Philis DeSaele, the Commission Secretary, has lived in Macomb County most of her life. For the past 28 years, she has lived in a home adjacent to the historic Clinton River. She is a Macomb County Commissioner representing the Sterling Heights/Utica area. A charter member of the Macomb County Historical Commission, Philis has devoted numerous hours as chairperson of the committee that put together the historical activity book, bookmarks, and has helped with public relations. Her e-mail address is desaele@wideopenwest.com and her phone number is 586-254-1284..

Fredrick Gemmill, has lived in the Warren area since 1943 and is the newest member of the Macomb County Historical Commission. He is presently the treasurer of the Warren Historical and Genealogical Society and also a member of the City of Warren history honors committee.

Raymond G. Glime is a Mount Clemens attorney, admitted to practice law in 1957. He served as an assistant prosecuting attorney in Macomb County under Cecil A. Byers, has owned and renovated historic downtown commercial properties, has a manifest interest in law, government and history and is a charter member of the Macomb County Historical Commission. Ray was chosen to receive the Alexander Macomb Award for 2006 for local history.

Donald W. Green is a lifelong resident of Macomb County. He is a retired businessperson. Don is vice-chairman of the Macomb County Historical Commission, President of the Clinton and Kalamazoo Canal Society, Past Chair of the Clinton Township Historical Commission and is a member of 15 other historical organizations. He has published several historical articles, made five historical video documentaries and each year gives 15 to 20 historical talks. He is a Trustee and past president of the Clinton-Macomb Public Library and has been honored by having the "Donald W. Green Local History Room" named for him. Contact him at dwgreen@ameritech.net or 586-263-1068

Marian Lynch is a retired architect and City Planner for the city of Livonia. She has been instrumental in the development and operation of Greenmeade, an historic village settlement in the City of Livonia. Marian relocated from Oakland County to Macomb County after her retirement and continues to be active in the Michigan One Room Schoolhouse Association and the Questers - a group interested in various built and formed products of historic value. She has a special interest in 4 square houses - probably because she was born and grew up in Valley Forge Pennsylvania and followed her interest through by becoming an architect at an early age. She received her Bachelor Degree from University of Pennsylvania and her Master Degree in Urban Planning from Wayne State University.

Alan Naldrett , besides being a charter member of the Macomb County Historical Commission, is a member of many other historical organizations, including the Chesterfield Township Historical Society, for whom he plans the programs, edits the newsletter and is helping form an archive in conjunction with the Chesterfield Township Public Library. He is also on the board and past president of the Chesterfield Library Board of Trustees. Alan received his masters from Wayne State in Library and Information Sciences and is also an MSU alumnus. He is working on a Specialist degree at Wayne State and will receive a certificate as an Archivist, is the web librarian for the Macomb County Historical Commission, and does reference librarian work at Baker College of Auburn Hills, where he also edits the newsletter.

Karl Mark Pall has a passion and expertise for Michigan and Macomb County history. A charter member and the first chairperson of the Macomb County Historical Commission, he teaches history at Macomb Community College. He has developed classes called Amazing History of Macomb I and II. These classes cover topics such as Amazing Lake St. Clair, Amazing Women, Amazing Warren, Amazing Farms, and Amazing Money, all geared to Macomb County. Contact him at kmpall@comcast.net or 586-469-5285.

Suzanne Pixley is a 35-year resident of Macomb County and the current chairperson of the Macomb Co. Historical Commission. She is no stranger to history in the county. As President of the East Detroit Historical Society for the past five years, she has led the group with multiple restoration projects, the publication of Arcadia 's book, Eastpointe, and multiple "History Comes Alive" events. Suzanne is retired from nursing management but holds a Diploma in Nursing from Henry Ford Hospital, and Bachelor's and Master's Degrees from the University of Michigan . She was named the Macomb County Volunteer of the Year and was recently presented with a DAR national award for her role in historical preservation. She is very involved in both history and genealogy, with a passion for trains, local, family, and automotive history. Suzanne is currently living in her childhood home in Eastpointe, which was built on the farm her grandfather bought in 1912. In her spare time, she volunteers as a Master Gardener, and is currently serving Eastpointe as a City Councilwoman.

Kathy Vosburg has been a resident of Macomb County for the past 32 years. She has lived in the same home on historic Sugar Bush Road in Chesterfield Township for the past 30 years. She is a Macomb County Commissioner and a tax consultant. As a member of the Chesterfield Township Historical Society, Kathy has worked diligently to help establish an historic village near the Township offices.

Cynthia Donahue is a 23-year employee of Macomb County, works as the County Historian and is a staff liaison to the Macomb County Historical Commission. She obtained her Bachelors degree at Central Michigan University, and is a Master Gardener, genealogist, and deltiologist. An avid collector of historical memorabilia and photographs, Cynthia also collects Victorian clothing, and hosts Victorian fashion shows. She has filmed two historical documentaries, and designed and created the County Administration Building lobby's historic display. Her "History of Macomb County Sheriffs" is to be published with the Sheriff's yearbook this fall; she also documented and placed Macomb County’s two officers who died in the line of duty on the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial wall in Washington , D.C. She is a member of the Alexander Macomb Daughters of the American Revolution, Macomb County Historical Commission, Macomb County Historical Society, Clinton Township Historical Society, Union County Historical Society, and an Executive Board member of AFSCME 411.

Camille Silda , Administrative Staff Liaison to the Macomb County Historical Commission, is a Senior Planner and has been employed in the Department of Planning and Economic Development for over 20 years. She has a recent Master's Degree in Urban Planning from Wayne State University and has had specialized classes in historic preservation - Historic Preservation and Economic Development and an international class in Scotland focusing on historic preservation, housing and economic development. She has traveled extensively studying historic preservation; is currently a member and volunteer in the Macomb County Historical Society.

For any additions, updates, or corrections of the lists of historical societies, research resources, annual events, related links, and other material in the historical commission's pages, please contact macombhistory@yahoo.com. We are looking for original stories detailing specifics on the history of Macomb County to post as Local History Spotlights. Thanks for sending us your local history events!