Board of Trustees

Dani was elected as the first female Supervisor in the history of Bloomfield Township on November 3, 2020. Before that she was a Trustee from 2016-2020 and also served on the Zoning Board of Appeals, Design Review Board, Preservation Bloomfield Board of Directors, Preservation Bloomfield Operations Committee, and the Farm Membership Steering Committee. She is a lifelong resident of Bloomfield Township, proud alumna of Bloomfield Hills Schools and the University of Michigan Ann Arbor. Being a community leader started early for Dani. While at U of M, she was chosen from 40,000 students to serve as the U of M representative to the Association of Big Ten Student government, which represented over 500,000 undergraduate students of the Big Ten. As an alumna, she has served on the University of Michigan Alumni Leadership Council.

Dani has spent her career working for global corporations and honing her skills in strategic planning, organizational management, process and budget efficiencies, procurement, training and workforce development, and management. As a Business Consultant, Dani helps businesses redefine or reinvent themselves to improve and succeed in a changing environment. Those skills and her experiences offer an arsenal of innovative ideas to guide the operations of Bloomfield Township.

She and her husband, Paul Williamson, were married in 2018. Paul is an IT executive by day and volunteer firefighter and EMT by night. Paul has two daughters that Dani affectionately calls her bonus daughters. Dani and Paul are also Papa and Gigi to two adorable grandchildren.

Martin was elected to a four-year term as Clerk in 2020.
 
Martin and his wife, Cathleen, moved their family to Bloomfield Township in 2003. Their two sons attended Bloomfield public schools and graduated from Bloomfield Hills High School. Martin graduated from Michigan State with a bachelor’s degree from James Madison College in 1987 and received his master’s degree in Labor and Industrial Relations the following year. After working for a while in industry, he went on to earn his law degree from the University of Michigan in 1996. Martin worked in private practice for 25 years handling employment and labor law matters. During that time, he was elected to the Bloomfield Hills School Board and served from 2005 through 2010. He was chair of the Finance Facilities and Legal Affairs Committee and Board Vice President.  In 2009 he was selected to be Board President. Martin's additional community involvement includes board member for the Friends of the E.L. Johnson Nature Center and Judge/Coach for the Bloomfield Hills Schools Forensics team.

Michael Schostak was appointed Bloomfield Township Treasurer in August 2023 after serving for seven years as a Township Trustee. As Treasurer, Michael serves as the Chief Investment Officer for almost $400 million of township funds while overseeing the collection of real property taxes and water bills for the township’s approximately 16,000 parcels and utility accounts.

Michael was elected to the Bloomfield Township Board of Trustees in November 2016 and overwhelmingly re-elected in November 2020. In his capacity as Treasurer, Michael serves on the Financial Sustainability Committee and is a trustee of the Retired Employees’ Healthcare Trust. He also is the Township’s representative on the Bloomfield Historical Society board of directors.

Michael has been principal of Schostak Capital Advisors since 2014, working with small and medium-sized businesses around the country and across a wide span of industries in the areas of business strategy and corporate finance.

Previously, Michael was also Lecturer of Finance in the Ilitch School of Business at Wayne State University, where he taught courses in financial analysis and corporate valuation.

Michael’s prior professional experience spans a wide variety of financial roles, including capital markets and mergers & acquisitions on Wall Street, corporate financial planning & analysis, and investor relations. Michael began his career at Booz Allen Hamilton consulting for the U.S. military and intelligence communities on matters of economic policy, financial analysis, resource planning, and capital budgeting.

Michael Schostak is a proud alumnus of both Hillel Day School and Cranbrook Schools. He earned his B.S. in Economics with concentrations in Finance, Management, and Real Estate from The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania and his M.B.A. at the Ross School of Business at the University of Michigan.

Michael serves on the boards of several non-profit organizations, including Jewish Community Security Inc., the umbrella organization for the metro Detroit Jewish community’s physical security apparatus.

Most importantly, Michael is the proud father of two children.

