Boards and Commissions

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Board / Commission Members
Beautification Commission
Name Title Contact
Jan Lach COMMITTEE MEMBER
Christen Pietraz COMMITTEE MEMBER
Laura Williams COMMITTEE MEMBER
Mary Angela Winter COMMITTEE MEMBER
Torry Yu COMMITTEE MEMBER
Yogesh Kumar COMMITTEE MEMBER
Gareth Crawford COMMITTEE MEMBER
Kate Oppermann STAFF LIAISON

koppermann@cityofnovi.org

t: 248-347-0478

Board of Review
Name Title Contact
Margaret Beller BOARD MEMBER
Peter J. Winter BOARD MEMBER
Donna Eaddy BOARD MEMBER
Colleen Kolis ALTERNATE
Building Authority
Name Title Contact
Larry Czekaj Chair
Carl Johnson SECRETARY
William Bluford COMMITTEE MEMBER
Charles Boulard Community Development Director

cboulard@cityofnovi.org

248-347-0415

City Council
Name Title Contact
Justin Fischer Mayor

jfischer@cityofnovi.org

Laura Marie Casey Mayor Pro Tem

lcasey@cityofnovi.org

David Staudt Council Member

dstaudt@cityofnovi.org

Brian Smith Council Member

bsmith@cityofnovi.org

Ericka Thomas Council Member

ethomas@cityofnovi.org

Matt Heintz Council Member

mheintz@cityofnovi.org

Priya Gurumurthy Council Member

pgurumurthy@cityofnovi.org

Construction Board of Appeals
Name Title Contact
Jeffrey Bowdell BOARD MEMBER
John E. Enkemann BOARD MEMBER
Lee Mamola BOARD MEMBER
Kamran Qadeer BOARD MEMBER
Patrick Torossian BOARD MEMBER
Meenakshi Annamalai BOARD MEMBER
Charles Boulard Community Development Director

cboulard@cityofnovi.org

248-347-0415

Corridor Improvement Authority
Name Title Contact
Blair Bowman BOARD MEMBER
Katie Chuba BOARD MEMBER
John O'Brien BOARD MEMBER
Matt Thibaudeau BOARD MEMBER
Jeff Wainwright BOARD MEMBER
Hugh Crawford BOARD MEMBER
David Staudt Committee Member

dstaudt@cityofnovi.org

Economic Development Corporation
Name Title Contact
Cynthia Grubbs BOARD MEMBER
Julie Maday Board Member
Chester Roaden BOARD MEMBER
John Samulak BOARD MEMBER
Michael Watza BOARD MEMBER
Marcia Goffney BOARD MEMBER
Rob Petty Board Member

247-347-0500

rpetty@cityofnovi.org

Charles Boulard Board Member

cboulard@cityofnovi.org

248-347-0415

Election Commission
Name Title Contact
Bob Copes COMMITTEE MEMBER
Pamela Superfisky COMMITTEE MEMBER
Cortney Hanson Chair - City Clerk
Historical Commission
Name Title Contact
Kim Nice Chair
Kathy Crawford Vice Chair
Sharon Larson Treasurer
Dan Pierce Secretary
Debbie Wrobel Committee Member
Kelly Kasper Committee Member
Randy VanWagnen Committee Member
Rachel Manela Library Liaison
Library Board
Name Title Contact
Brian Bartlett BOARD MEMBER
Lori Burke BOARD MEMBER
Kathy Crawford BOARD MEMBER
Katherine Dooley BOARD MEMBER
Ajeeta Gawalapu BOARD MEMBER
Karla Halvangis BOARD MEMBER
Mark Sturing BOARD MEMBER
Alexandra DeMore Student Representative
Alyna Dohadwala Student Representative
Julie Farkas LIBRARY DIRECTOR - STAFF LIAISON

Jfarkas@novilibrary.org

Parks, Recreation and Cultural Services Commission
Name Title Contact
Jay F. Dooley Committee Member
Swaminathan Gopalakrishnan COMMITTEE MEMBER
Ryan Joseph Committee Member
Salene Riggins Committee Member
Charles A. Staab Committee Member
Joe Tolkacz Committee Member
Hideki (Harry) Torimoto Committee Member
Pietro DiDomenico Student Representative
Ishaan Sid Student Representative
Jeff Muck Director of PRCS - Staff Liaison

jmuck@cityofnovi.org

248-347-0400

Planning Commission
Name Title Contact
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
Barb McBeth City Planner

bmcbeth@cityofnovi.org

248-347-0475

Youth Council
Name Title Contact
Aditi Akerkar Student Representative
Dhruv Bahuguna Student Representative
Kaushik Baskar Student Representative
Shashank Cheedella Student Representative
Divya Desai Student Representative
Raghav Gadam Student Representative
Mahi Gupta Student Representative
Chanyoung Kim Student Representative
Della Kwak Student Representative
Piyush Mande Student Representative
Samyuktha Parthasarathy Student Representative
Rachana Raghunathan Student Representative
Vishal Swamy Student Representative
Zoning Board of Appeals
Name Title Contact
Mike Longo BOARD MEMBER
Linda Krieger BOARD MEMBER
W. Clift Montague BOARD MEMBER
Joe Peddiboyina BOARD MEMBER
Siddharth Mav Sanghvi BOARD MEMBER
Michael Thompson BOARD MEMBER
Joe Samona ALTERNATE
Alan Hall Deputy Community Develoment Director

ahall@cityofnovi.org

248-347-0417