Livonia has a giving Community Foundation

Meet four leaders making it happen

John is active on many community boards and commissions and is dedicated to giving back. He is a past honorary chair of the National Kidney Foundation Zoo Walk, a current Board of Directors member and past president of the Plymouth Road Development Authority, President of the Livonia Community Foundation, Director of the Livonia Chamber of Commerce, and currently serves on the University of Michigan Engineering Alumni Board. In 2021, he assumed an additional role as OHM Advisors’ Chairman of the Board.

"Advancing Communities is a direct hit for me. It’s why I do what I do. To be at the planning table with a public or private community and have the opportunity to help them create, shape and carve their vision into something living, well into the future? It’s simply exciting."

Charlie Mahoney is President of Four-M Associates, a Community Outreach Consulting Firm in Livonia, as well as a retired Regional Manager for DTE Energy. She serves as current Board member and chair of the Southeast Michigan Community Alliance (SEMCA) Michigan Works! Workforce Development Board. She is also the past Chair of the SEMCA –Educational Advisory Group, a member of the MWA! Board of directors since September 2007, and a member of the National Association of Workforce Boards (NAWB).



Mahoney serves on multiple non-profit organization boards and is appointed to the City of Livonia Civil Service Commission. She is a recipient of several honors and awards including the 2003 MWA Private Sector Volunteer of the Year and in 2013 Observer & Eccentric Livonia’s First Citizen. Her experience in workforce development began in the late 1970s. Mahoney is dedicated to workforce development with a strong commitment to the system.

Terry Marecki is chair of the Committee on Public Services and serves on the committees of Health and Human Services and Ways and Means. She also serves on the Special Committee of the Criminal Justice Complex. She was first elected in November 2014 to represent the Wayne County Commission's 9th District, which covers the city of Northville, Northville Township and most of the city of Livonia.

The lifelong Livonia resident graduated from Bentley High School and Madonna University with a Bachelor of Science degree in dietetics. She is a registered dietitian who worked at the University of Cincinnati and University of Michigan medical centers in the cardiac surgery and rehabilitation departments.



She has volunteered for years in her hometown and is active with the Livonia Community Foundation, Livonia Prayer Breakfast Committee, Community Opportunity Center Advisory Board, the Livonia Public Schools Education Foundation as an honorary board member, and as a trustee on the Madonna University Committee on Planning and Mission Effectiveness.

Gregory is a highly accomplished and analytical senior executive with extensive experience enhancing organizational performance, reducing costs/risks, improving cash flow management, and executing strategic plans. He possesses an extensive background in complex financial analysis, restructuring/reorganization, treasury, risk mitigation, investment/asset management, and intricate negotiations.

Gregory's immense experience makes him a truly valuable member of the Foundation.

Moms demand action gearing up for November

Renay Weiss-Stansell offers "Thanks to everyone who came out to our Moms Demand Action meeting tonight! We heard from many gun sense candidates and others running for school boards. We have lots of work to do before November to help elect those that support gun safety laws."

Moms Demand Action is a grassroots movement of Americans fighting for public safety measures that can protect people from gun violence.