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Commissioner Marcia Gershenson
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Boundaries: Bloomfield Hills and Orchard Lake, portions of Bloomfield and West Bloomfield townships
First Elected: Nov. 2004
First Elected Vice Chair: Jan. 2019
Current Term: Jan. 1, 2025 – Dec. 31, 2028
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- Legislative Affairs and Government Operations Committee - Member
- Public Health and Safety Committee – Member
- Southeast Michigan Council of Governments (SEMCOG) - Delegate Alternate
- Oakland County Transit Ad Hoc Committee
- Oakland County Safer Communities Ad Hoc Committee - Chair
- Lake Boards: Gilbert Lake, Island Lake, Meadow Lake, Orange Lake and Wabeek Lake
- 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
- 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)
- Gilda's Club Metro Detroit – Co-founder
Commissioner Gershenson is married to Ken Robinson. Her son, Drew, and daughter-in-law, Megan, have a son, Samson. 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.
In her spare time, Commissioner Gershenson enjoys traveling and is an avid sports fan.
- Women in Government Leadership Program (2016)
- Gary Burnstein Esteemed Woman Award (2011)
