David Friese, President, was elected to the Board in May 2007. David and his wife, Diane both retired teachers, have lived in the Saline Area since 1979. Their son, Michael, is a 2002 graduate of Saline High School, the University of Michigan and is currently attending Pace School of Law. Mr. Friese received his undergraduate degree and two master’s from Eastern Michigan University. email address is friesed@saline.k12.mi.us.
David Medley, Vice President, was elected to his first four-year term in May 2007. Mr. Medley has been a resident of the Saline Area School District since 1986. All three of his children, Natalia, Andrew, and Landon, are graduates of Saline High School. Mr. Medley received his undergraduate degree and two master's degrees from Eastern Michigan University. He retired in June 2007, after teaching 36 years in the Van Buren School System. His email address is medleyd@saline.k12.mi.us .
Chuck Lesch, Trustee was elected to his first four-year term on the Board of Education in May 2008. He and his wife, Jean, have lived in the Saline Area School District since 1990. They have two daughters. Amy graduated from Saline in 2007 and currently attends Hope College, and Megan, who is a senior at Saline High School. Chuck received his Bachelor's Degree in Biology and a Master's Degree in Science Education from the University of Iowa. He is currently a research scientist at Lycera Corp, which is a start-up drug discovery company. Chuck is involved with various commissions at St. Andrew Catholic Church in Saline, the Saline Knights of Columbus, and is a volunteer coach with the Saline girls cross-country team. His email address is leschc@saline.k12.mi.us.
Paul Hynek, Trustee, was elected to a four-year term on the Board of Education in May 2006. He and his wife Gina have lived in the Saline Area School District since 1994. They have three children attending school in the District -- Christopher, Danielle, and Joshua. Their oldest daughter, Sarah, graduated from Saline High School in 2008. Paul graduated from the University of Michigan with a Bachelor's Degree in Liberal Studies. He has worked in the Information Technology field since 1980 and is currently a Supervisor at American Community Mutual Insurance Company. Paul was a member of the Long Range Planning Committee and is active with the Summerfest Committee. His email address is hynekp@saline.k12.mi.us.
Amy Cattell, Trustee, was elected to a four-year term on the Board of Education in May 2009. She and her husband, Mike have lived in the Saline Area School District for 20 years. They have a son, Michael that graduated from Saline in 2007 and attends Washtenaw Community College and a daughter, Lindsay that will be a senior at Saline High School this year. Amy’s background includes many years of experience in business and marketing. She attended Oakland Community College and also the Institute of Certified Travel Agents. She managed and ran her own business in the travel industry for 25 years. Amy currently is an interior design consultant. She is also a very active volunteer for the Arbor Hospice. Her email address is cattella@saline.k12.mi.us.
Craig Hoeft, Trustee, was elected to a four-year term on the Board of Education in May 2009. Craig and his wife Patty have lived in Saline all their lives. Both of them along with their daughters Niki, Jessica, and Ashley graduated from Saline High School. Craig is the Fire Chief of the Saline Area Fire Department. His email address is hoeftcra@saline.k12.mi.us.
Lisa Slawson, Trustee, was elected to her second four-year term on the Board of Education in May 2008. She serves on the Board Policy Committee. She and her husband Greg have lived in the Saline Area School District since 1998. Mrs. Slawson received her Bachelor's degree in Public Policy Administration and a law degree from Indiana University. She has two children, Katie, at the High School and Sam at Heritage. She was the Woodland Meadows PTA President for two years and also served on the school's North Central Accreditation Committee for two years. She has been involved in Girl Scouts and is active with the Saline Summerfest Committee. She is also a graduate of the Saline Leadership Institute. Her email address is slawsonl@saline.k12.mi.us.
