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City Commissioners
Elaine McLain, Mayor
Appointed Mayor November 2023
Elected November, 2021
E-mail: emclain@bhamgov.org
Past Boards/Appointments:
Appointed Mayor November 2023
Elected November, 2021
E-mail: emclain@bhamgov.org
Past Boards/Appointments:
- Appointed to the Retirees Health Care Fund, 2023
- Appointed to the Retirement Board, 2023
- Appointed Mayor Pro Tem November 2022
- Women Officials Network Foundation: Executive Board Member, 2023
- Michigan Municipal League: Transportation/Infrastructure/Telecommunications Committee Member, 2023
- City Commissioner, 2021
- Chairman, Birmingham Area Cable Board, 2006-2021
- Officer/Municipal Advocate, Michigan Chapter: National Association of Telecommunication Officers and Advisors 2010-2020
- Founding At Large Member and Secretary, Michigan Community Media Alliance, 2020-2021
- NEXT Director/Member 2015-2021
- 2023 Detroit FBI Citizens Academy Graduate
- Next Director/Member
- Meals on Wheels, Volunteer Driver
- Women Officials Network
- Veteran Agent AFLAC, Life and Health Licensed
- Independent OPTAVIA Health Coach
- Psychiatric RN, BSN
Katie Schafer, Commissioner
Appointed Mayor Pro Tem, 2023
Elected November, 2021
E-mail: kschafer@bhamgov.org
Past Boards/Appointments
Appointed Mayor Pro Tem, 2023
Elected November, 2021
E-mail: kschafer@bhamgov.org
Past Boards/Appointments
- Appointed to the Retirement Board, 2023
- Multi-Modal Transportation Board, 2017-2021
- Ad-Hoc Unimproved Streets Committee, 2018-2020
- American Academy of Pediatrics
- Michigan Osteopathic Association
- Women Officials Network
Clinton Baller, Commissioner
Elected November, 2019
E-mail: cballer@bhamgov.org
Past Boards/Appointments
Elected November, 2019
E-mail: cballer@bhamgov.org
Past Boards/Appointments
- Appointed to the Triangle District Corridor Improvement Authority
Andrew Haig, Commissioner
Elected November, 2021
Email: ahaig@bhamgov.org
Past Boards/Appointments
Elected November, 2021
Email: ahaig@bhamgov.org
Past Boards/Appointments
- Multi-Modal Transportation Board, 2020 - 2021
Brad Host, Commissioner
Elected November, 2019
Email: bhost@bhamgov.org
Past Boards/Appointments
Elected November, 2019
Email: bhost@bhamgov.org
Past Boards/Appointments
- Board of Directors- Cranbrook Schools Alumni Association
- Lifetime Member- Economic Club of Detroit
- Board Member- Michigan PGA Advisory Board
- Board Member- Advisory Board Detroit Area Council B.S.A.
- Board Member- Birmingham YMCA
- Vice President- Quarton PTA
- Board Member- Birmingham Youth Assistance
- Board Member- Task Force/Race Relations & Cultural Diversity
- Co-Founder- Quarton Lake Neighborhood Association
- Trustee- Birmingham Board of Education
- Co-Founder- Birmingham Education Foundation
- Board Chair- Advisory Board Horizon's Upward Bound
- Board Chair- Goodwill Industries of Greater Detroit
- Board Chair-Goodwill Industries of Greater Detroit Foundation
- Coach Birmingham Little League Soccer
- Coach Birmingham Little League Baseball
Anthony Long, Commissioner
Past Boards/Appointments
Elected November, 2023
Email: along@bhamgov.orgPast Boards/Appointments
- Multi Modal Transportation Board
Therese Longe, Commissioner
Elected November, 2019
Email: tlonge@bhamgov.org
Past Boards/Appointments:
Elected November, 2019
Email: tlonge@bhamgov.org
Past Boards/Appointments:
- Mayor, 2021 & 2022
- Mayor Pro Tem, 2019 & 2020
- Birmingham Parks and Recreation Board, 2004 – 2019, nine terms as Chair
- Parks Master Plan Sub-Committee, 2012, 2018
- Barnum Center Steering Committee
- Ad Hoc Barnum Steering Committee
- Ad Hoc Joint Venture Committee
- YMCA-Birmingham Ad Hoc Joint Venture Committee
- Shain Park Parking Study Committee
- Children’s Foundation – Director, Foundation & Corporate Relations and Senior Program Officer
- Women Officials Network
- Named a Crain's Detroit Business Notable Women in Nonprofits 2018