Board Positions

Board of Education: Board Members

FPS Board of Education Members 2011-2012

The Board of Education consists of seven school district residents who will hold either four or six-year terms. Effective November 2016, all terms will be for six years. Elections are held bi-annually in November even years. The Board of Education is a governing body which is independent of other municipal, elected governing bodies.

	Sheilah P. Clay President Sheilah P. Clay was appointed in 2006 and then elected in 2007. She is the President and CEO of Neighborhood Service Organization located in Wayne and Oakland Counties. Sheilah is also a member of the Board of Directors for the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago-Detroit Branch. Ms. Clay graduated from Spelman College in Atlanta, GA with a B.A. degree in psychology and a minor in secondary education. She earned a M.A. degree from Wayne State University College of Education. She and her husband have lived in Farmington Hills since 1996. Together they have four children including a son who currently attends Harrison High School and a daughter, a Harrison High School and Spelman College graduate who is an elementary school teacher in Rochester, New York. Term expires: 2016
	Karen L. Bolsen Vice President Karen Bolsen was elected in 2003 and reelected in 2007 and 2011. A graduate of Farmington Public Schools, she also earned a B.A. degree from Michigan State University and an M.B.A. from the University of Detroit. Karen serves on numerous community committees. She has been a member of the Multicultural Multiracial Community Council for 17 years, serving as chair for 16. She also serves on the Commission on Children, Youth, and Families and the Crime Prevention Advisory Committee. Karen and her husband have three daughters; one attending Michigan State University, one an alumna of Michigan State University, and the eldest an alumna of Oakland University. All three graduated from North Farmington High School. Karen is a lifetime resident. Term Expires: 2018
	Priscilla L. Brouillette Secretary Priscilla Brouillette was elected in 1996 and reelected in 2000, 2004 and 2009. She brings technical and communication skills to the Board, developed by working at AT&T and serving as the Oswego software vice president. She earned a B.A. degree in English from Butler University and serves on the Advisory Committee of the Galileo Institute for Teacher Leadership. She is a member of First Presbyterian Church and on the board of the Neighborhood House. Priscilla and her husband have lived in the District for more than 30 years and have two daughters, both graduates of Farmington Public Schools. Term expires: 2014
	Frank L. Reid Treasurer Frank Reid was elected in 1997 and reelected in 2001, 2005 and 2009. During his 25 years in the District, he has served on a wide variety of community and District committees. Frank owns a financial advisory practice, Summit Capital Management, and has a B.Ph. degree from Grand Valley State University. He and his wife have two children, one who is an educator and one who attends university. Frank serves on the board of directors of the Michigan Association of School Boards and as well as being the past president of that Board. Term expires: 2014
	George E. Gurrola Trustee George Gurrola was elected in 2011. He is a graduate of the University of Michigan and the University of Michigan Law School. George is a resident of Farmington Hills and has served as a member of the District's Facilities Study Committee in 2009-2010. He and his wife have two small children attending preschool at Alameda Early Childhood Center and one kindergarten student at Highmeadow Common Campus. George has been an attorney since 1999 and is a specialist in tax law and municipal law. Term expires: 2016
	Murray J. Kahn Trustee Murray Kahn D.P.M. was elected in 2011. He and his wife, Sue, have been Farmington Hills residents since 1989 and raised three children that graduated through the FPS. Eldest son, David, is in a physics PhD program, Stephen is an attorney in the Federal Court in Atlanta, and Alexa is working toward a degree in medical diagnostic imaging. Murray graduated from Oakland University and the Ohio College of Podiatric Medicine and is presently the Podiatric Surgery Division Head in the Henry Ford Health System. Term expires: 2016
	Howard I. Wallach Trustee Howard I. Wallach, was appointed in March 2004, elected in June 2004 and then reelected in 2006 and 2011. He is a partner in the Ferndale office of the national law firm of Foley and Mansfield, P.L.L.P. Howard has been very active in the community, most recently serving as Chair of the Michigan Regional Board of the Anti-Defamation League. Howard and his wife have lived in the District for 20 years. They have two daughters; one who is a 2011 graduate of Michigan State University and one who is a graduate of the American Musical and Dramatic Academy. Term expires: 2018