Trustee Ernest O. Hornung was first appointed to fill a vacancy on the Board of Trustees in January 1994, elected to a two year term later that year, and re-elected in 1996, 2004 and 2008 for another four year term.

In addition to his duties as Trustee, Ernie also serves on the Grosse Pointes-Clinton Refuse Authority, The Election Commission, the Planning Commission, Sanitary Sewer Sub Committee and the Historical Commission. Ernie has also served on the Public Housing Commission, as well as the Quinn Road Park Study Committee.

Prior to his appointment and subsequent election to the Board of Trustees, Ernie served the Township as Vice Chairman of the Clinton Township Zoning Board of Appeals and as Treasurer of the Clinton Township Building Authority.

Ernie has also served the community as a member of the Advisory Council, Center for Behavioral Medicine, St. Joseph's Hospital, as a former Treasurer of the Clinton Valley T-Ball League, past Vice President of the Clinton Township Goodfellows, and as President of the Bridgewood III and IV Homeowners Association.

He received his undergraduate degree in Business Administration from the University of Notre Dame and his Law Degree from the Detroit College of Law. He is currently employed as an Assistant Prosecuting Attorney.

Ernie and his wife Patricia Doyle-Hornung have been homeowners in Clinton Township since 1977. They have three sons and three grandchildren.

Trustee Kenneth Pearl was elected to the Clinton Township Board of Trustees in November 2008 to serve a four year term. 

Trustee Dean Reynolds was elected to the Clinton Township Board of Trustees in November, 2004 and re-elected for a second term in November, 2008.  One of the ways in which Dean felt he could best serve the residents of the township in his elected role as Trustee was by serving on numerous township committees. Currently Dean serves as the Chairperson of the Parks and Recreation Committee, is a member on the Election Commission, Communications Committee and the Technology Steering Committee. Dean was appointed on July 18, 2005 as one of two Board Representatives on the Police Department Financing Committee serving as Co-Chair of this committee. He also serves as an alternate on both the Housing Commission and the Budget/Ways & Means Committee.

Prior to his election to the Board of Trustees, Dean served on the Clinton Township Zoning Board of Appeals from 1999-2004, and served in the capacity of Vice-Chair from 2001-2004.

Dean volunteers on several non-profit organizations in the township. He is a member of the Clinton Township Optimist Club, which among other activities, raises money for children with cancer. Dean serves as Secretary-Treasurer of the Clintondale Education Foundation. He is also a member of the Clintondale Mini-Grants Committee which donates grants to staff members to pay for student activities not included in the school budget.

Dean is President of R&R Training, Inc. located in Clinton Township. He and his wife, Tammy, are homeowners and have one child named Nicholas. They are members of St. Paul of Tarsus Catholic Community in Clinton Township.

Trustee Jenifer “Joie” West was elected to the Board in November 2004 to serve a four year term beginning November 20, 2004 and re-elected for a second four year term in November 2008.

Joie received her Master of Science and Bachelor of Science degrees from Michigan State University. Currently, she is the Vice President of Government Relations at Strategic Health Care. Previously served as the Director of Public Affairs at Wayne State University - School of Medicine Public Affairs Office. In addition, she was employed at Henry Ford Macomb Hospital  (St. Joseph's Mercy of Macomb Hospital) as the Director of External Affairs and at Mount Clemens General Hospital (Mount Clemens Regional Medical Center) as the Director of Community and Corporate Services. She has also served as an Adjunct Faculty member in Health Services Administration at the University of Detroit Mercy and as the Director of Cardiology Services and the Life Trends Wellness Program at Mount Clemens General Hospital.  Joie currently is on staff at Baker College of Clinton Township.

Joie has been extremely active in the community. She has served as Board Chair for Creating a Healthier Macomb, on the Board of Directors and Board of Trustees for the American Red Cross and is a founding member of the Prescription Resource Network, the indigent prescription medication program in Macomb County. She is currently a member of the Leadership Macomb Education Coordinating Committee, the Democratic Party, The Health Forum, The National Wellness Institute, the National Health and Wellness Club, the Association for Worksite Health Promotion, the American College of Sports Medicine, the American Association of Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Rehabilitation, the Michigan Society of Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Rehabilitation and the Association of Worksite health Promotion among others.

Joie was a committee member of the Clinton Township Recreate Committee from 1999 – 2002. She was recently appointed to serve on the Township’s Parks & Recreation Committee, Housing Commission, Cultural Diversity Committee and Conservation Committee.

She has numerous publications and accomplishments which she has received awards for. One such award is the 1998, 2001 and 2002 Gold Healthy Workplace Award for Mount Clemens General Hospital received from the Governor’s Council on Physical Fitness, Health and Sports.

Married to Marty, she has two grown children, Nick and Sandy. She is an outdoor enthusiast and enjoys downhill skiing, camping and exercising. With a love for animals, she has two pets – a 2 year old Chesapeake Bay Retriever, Mojo, and a tabby cat named Austin.

(from left to right)
Dean J. Reynolds (Trustee)
Ernest O. Hornung (Trustee)
Kenneth Pearl (Trustee)
Robert J. Cannon (Supervisor)
Jenifer "Joie" West (Trustee)
Willam J. Sowerby (Treasurer)
George Fitzgerald (Clerk)