MEET US
EXECUTIVE BOARD
Tom Smith
As a Novi resident since 1998, Tom has really come to care for our community. As a local business owner and current Vice President on the...
President
Tia Marie Sanders
Tia Marie Sanders, is a passionate community activist for equitable access and inclusion for African Americans and people in need...
Vice President
Alison Dolin
Alison and her husband, Mark, have lived in Novi since 2006. They have four children, three of whom graduated from Novi HS, and the fourth is currently a senior...
Treasurer
Sharon Trumpy
Sharon and her family moved to Novi in 2012, drawn to the growing diversity of the community and the Novi Community School District's commitment to social justice. Sharon...
Secretary
Jason Smith
Jason and his wife Andrea have lived in Novi since 2007. They have one son who currently attends school in the Novi Community School District. Jason...
Executive Director
DISTRICT REPRESENTATIVES
Dr. Steve Matthews
Steve has been Superintendent in the Novi Community School District since 2011. He has been married to to his wife Jan for 39 years...
Superintendent
TRUSTEES
Punita Dani-Thurman
Punita and her husband Lawrence moved to Novi in 2011 as they moved back to Michigan after living in Texas. They chose Novi specifically...
Trustee
Trina Klassa
Trina moved to Novi in 2012 with her husband, Mike, and four sons. They chose Novi for its track record and vision on education, community focus and the abundance ...
Trustee
Elisa Endress
Elisa and her husband Jason, moved to Novi in 2004, they have three daughters in the school district.
Each daughter has been active in school and club sports...
Trustee
Yednesh Parnaik
Yednesh is resident of Novi since 2010. He and his wife, Sunetra, chose Novi to start their family because of the cultural diversity, proximity to beautiful state...
Trustee
Melissa Morse
Melissa and her husband, Kirk, have lived in Novi since 2005, and have two children....
Trustee
2020 STUDENT TRUSTEES
Rachelle
Addison
Aliyah
Shreya
Varun
Katie
Maansi
Ana
Anjani
Mariana
Areena
Pranav
Samhita
Syreeta
PREVIOUS TRUSTEES
Ernie Aruffo
Sean Bak
John Balagna
Mark Bennett
Lynn Berg
Marla Bradlee
Len Brzozowski
Rob Casalou
Carol Copping
Chrissi Coy-Burt
Steve Davis
Pete Dion
Dick Dunwell
Carol Elfring
Mark Evenson
Brian Fannon
Craig Foreback
Ann Glubzinski
Dennis Haggerty
Chris Harpenau
Paula Henry
Steve Hitchcock
Audra Holdorf
Ellen Hulverson
Terry Jolly
George Kacan
George Kortlandt
Joe Kwederis
Gary Latham
Myla Lee
Emmett Lippe
John Lokar
Brian Mackenzie
Maureen Malone
Tom Marcus
Lou Martin
Carol Mason
Steve Mims
Tara Michener
David Molloy
Darcie Moss
Bobbie Murphy
Dale Myers
Jeff Nielson
John O’Brien
Dennis O'Connor
Tom O'Connor
Martha Palmer
Robert Piwko
Michael Pesendorfer
Katie Raeon
Nisha Rushton
Sue Ryba
Anita Saurer
Sarah Savela
Robert Schram
Jeff Scott
David Skown
Karl Seiler
Phil Seymour
John Shelar
Yolanda Stinson
Fil Superfisky
Joel Smith
Tom Smith
Kevin Tamer
Tomoko Takashima
Karl Tarkanyi
Shelly Trainor
Warren Vallerand
Tom Vandeveer
Christina Walker
Karl Wizinsky
Geoff Wood
Bridget Zahradnik