Biographies

Lew Eads

Lew Eads and his wife Pat Burke have lived in Franklin for 17 years. During this time, both have been active members of the community as members of FCA and the Franklin Historical Society. They were among the original members of the Kreger Team and helped to relocate and preserve these historic buildings. Also, they have been active supporters of the Franklin Library, Music on the Green, and MainStreet Franklin.

Lew has served Franklin Village for the last 5 years as Deputy Treasurer and for 4 years as the Village's representative to the Birmingham Area Cable Board. Following the untimely passing of Mark Jahnke, Lew was appointed as Trustee and was re-elected in this year's election.

Outside of Village life, Lew is a graduate of Purdue University with a degree from the Krannert School of Management. He is a General Motors retiree, where he was Advertising Manage for Chevrolet. He also established a successful marketing consulting firm after leaving GM. He and Pat have two sons and two daughters and three grandchildren. When not playing with the grandkids or traveling, Lew most likely can be found on a golf course.

Pam Hansen

Pam Hansen has lived in Franklin for 19 years. She has a strong commitment to community building, having served as a member of the Planning Commission since 2004 and chairing it since 2009. She was also Planning Commission liaison to the Main Street Franklin Board and worked to find ways to encourage private-public partnerships to revitalize the historic central commercial district, a key objective of the 2006 Master Plan. Prior to that Pam served on the FCA Board for a number of years.

Her business, ResilienceInc., assists organizations execute their business strategy by helping them strengthen their capabilities to collaborate, communicate, solve problems and manage performance.

She has a MBA from St. Thomas University in St. Paul, Minnesota and a MS in Organization Development from Pepperdine University in California. Her professional memberships include Michigan Council of Women in Technology, Women Officials Network of Oakland County and the HR Assocation of Greater Detroit. Pam has 2 adult children and 2 grandchildren and while she misses them greatly, she loves visiting South Florida and California when she can.

Jim Kochensparger

Jim has lived in the Village of Franklin for 29 years. He is married to Ruth and their son Jonathan attends Birmingham public schools. He was elected to Village Council two years ago where he served as Trustee and President pro-tem; he was recently elected Village President for a four year term. Jim has been a Franklin-Bingham Farms volunteer Firefighter for 24 years in addition to serving 10 years on the Fire Commission and as the Treasurer. Some of Jim’s other community contributions are FCA member, supporter of Music on the Green and a Main Street Franklin board member. Jim’s has extensive Franklin Village public works experience dating back to 1993 which gives him practical insight into the village infrastructure. His education includes an associate’s degree in liberal arts from Oakland Community College, State Certification of Fire Fighting and multiple other certifications in emergency response. Jim’s professional career is owner/operator of GreenScapes Inc. – a commercial and residential landscape maintenance company as well as owner of the Franklin Grill in the downtown historic district.

Tom Morrow

Tom and his wife Eva have been residents of Franklin for 9 years. He has served as Village Treasurer for the past 6 years. Eva is a successful realtor for Max Brook. Tom is a Managing Director for AlixPartners where he helps corporate clients through financial crisis. Tom earned a BBA from University of Michigan and an MBA from the University of Chicago.

Steve Rosenthal

Steve works for Rock Companies and has leadership responsibility for operations, acquistions, underwriting and finance, and manages the establishment and implementation of governing policies and procedures companywide. In addition, he maintains functional responsibilility for monitoring company budgets, cost management and top line revenue growth.

Steve's professional memberships include the National Apartment Association and National Association of Home Builders. Steve has a strong commitment to community affairs, serving on the board of the Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Detroit, an active participant in the Juvenile Diabetes Foundation and a board member of the Franklin Baseball Organization.

Michael Seltzer

Michael Seltzer moved to Franklin in 1995 and became a member of the Franklin Community Association. He moved into the Presidency and continued in that position for eleven years - the longest servicing FCA President in its' history. Michael lives with his wife Lori in their historic home known as Franklin House, circa 1840 and is a proud member of the community continuing to serve as a Village trustee since being appointed to fill the position vacated by Alan Harnisch upon his departure in 2010. Mr. Seltzer is a lifetime member of the Adcraft Club and owner of SKM Inc., a marketing and publishing company he founded nearly 30 years ago. Mr. Seltzer has two children, Justin, 27 who lives in West Hollywood CA and is a Senior Account Manager for eprize, LA and daughter Kaitlyn, 24, a registered nurse who lives in Ann Arbor, MI.

Sherry Sparks

Sherry Sparks is an education and business consultant, speaker, and trainer. Her degrees include a BA, Masters Degree, and an Education Specialist Degree in Administration and Leadership. Sherry consults locally and nationally on gifted and talented related topics, school improvement, staff development, entrepreneurship, systems and structural dynamics, leadership, and organization development. Sherry’s leadership business, MightyMindz, Inc., cultivates, inspires, and grooms high ability and gifted and talented children, youth, and adults for influential roles and achievements in their areas of interest and passion.