Neal J. Barnett was appointed to the Board of Trustees in February 2004 to fill the vacancy created by the death of Jerry Tobias. He was elected to the position in November 2004 and reelected in 2008 and 2012.

Neal was a member and vice-chair of the Bloomfield Township Zoning Board of Appeals (ZBA) and is currently a member of the Planning Commission and the Election Commission. He represents the Township on the Executive Committee of the Bloomfield Youth Guidance Board and serves as its Chair. He also represents the Township in joint activities with Bloomfield Hills Schools. He also serves on the Gilbert Lake Board. Neal has served as President of the Oakland Hills Country Club Subdivision Association Board since 2000 and was a member of that Board for eight years.

He grew up in Bloomfield Township and graduated from Groves High School. He has a law degree from Wayne State University Law School, a master's degree in clinical psychology from Oakland University and an undergraduate degree from Michigan State University. He is Managing Partner in the law firm of Sills, Charboneau & Barnett, P.C. Neal and his wife have three children; twin daughters and a son.

Stephanie Fakih was elected to the Bloomfield Township Board of Trustees in November 2020. She also serves on the Bloomfield Township Zoning Board of Appeals. Stephanie grew up in Bloomfield Township. She attended Birmingham Public Schools, graduated high school from Cranbrook Kingswood and received a Bachelor’s degree in Political Science from the University of Michigan—Ann Arbor.
 
After graduating from Fordham University School of Law in New York City, Stephanie moved back home to Michigan and in 2014 opened her law practice Rights First Law, PC where she continues to work and uphold the promises of the United States and Michigan constitutions as a criminal defense attorney.
 
As an attorney, Stephanie is a member of several legislative committees and stays on top of issues facing the State, Oakland County and Bloomfield Township. Stephanie is actively involved in the community and is an MSU Extension Master Gardener 2020 candidate.

Chris was appointed to the Bloomfield Township Board of Trustees in September 2023.  He also serves as a trustee on the Retired Employees Healthcare Benefits Trust Committee.  Prior to his appointment, Chris served as Chairman on Board of Review and was a member of the Financial Sustainability Committee.

Chris grew up in Oakland Township and attended Rochester Community Schools.  He graduated from Oakland University where he majored in Finance with a minor in Applied Technology in Business. 

After graduating from college, Chris worked for Ernst & Young where he specialized in data analytics and process improvement.  After approximately three years, Chris followed in his father’s footsteps and became a full-time Firefighter.  In 2018, Chris and his wife started a small property development company where they build single family homes.

Chris and his wife have resided in Bloomfield Township since 2013.  They have two children who currently attend Bloomfield Hills Public Schools.

A Township resident since 1985, Valerie raised three sons here in beautiful Bloomfield Township. She decided to run as a Trustee because of a desire to help create a more transparent, and fiscally responsible government.

Valerie attended MSU and earned a degree in communication, majoring in advertising in 1981. She worked for local ad firms as a media buyer/planner in the Bloomfield Hills/Birmingham area. In the 1980s, in an economic recession, she volunteered her evenings to learn bookkeeping skills in order to cover for a loss in staffing. Most of her advertising years were spent working in a Bloomfield Hills agency, eventually serving as their operations manager. After having three children, she transitioned to become a media technician in Birmingham, and later, Bloomfield Hills School Districts. As a technology operational assistant, she attended regular educational seminars and learned the constantly changing IT world. In 20+ years in education, she provided tech support for the staff and students at the elementary level.

Val also served several terms on her subdivision board, starting in 1987, alongside fellow neighbor & former Supervisor, David Payne. Valerie held many positions, including chairing the subdivision road paving SAD project. Since 2010, along with her husband, she “owns” a mile of Township road, as part of the Adopt-a-Road program. In 2014 she became a volunteer foster for a rescue kitten. Currently with Michigan Animal Rescue League in Pontiac, she has an adorable foster litter in her home today, and has fostered 119 animals.