Sumpter Township new board candidates running as a slate

The Bardell Team is running as a slate to unseat six of the seven incumbents on the Sumpter Township Board of Trustees in the Aug. 9 primary election.
The Bardell Team says it has: 130-plus years of senior management and supervision in the following disciplines: private (family-owned) companies, publicly traded companies, governmental departments, and sovereign nation. The members have 200-plus years of residency in Sumpter Township.
They also have professional experience in trucking companies, grocery warehouse, steel mill, body shop, corrections departments, TV and internet production, banking/mortgage, lawn services and snow removal, human resources, teaching, real estate, and film.
Jay Bardell, II for Supervisor
Jay Bardell II, candidate for supervisor, has been a Sumpter resident for 35 years. He is retired. He worked for 21 years in a grocery industry, 19 years of that in supervision. He was employed with a steel company and the company closed.
Bardell has been on the Parks and Recreation Commission for three years and on the township planning commission for 10 months. He served on the committee to review and revise the marijuana ordinances.
He has been married to Roxanne for 18 years and is father to four daughters. He has five grandchildren. All are residents of Sumpter.
He enjoys his grandchildren, gardening, caring for his animals, and socializing around the community.
“I am dedicated, honest and loyal, willing to help anyone in need,” Bardell said.
Lydia Graber for Treasurer
Lydia Graber, a 22-year resident of Sumpter Township, is running for treasurer.
She has been married to her husband Marvin Graber for 28 years.
Graber said she has 20 years of banking experience, V.P. Mortgage Servicing; 35 years as a disability advocate/consultant; 11 years on the Michigan Commission on Disability Concerns, appointed by Governor John Engler; 14 years a national motivational speaker; seven years as a member/president of the Pontiac Optimist Club; member of Michigan Paralyzed Veterans of America; and consultant on the accessibility committee for Comerica Park, Ford Field, and Red Wings Stadium.
She also was an actress in “Star Wars” and as a Stunt Ewok appeared in several movies, music videos, and improv comedy troupes.
Deb Callison for Clerk
Deb Callison, a Sumpter resident for 17 years, is running for township clerk. She started her own business at age 27 and now has full responsibility for record keeping for two businesses. She volunteers services needed by numerous seniors in the community.
She has been married to Dave for 45 years. They have a daughter Kelly and grandchild Corbin.
“If elected, I would give more back to the community to see it grow and maintain country lifestyle that the area residents feel so strongly about,” Corbin said.
Jane J. Stalmack for Trustee
Jane J. Stalmack, a township resident for more than 60 years, is running for trustee. She has been a member of the planning commission for three terms and currently is chairperson. She previously was a member during the early 1980s, prior to moving to New York.
She earned a bachelor of science degree in special education from Eastern Michigan University and did graduate work in Educational Leadership. She has 25-plus years of senior management in Human Resources and has spent 10-plus years as a substitute teacher in all grade levels and special education.
Past affiliations include the Friends of the Belleville Area District Library and secretary of the Adirondack Red Cross executive board.
She is a member of SHRM (Society of Human Resources Management), member of the steering committee of EMU-Career Horizons; Police Commissioner of the Grand Traverse Band of Ottawa and Chippewa Indians Personnel Women’s Association; and served on the selection committee for superintendent search in Bonner’s Ferry, Idaho.
Ronald Barrington Robinson
for Trustee
Ronald Barrington Robinson, a Sumpter Township resident for 19 years, is running for trustee.
He holds a bachelor of science degree in Criminal Justice, Certified in LERN Law Enforcement Resource Network, and is a retired lieutenant with the State of Michigan Department of Corrections after serving 23 years.
Robinson is a reporter and columnist at the Michigan Enquirer newspaper in Flint; a Block Club president; and lifetime member of NAACP, last holding the position of vice president.
He has been active in several community programs and established the “Feed a Family” program in 2011, assisting in feeding thousands of families, veterans, elderly, and people with disabilities; and L.A.R.R. Loving Arms Rescue Ranch.
He is owner of “In My Opinion” show, viewed on Comcast Cable Television in Flint; Michigan channel 17 weekly, and Detroit Michigan Comcast Cable Television channel 68 weekly; Facebook; also on the internet on YouTube via his own channel RBRIMO. He also has a blog: The Barrington Report on Facebook.
He said he is a family man.
Jerry Anderson, Jr. for Trustee
Jerry Anderson, Jr., worked for his father at his sawmill and trucking company in Sumpter all of his life.
He followed in his father’s footsteps and continued running the family business and expanded it to what it is today: Family Trucking.
He said he provides numerous types of volunteer services via his company’s resources.
Anderson is a member of the NRA and a dedicated family man, married to the “love of his life” Marie. He is father to his son Jay, who works for the family business; and step-father to James, a graduate of Western Michigan University; Samantha, who currently is attending Ferris State University; and Daniel, a current employee of the family business.
“I was raised by honest, hard-working parents who instilled the same values in me,” Anderson said.
He has lived in Sumpter Township all of his life.