Tuscola County’s Matthew Bierlein is sworn in by Judge Amy Gierhart as his wife, Mindy, and children look on. (Rod Sanford Photography)
The Michigan Association of Counties (MAC) elected board officers for its 2017-18 term and added two new board members at the MAC Annual Conference, held Sept. 24-26 at the Grand Hotel on Mackinac Island.
Matthew Bierlein, a Tuscola County commissioner, was sworn in as MAC’s 110th president since the organization’s founding on Feb. 1, 1898. During his first address as president to the association, Bierlein called for greater engagement with all of Michigan’s 622 county commissioners.
Joining Bierlein on the board’s executive team are: First Vice President Ken Borton, an Otsego County commissioner; Second Vice President Veronica Klinefelt of Macomb County; and Immediate Past President Shelley Taub, an Oakland County commissioner.
“Our new leadership team brings a great variety of skills and experiences to our board,” said Stephan W. Currie, MAC’s executive director. “We have a great team in place as we begin to implement our strategic plan adopted by the board at the Annual Conference.”
In board elections held at the conference, MAC members in attendance elected three new board members:
- Joe Bonovetz of Gogebic County
- Richard Schmidt of Manistee County
- Jim Storey of Allegan County
Also serving as directors on the board for the 2017-18 term are:
- Donald Disselkoen (Ottawa County)
- Philip Kuyers (Ottawa County)
- Christian Marcus (Antrim County)
- Joseph Palamara (Wayne County)
- Robert Showers (Clinton County)
- Joe Stevens (Dickinson County)
- Hugh Crawford (Oakland County)
- Vaughn Begick (Bay County)
- Stan Ponstein (Kent County)
For more information on MAC, visit www.micounties.org.