Boards and Commissions
The following information provides an overview of the various boards, commissions and committees that exist within the City of Novi. These bodies provide an opportunity for citizens to participate in their local government and at the same time help to ensure that the Novi City Council receives a broad spectrum of public input. Citizen involvement in local affairs is essential in keeping the city responsive to the needs of its citizens.
Anyone interested in applying for membership to Novi's boards, commissions or committees should complete an application and return it to the City Clerk's office. If you are currently serving on a board or commission and wish to be reappointed at the end of your term, complete the Boards & Commissions Reappointment Application. Please email your application to Melissa Morris, fax it to 248-347-0577, or mail it to 45175 Ten Mile Road, Novi, MI 48375. The application is then forwarded to City Council for their review and eventual appointment decision.
Vinit Gupta
Committee Member
Jan Lach
Committee Member
Cindy Lang
Committee Member
Courtney Opalko
Committee Member
Shaun Page
Committee Member
Christen Pietraz
Committee Member
Celia Todd
Committee Member
Laura Williams
Committee Member
Torry Yu
Committee Member
Victor Cardenas
Staff Liaison
Margaret Beller
Board Member
Nicoll Fuller
Board Member
Swamy Gopalakrishnan
Board Member
Peter J. Winter
Board Member
William Bluford
Committee Member
Charles Boulard
Community Development Director
David Staudt
Mayor Pro Tem
Laura Marie Casey
Council Member
Hugh Crawford
Council Member
Justin Fischer
Council Member
Brian Smith
Council Member
Ericka Thomas
Council Member
Jeffrey Bowdell
Board Member
John E. Enkemann
Board Member
Michael Thompson
Board Member
Patrick Torossian
Board Member
Charles Boulard
Staff Liaison
Blair Bowman
Board Member
Rob Ledbetter
Board Member
John O'Brien
Board Member
Brant Russell
Board Member
Brandon Stewart
Board Member
Jeff Wainwright
Board Member
Bob Gatt
Mayor and Board Member
David Staudt
Mayor Pro Tem and Board Member
Cynthia Grubbs
Board Member
Chester Roaden
Board Member
Eleanor Rzepecki
Board Member
Michael Watza
Board Member
Charles Boulard
Board Member
Victor Cardenas
Staff Liaison
Bob Copes
Committee Member
Pamela Superfisky
Committee Member
Cortney Hanson
Chair, City Clerk
Kathy Crawford
Committee Member
Kelly Kasper
Committee Member
Sharon Larson
Committee Member
Rachel Manela
Committee Member
Kim Nice
Committee Member
Dan Pierce
Committee Member
Debbie Wrobel
Committee Member
Betty Lang
Librarian - Staff Liaison
Julie Farkas
Library Director - Staff Liaison
Priya Gurumurthy
Committee Member
Esther Kerr
Committee Member
Dan Magee
Committee Member
Chester Roaden
Committee Member
Torry Yu
Committee Member
Sabrina Lilla
Deputy Finance Director - Staff Liaison
Brian Bartlett
Board Member
Sreenivas (Sreeny) Cherukuri
Board Member
Kathy Crawford
Board Member
Katherine Dooley
Board Member
Julie Farkas
Library Director - Staff Liaison
Priya Gurumurthy
Board Member
Abhay Kakarla
Student Representative
Datara Michener
Board Member
Rida Salim
Student Representative
Mark Sturing
Board Member
David Staudt
Mayor Pro Tem - Committee Member
Willy Mena
Committee Member
Humna Anjum
Staff Liaison
Jay F. Dooley
Committee Member
Charles A. Staab
Committee Member
Joe Tolkacz
Committee Member
Ryan Joseph
Committee Member
Supriya Joshi
Committee Member
Salene Riggins
Committee Member
Hideki (Harry) Torimoto
Committee Member
Krithin Bheemineni
Student Representative
Rashmita Raghunathan
Student Representative
Jeff Muck
Director of PRCS - Staff Liaison
Gary Becker
Committee Member
John Avdoulos
Committee Member
David Dismondy
Committee Member
Michael Lynch
Committee Member
Mark Pehrson
Committee Member
Edward Roney
Committee Member
Ramesh Verma
Committee Member
Barbara McBeth
City Planner - Staff Liaison
Vasu Banga
Student Representative
Kaushik Baskar
Student Representative
Antonio Bushell
Student Representative
Divya Desai
Student Representative
Lucy Kwak
Student Representative
Jaanvi Muchanthla
Student Representative
Neha Nair
Student Representative
Bala (Abi) Parivakkam
Student Representative
Julia Park
Student Representative
Krisha Ramani
Student Representative
Ashrit Ramesh
Student Representative
Saniya Reddy
Student Representative
Swamy Vishal
Student Representative
Alan Hall
Deputy Community Development Director
Michael Longa
Board Member
Linda Krieger
Board Member
W. Clift Montague
Board Member
Joe Peddiboyina
Board Member
Siddharth Mav Sanghvi
Board Member
Michael Thompson
Board Member