Gary Gasowski
First Elected May 1985
Term Ends December 31, 2022

Gary and his wife, Jill, have lived in the Center Line Public School District over 35 years. They have six children - Nathan, Heather, Nicole, Sarah, Emily and McKenzie.

Gary has served as Treasurer, Secretary, Vice-President, President, and Trustee of the Center Line Board of Education. Gary has also taken numerous classes to become more knowledgeable in Board related matters and has accumulated over 2,200 educational credits earning the President's Award from the Michigan Association of School Boards (only seven other Board members in the state have earned this honor).

He was employed by Oakland County where he counseled young people and developed community-based programs for families. He has been on the part-time faculty of Macomb Community College and Oakland Community College.

 

 

Karen Pietrzyk
First Elected May 2008
Term Ends December 31, 2024

 

Karen has been a lifelong resident of Center Line, residing with her husband John over 35 years on the same street where she grew up.  All four of their children graduated from Center Line, and two of the four now reside in the school district with their families.  Six of their nine grandchildren attend Center Line Public Schools. One daughter has been a teacher in the district for 18 years. The school district and the community have always been of great importance to Karen.

Henry Newnan
First Elected May 2010
Term Ends December 31, 2024

Henry is a taxpayer and single man who has worked or lived in Warren for more than twenty years. Born in Detroit, he graduated from the University of Michigan in 1980 and received three Summa Cum Laude Associates degrees from Macomb Community College in Communication Arts. Henry has worked in several media capacities in Michigan including graphic design, website design, newsletter publishing, and video production.

Providing top-flight educational opportunities for our kids at every level is Henry's top priority. In the end, he feels that each of us is responsible for what we make of our lives. Since fortune favors the prepared, he encourages students to be diligent and develop brave hearts. Having a career and college focus from an early age is key to a child's later success in our competitive world.

Henry is self-employed as a graphic designer and as an estate trustee. He brings his environmental and business perspectives to his role as a Center Line Public Schools Trustee. Henry has earned the Master Board Member Award through the Michigan Association of School Boards (MASB).

Henry's goals are to build the health of our community by supporting student achievement and our district. The Center Line School District is an exceptionally good place for students to be.

 

 

Shelley Harenski
First Appointed August 2016; elected November 2018.
Term Ends December 31, 2024

Shelley Harenski was appointed on 8/8/16 to finish out the term vacated by previous board member Dee Lindeman. She was then elected to the position in November 2018 and has served since. Shelley has been a resident of Center Line for over 16 years. She is married to Peter, a Center Line Reserve Officer of over 16 years, and has two daughters who both attend Center Line Public Schools. Shelley is very familiar with Center Line, having attended the former St. Clement Elementary and High School for 6 years. She has her Bachelor of Science degree in Occupational Therapy from Wayne State University and is a current licensed OT in the State of Michigan. She maintains registration with the National Board for Certification in Occupational Therapy.

Shelley has been with her current employer for over 17 years, holding many roles. For 12 years, she was the Operations Director for her office, working with physician specialists, therapists, and having responsibility over expense management, colleague HR decisions, financial statement review, coaching colleagues to demonstrate the best customer service possible, and having to perform service recovery as needed.

Shelley is excited to be part of the Center Line Board of Education, seeing how different today is when it comes to raising children. She is registered to begin classes through the Michigan Association of School Boards (MASB) and is looking forward to bringing her background together with the Board to create a positive, welcoming, safe educational environment for our children, while growing the district for continued success.

 

 

Appointed January 20, 2020 through Nov. 2020 - new term begins January 2021

Term Ends December 31, 2024

 

Dan Snyder is a long-term resident of Warren and Center Line.  Dan grew up in Warren, graduating from Warren Woods Tower in 1987.  In the late 90’s Dan and his family made the choice to move into Center Line for the school district because of the great reception his family received visiting the Early Childhood Center and Miller Elementary at the time, and they have been committed to Center Line Schools ever since. To date he has had two daughters graduate from Center Line High School, and one daughter is a current student.  His wife Kelly works as a teacher for Center Line, previously at Miller Elementary and now Crothers Elementary.

 

Over the past 20 years Dan has served as President for Miller Elementary PTC and the Moms and Dads Club, and as a member of the Center Line Board of Education, the Strategic Planning Team, and the CLPS Education Foundation.   Dan has also continued to support the city of Center Line as a member of the Center Line Board of Review and the Center Line Planning Commission.  Dan’s working background has included roles in human resource management, store leadership, multi-unit leadership, and training and development, mostly within the retail pharmacy sector.