Mayor Spotlight
Brenda F. Moore
Mayor, Saginaw
Mayor Brenda F. Moore is a lifelong resident of the City of Saginaw and proud graduate of Saginaw High School and Delta College. When she was first elected to Saginaw City Council in 2013, she quickly became involved with the Michigan Municipal League (MML) by attending conferences and trainings to understand her role as a new official. Since then, Brenda has completed all four levels of the MML Elected Officials Academy (EOA) and has held several leadership roles within the MML and its affiliate organizations. This includes her Board positions with the Michigan Black Caucus of Local Elected Officials (MBC-LEO), the Michigan Women in Municipal Government (MWIMG), and the EOA. In 2019, Brenda also became the first Black female president of the MML and was later awarded the Jim Sinclair Exceptional Service Award in 2021 to recognize her outstanding commitment to the citizens of her community. Brenda is currently the president of MBC-LEO and was recently elected to the Michigan Association of Mayors (MAM) Board during the 2023 MML Convention. Her term on Saginaw City Council expires in 2026.
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Auburn Mayor Lee Kilbourn Named President of Michigan Association of Mayors
Zeeland Mayor Kevin Klynstra Selected as Vice President
The mayors of Auburn and Zeeland were recently selected to lead the statewide Michigan Association of Mayors.
Auburn Mayor Lee Kilbourn was appointed to a one-year term as president of MAM and Zeeland Mayor Kevin Klynstra was selected for a one-year term as vice president of the association. Both were selected October 19 at the organization’s annual board meeting, which took place during the Michigan Municipal League 2023 Convention in Traverse City.
MAM is the official nonpartisan organization of Michigan’s chief elected officials. Representing over 120 Michigan communities, MAM works to assist the chief elected officials of cities, townships and villages advance the various interests and operations of communities represented by its members and all Michigan communities; promote cooperation among communities statewide; and advocate local interests at the state and federal levels.
Lee Kilbourn has been mayor of Auburn since 2011 and is past president and vice president of MAM. He previously served as president in 2016. Kilbourn has served several community organizations and the Auburn-Williams Fire District for 25 years. He is currently a member of the Auburn-Williams Lions Club, the Auburn Downtown Development Authority and the Auburn-Williams Intergovernmental Committee. Kilbourn graduated from Oral Roberts University with a bachelor’s degree in business. He and his wife, Kathy, are second generation owners of their family’s 57-year-old furniture business and proud grandparents of two children. For this term as president, Kilbourn replaces Hastings Mayor David Tossava.
“I am honored to continue my service to this excellent organization as MAM President,” Kilbourn said. “I look forward to working with my fellow mayors and village presidents and lead[ing] us as an organization through the next year.”
Mayor Kevin Klynstra has been a resident of Zeeland his whole life. He was elected to the city council in 1997. He decided to run for mayor in 2011 after he retired from the Postal Service and has served in that position ever since. Following his win in the November election, he is now serving his seventh consecutive two-year term. He has served on the MAM board for six years.
“It is a pleasure to serve as vice president for this organization,” Klynstra said. “I am looking forward to working with Lee to help lead the organization and to continue building the relationships that I have made through my involvement over the years.”
Read the full press release here.
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