Marcia Gershenson
|
First Elected: Nov. 2004
Elected Vice Chairwoman: Jan. 2019 Current Term: Jan. 1, 2021 - Dec. 31, 2022 Boundaries: A portion of the City of Farmington Hills, as well as portions of Bloomfield and West Bloomfield townships Standing Committees: Legislative Affairs and Government Operations Committee – Majority Vice Chairperson Other Committees & Appointments • Animal Welfare Study Group – Chairperson • Healthy Oakland Partnership (HOP) – Co-Founder • Lake Board: Meadow Lake – Member • Michigan Clean Water Corps – Partner/Lake Cleanup Organizer • Oakland County Childhood Obesity Conference – Chair • Reproductive Healthcare Special Committee – Chairperson • Celebration of Women’s Suffrage Ad Hoc Committee – Chairperson Community • American Association of University Women (AAUW) – Member • Gilda's Club/Metro Detroit/Cancer Support Community – Co-Founder • Healthy Oakland Partnership – Member • League of Women Voters (LWV) – Member • Southeast Michigan Council of Governments (SEMCOG) – Member • Senior Advisory Council – Attendee • Women's Officials Network – Former Board Member Education/Training • Bachelor of Arts, English with secondary teaching credentials – University of Michigan • The Harvard John F. Kennedy School of Government – Taubman Fellow and Certificate in Senior Executives in State and Local Governments (2011) Personal • Commissioner Gershenson is married to Ken Robinson and has one son, Drew Gershenson. She was an active volunteer in the Birmingham Public Schools and is a former board member of Camp Make-A-Dream and the Michigan League of Conservation Voters. She started a Women's Commission for Oakland County and chaired the first Oakland County Childhood Obesity Conference. Special Recognitions • Women in Government Leadership Program (2016) |
|