The Gladstone Pier on a sunny spring day.

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City Hall Adjusted Summer Hours

Announcing the 2026 Summer Concert Series!

City Cleanup Vouchers Available May 1 – June 30

Staff Directory

Assessor
Name	Position	Phone	Email
Janice Frizzell, MAAO	Assessor	(906) 428-2311	Email

Board of Review
Name	Position	Phone	Email
Howard Haulotte	Board Member		Email
Jason Lippens	Board Member		Email
John Noreus	Board Member		Email
Jody Pontius	Board Member		Email

City Clerk
Name	Position	Phone	Email
Kim Berry	City Clerk/FOIA Coordinator	(906) 428-2311 Option 2, Ext. 6	Email

City Commission
Name	Position	Phone	Email
Joe Thompson	Mayor		Email
Brad Mantela	Mayor Pro-tem		Email
Judy Akkala			Email
Whitney Maloney			Email
Steve O'Driscoll			Email

City Manager
Name	Position	Phone	Email
Rob Spreitzer	City Manager	(906) 428-2311	Email

Community Development
Name	Position	Phone	Email
Jerry Hebert	Rental Inspector	(906) 428-2311	Email
George Sailer	Code Enforcement Official	(906) 428-2311	Email
Patricia West	Community Development Director & Zoning Administrator	(906) 428-2311	Email

Compensation Commission
Name	Position	Phone	Email
Joetta Fredrickson	Board Member
Howard Keeton	Board Member
Audra Steinhoff	Board Member
Gary Stevenson	Board Member

Construction Board of Appeals
Name	Position	Phone	Email
Jerry Hebert	Board Member - Contractor/Code Enforcement Official		Email
Jason Lippens	Board Member - Contractor
VACANT MEMBERSHIP		(906) 428-2311	Email

Downtown Development Authority (DDA)
Name	Position	Phone	Email
Joseph Thompson	Mayor		Email
Jay Bostwick	Chairperson - Resident		Email
Kyle Closs	Vicechair - First Bank		Email
Daniel Becker	Board Member - WSP Engineering		Email
Parker Grzybowski	Board Member - D&D Dog Dynamics
Robert LeDuc	Board Member - A-1 Septic		Email
Jason Lippens	Board Member - Jason Lippens Construction		Email
Nathan Neumeier	Board Member - Gladstone Schools Representative		Email
Jacob Taylor	Board Member - BayBank		Email
Patricia West	DDA Director (Non-Voting Staff Member)		Email
Samantha Gaudino	Downtown Ambassador (Staff Member)		Email

Economic Development Corporation (EDC)
Name	Position	Phone	Email
Steve Tackman	Chairman - Tackman Capital Management		Email
Jim Andersen	Board Member - Hannahville Indian Community
Steve DeLaire	Board Member - Upper Peninsula Concrete Pipe Co
Kevin Gendron	Board Member - First Bank
Dirk Manson	Board Member - Retired Administrator
Gary Maynard	Board Member - Gary Maynard CPA PC
Mike Nardi	Board Member - Baybank
Stephen O'Driscoll	Board Member - Bramco Containers
Steven Soderman	Board Member - VanAire, Inc.

Electrical
Name	Position	Phone	Email
James Olson	Electrical Superintendent	(906) 428-2311	Email
Dave Mathias	Lineman & Utility Technician
Bryce Dykes	Apprentice Lineman
Ben Hewitt	Lineman
VACANT POSITION	Apprentice Lineman

Fernwood Cemetery
Name	Position	Phone	Email
Barry Lund	Sexton	(906) 428-2311	Email

Fernwood Cemetery Committee
Name	Position	Phone	Email
Barry Lund	DPW Superintendent	(906) 428-2311	Email
Robert Spreitzer	City Manager	(906) 428-2311	Email
Keith Anderson	Committee Member
Wayne Roy	Committee Member
Ed Walker	Committee Member

Housing Commission
Name	Position	Phone	Email
Michael Lindahl	Secretary	(906) 428-2215	Email
Paula Waeghe	Board President		Email
Joseph Maki	Board Vice President
Mary Bosk	Board Member
Anne Chapman	Board Member
Rudolph Kaminen	Board Member

Parks and Recreation
Name	Position	Phone	Email
Wendy Taavola	Parks & Recreation Director	(906) 428-2311	Email
Robert Brown	Parks & Recreation Assistant Director	(906) 428-2311	Email
Bubba Finch	Custodial, Maintenance & Janitorial	(906) 428-2311

Planning Commission
Name	Position	Phone	Email
Patricia West	Community Development Director/Zoning Administrator	(906) 428-2311	Email
Howard Haulotte	Chairperson		Email
John DeFiore	Vice-Chairperson/Secretary		Email
Jennifer Harding	Planning Commissioner
Samuel Hewitt	Planning Commissioner
Michael Kennedy	Planning Commissioner
Jason Leonard	Planning Commissioner
Nicholas Nastoff	Planning Commissioner

Public Safety
Name	Position	Phone	Email
Ron Robinson	Director	(906) 428-3131	Email
Angel Chmurynski	Dispatch	(906) 428-3131	Email
Aaron Quinlan	Detective & Sergeant	(906) 428-3131	Email
Brad Nault	Sergeant	(906) 428-3131	Email
Scott Larson	Public Safety Officer	(906) 428-3131	Email
Brittany Levesque	Public Safety Officer	(906) 428-3131	Email
Mallory Nelson	Public Safety Officer	(906) 428-3131	Email
Charity Potier	Public Safety Officer	(906) 428-3131	Email
Sam Pouliot	Public Safety Officer	(906) 428-3131	Email
Lief Sjoquist	Public Safety Officer	(906) 428-3131	Email
Matthew Smith	Volunteer Fire Chief
Thomas Hinrickson	Volunteer Assistant Fire Chief
Bradley Farley	Volunteer Lieutenant
Craig Lancour	Volunteer Lieutenant
Paul Marenger	Volunteer Lieutenant

Public Works
Name	Position	Phone	Email
Barry Lund	Superintendent	(906) 428-2311	Email
Robert Lueneburg
Kyle McIntyre	Heavy Equipment Operator
Joe Quinn	Lead Heavy Equipment Operator
Morris Sanderson	Light Equipment Operator
Casey Shope	Heavy Equipment Operator
Nicholas Snowaert	Sanitation Operator
John VanBrocklin	Mechanic
Austin Wickland	Light Equipment Operator

Recreation Board
Name	Position	Phone	Email
Roger Aho	Board Member
Bob Bosk	Board Member
John DeFiore	Board Member
VACANT OPENING	Board Member
Anne Pfotenhauer	Board Member
Cathy Sjoquist	Board Member	(906) 428-1924