Plymouth resident Jackie Coleman was recently named to the College’s Board of Trustees.
The Schoolcraft College Board of Trustees recently appointed Jackie Coleman as the newest member of the board overseeing the College.
Coleman was appointed during a special meeting of the College’s Board of Trustees Dec. 10. Coleman fills the seat formerly occupied by Carol Strom, who resigned in November after serving 31 years. Coleman holds an educational specialist degree in Special Education Leadership from Eastern Michigan University. Coleman has worked in special education for Livonia Public Schools since 1996. She believes in servant leadership and has enjoyed serving in various roles throughout her tenure, including as a leader on a district committee, as a team lead for a program serving students with autism, as a union representative and currently as the department chair for Livonia’s speech pathologists.
“Schoolcraft College is a treasured institution of our community, and I am honored to serve as a member of the Board of Trustees. I look forward to serving the College in this new role,” Coleman said. “Community college changes lives, and I look forward to working with my fellow trustees to strengthen access, affordability and opportunity to our community.”
Coleman is a lifelong resident of Wayne County, living in communities such as Lincoln Park, Westland and Plymouth. She has two adult daughters who graduated from Canton High School before going on to explore higher education. Her own daughters are examples of how different people require a variety of opportunities after high school and that going into a four-year college isn’t for everyone. Mrs. Coleman currently lives in Plymouth with her husband, Steve Coleman, who is an electrician. In her free time, she enjoys dance-cardio classes and reading.
Coleman’s term will run through Dec. 31, 2026. An election to fill the remainder of the original six-year term will take place later this year.
The Schoolcraft College Board of Trustees serves as the policymaking body for the College and is made up of seven members elected by the residents of the following school districts: Livonia, Clarenceville, Plymouth-Canton, Northville, Garden City and part of Novi.