City Commissioners

Therese Longe, Mayor 

Past Boards/Appointments:

• Mayor, 2021 and 2022
• Mayor Pro Tem, 2019, 2020
• Birmingham Parks and Recreation Board 2004 – 2019, nine terms as Chair
• Parks Master Plan Sub-Committee, 2012, 2018
• Barnum Center Steering Committee
• Ad Hoc Barnum Steering Committee
• Ad Hoc Joint Venture Committee
• YMCA-Birmingham Ad Hoc Joint Venture Committee
• Shain Park Parking Study Committee

Current Affiliations:

• Children’s Foundation – Director, Foundation & Corporate Relations and Senior Program Officer
• Women Officials Network
• Named a Crain's Detroit Business Notable Women in Nonprofits 2018

Elaine McLain, Mayor Pro-Tem

• Women Officials Network Foundation: Executive Board Member, 2023
• Michigan Municipal League: Transportation/Infrastructure/Telecommunications Committee Member, 2023
• City Commissioner, 2021
• Chairman, Birmingham Area Cable Board, 2006-2021
• Officer/Municipal Advocate, Michigan Chapter:  National Association of Telecommunication  Officers and Advisors 2010-2020
• Founding At Large Member and Secretary, Michigan Community Media Alliance, 2020-2021
• NEXT Director/Member 2015-2021

• 2023 Detroit FBI Citizens Academy Graduate 
• Next Director/Member
• Meals on Wheels, Volunteer Driver
• Women Officials Network
• Veteran Agent AFLAC, Life and Health Licensed
• Independent OPTAVIA Health Coach
• Psychiatric RN, BSN

Pierre Boutros, Commissioner

• Mayor, 2019 - 2021
• Mayor Pro-tem, 2022
• City Commission, 2015-present
• Board of Directors, Institute of Gerentology, Wayne State University
• Board of Visitors, Institute of Gerentology, Wayne State University

• Member, Michigan Pharmacists Association (MPA)      
• Member, National Community Pharmacists Association (NCPA)
• Member, American Pharmacy Association (APA)

Brad Host, Commissioner 

• Board of Directors- Cranbrook Schools Alumni Association
• Lifetime Member- Economic Club of Detroit 
• Board Member- Michigan PGA Advisory Board 
• Board Member- Advisory Board Detroit Area Council B.S.A.
• Board Member- Birmingham YMCA 
• Vice President- Quarton PTA 
• Board Member- Birmingham Youth Assistance 
• Board Member- Task Force/Race Relations & Cultural Diversity
• Co-Founder- Quarton Lake Neighborhood Association
• Trustee- Birmingham Board of Education 
• Co-Founder- Birmingham Education Foundation 
• Board Chair- Advisory Board Horizon's Upward Bound 
• Board Chair- Goodwill Industries of Greater Detroit 
• Board Chair-Goodwill Industries of Greater Detroit Foundation
• Coach Birmingham Little League Soccer
• Coach Birmingham Little League Baseball

Katie Schafer, Commissioner  

• Multi-Modal Transportation Board, 2017-2021
• Ad-Hoc Unimproved Streets Committee, 2018-2020

• American Academy of Pediatrics
• Michigan Osteopathic Association
• Women Officials Network