Clerk of the Year

 

Deputy Clerk of the Year Category Announcement

The MAMC Board of Directors voted to add a Deputy Clerk category to the Clerk of the Year awards!

Standing Rule 33 Clerk of the Year has been amended to include this new category, therefore we now have four categories that will be awarded each year starting in 2020. The four categories include City Clerk, Township Clerk, Village Clerk, and Deputy Clerk.

Notice of nomination and details will be announced next week. Nomination forms will be available online and mailed to each municipality by December 27.

              Seeking Nominations for 2020

City Clerk of the Year
Township Clerk of the Year
Village Clerk of the Year
Deputy Clerk of the Year

Please consider submitting a nomination for a praiseworthy Clerk for the 2020 City, Township, Village and Deputy Clerk of the Year Awards. The Nomination deadline is February 3, 2020. A maximum of five nominees in each category are chosen for placement on the ballot by committees of previous winners based on the following criteria:

  • Years of experience as a municipal clerk;
  • Demonstration of greater-than-average performance in the position;
  • Involvement in county, state and national associations;
  •  Demonstrated interest in improving their professional and personal skills, and in the advancement of the profession;
  • A record of contributing to the improvement of their community and the respect of community leaders.

Qualifications: A nominee must be a member of MAMC in 2019 and must continue their membership in 2020.

Announcements and Presentation: The 2020 awards will be presented on Thursday, June 11, 2020 at the MAMC Annual Conference at Mission Point Resort, Mackinac Island.

The nomination form is available here or by calling the Clerk of the Year Committee Chair: Stephanie McMillen at (616) 456-3015.

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Stephanie McMillen

MAMC Director,
Ways & Means Chair,
Clerk of the Year Committee

Past Clerk of the Year Winners

2019
City:  Jacqueline Beaudry, City of Ann Arbor
Township:  Nancy Hedberg, Township of Scio
Village:  Tina Martin, Village of Baroda

2018

City: Holly Thompson, City of Williamston
Township: Jennifer Venema, Charter Township of Caledonia
Village: Amy Salowitz, Village of Pinckney

2017

City: Benjamin Marentette, City of Traverse City
Township: Leon Wright, Van Buren Charter Township 
Village: Elizabeth (Beth) Grohman, Village of Lexington

2016

City:  Tina Barton, City of Rochester Hills
Township: Susanne Courtade, East Bay Charter Township 
Village: Tina Sauve, Village of Metamora

2015

City:  Dana Muscott, City of Bay City
Township: Chelsea Mikel, Sharon Township
Village: Kathryn Arledge, Village of Fowlerville

2014

City:  Pamela B. Smith, City of Farmington Hills
Township: Teresa L. Onica, Atlas Township
Village: Katie M. Cotey, Village of Parma

2013

City:  Heidi Isakson, City of Wyoming
Township: Robert Crawford, Fort Gratiot Township and Barbara Pallotta, Independence Township

2012

City:  Dianne Hill, City of Saline
Township: Janet Roncelli, Bloomfield Township
Village:  Eileen Pulker, Franklin Village

2011

City: Chris Swope, City of Lansing
Township: Carolyn Boersma, Spring Lake Township
Village: Arlene Nichols, Village of Lake Orion

2010

City: Todd Blake, City of Fremont
Township: Joel Hondorp, Byron Township
Village: Sheri Kesterke, Village of Barrien Springs

2009

City: Mary Kotowski, City of St. Clair Shores
Township: Terry Bennett, Canton Township
Village: Dianne Mensinger, Village of Baroda

2008

City: Nancy M. Weiss, City of Birmingham
Township: Sue A. Hillebrand, Northville Township

2007

City: Mary Therese Hegarty, City of Grand Rapids
Township: Evan Hope, Delhi Township
Village: Lonna M. Fisher, Village of Elkton

2006

City: Linda Shannon, City of Auburn Hills
Township: Ann Ulrich, Hartland Township
Village: Ann Collins, Village of Milford

2005

City: Debbra Curtiss, Traverse City
Township: Janet Santos, Bangor Charter Township
Village: Ellen Marshall, Village of Beverly Hills

2004

City: Beverly Jasinski, City of Rochester Hills
Township: Terri Kowal, Shelby Charter Township
Village: Betty Kennedy, Village of North Branch

2003

City: Tonni Bartholomew, City of Troy
Township: Sandra Abrams, Commerce Charter Township
Village: Marsha Powers, Village of Holly

2002

City: Robert Slone, City of Ypsilanti
Township: Colleen Schwartz, Milford Charter Township

2001

City: Maryanne Cornelius, City of Novi
Township: Janet Helsley, St. Joseph Charter Township

2000

City: Sandy Gadd, City of Oak Park
Township: Arlene Hill, Chocolay Township

1999

City: Blinda Baker, City of East Tawas
Township: Carol Wells, Lowell Charter Township

1998

City: Gail Kundinger, City of Muskegon
Township: Joan McCrary, Independence Township

1997

City: Sharon Streelman, City of Grandville
Township: Gloria Maichele, Emmet Township

1996

City: Richard Saathoff, City of Grand Blanc
Township: Estella Beardslee, Spring Arbor Township

1995

City: Kathryn Dornan, City of Farmington Hills
Township: Becky Dinson, Manistee Township

1994

City: Karen Mazo, City of Woodhaven
Township: Sharon Tischler, Southfield Township

1993

City: Nancy Miller, City of Rochester
Township: Edmund Good, Brookfield Township

1992

City: Beverly Bacon, City of Kentwood
Township: Ila Burris, Lapeer Township

1991

City: Lois Johnson, City of Portage
Township: Beverly Hammerstrom, Bedford Township

1990

City: Connie Deford, City of Bay City
Township: Susan Morrow, Plainfield Charter Township

1989

City: Sandra Wright, City of Grand Rapids
Township: Virginia White, Meridian Charter Township

1988

City: Robert McLachlan, City of Dearborn Heights
Township: Marvin Besteman, Kinross Township

1987

City: Mary Zander, City of Sterling Heights
Township: Rose Legg, Brownstown Charter Township

1986

City: Donald Schipper, City of Holland

Township: Charles Keller, Cato Township