in my own family, I am also an operative member of the Scio Township Community. Having raised three generations in Scio over the past sixty years, I am a supportive grandparent and former supportive parent in the Dexter Community School system. I will be part of maintaining the development of Scio Township: preserving the commercial corridor and supporting residential neighborhoods that are pleasant places to live. I never cease to take my investment responsibility seriously, always working with advisors that know the law for public monies. I will continue to execute programs developed to automate the township’s financial records to increase transparency and improve how taxpayer’s money is used successfully. I believe our national reckoning with anti-Black racism should include extending the right to vote to citizens serving time behind bars during an election. If elected, I would advocate to the Secretary of State to permit voters to submit a single application to request absentee ballots for all elections that year. I implemented training and outreach to ensure that Scio voters know how to vote either at the polls or by absentee ballot. Scio should end its use of the ‘manager model’ of local governance which is a poor fit for a general law township… If elected, I would undertake an organizational transformation of Board and staff that would better 1) keep respective responsibilities assigned by statute with the elected supervisor, treasurer, clerk, and trustees 2) reduce the degree to which the Township has privatized its planning, zoning, and engineering services and 3) improve the efficiency and performance of Township operations.Īs Township Clerk, I encouraged all Scio voters to vote by absentee ballot and to apply to become an election inspector. For 20 years I have worked for and with local governments – including as a direct report to San Francisco’s elected Public Defender and then its Chief Adult Probation Officer. As Clerk, I worked to facilitate public access to records and serve as Chairperson of the recently established Budget and Finance Committee. I was appointed Township Clerk in June 2019. I am committed to recruiting diverse appointees for Scio Township boards and commissions. I work to improve access to nature preserves, create public parks and a system of pathways so that people can safely move around the Township without using a car. I serve on numerous Scio Township committees and commissions including the Planning Commission (2011-Present), as well as the Parks Advisory Board, Transportation Alternatives Planning Committee, and the Master Plan Steering Committee. ![]() My career includes administrative positions in government, public education and non-profit organizations. I earned my doctorate in Educational Leadership from Eastern Michigan University, a masters in Urban & Environmental Policy from Tufts University, and my undergraduate degree from the University of Michigan. In 1996 I moved to Scio Township, where I live with my wife, Paula, and two college age daughters.
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