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Board of
Education Members
JOAN BUGNI,
President
 I
grew up in LʼAnse and
graduated from LʼAnse
High School in 1971. My
husband Jerry (who
taught at LʼAnse High
School for 37 years and
coached for 45 years)
and I have 3 children,
Jerry, Jeff and Jan who
all graduated from
LʼAnse High School. We
also have 9
grandchildren, some of
whom attend the LʼAnse
schools.
Jerry
and I owned a small
business for 27 years.
We sold the business and
I am fully retired. I
enjoy traveling around
the UP and beyond,
spending time in my
flower gardens and with
my family.
The
community of LʼAnse and
the school system have
always been very
important to me. I was
on the board of
education previously for
9 years and found that I
missed the involvement
so decided to run again.
Providing the best
education possible for
our young people is my
main goal. It is always
a challenge to balance
what is wanted and
needed for our children
and having the financial
means to provide those
things. I enjoy the
challenge and hope to be
involved for many years.
JIM FEDIE,
Vice President
 My
name is Jim Fedie and am
a 1980 graduate of
L'Anse High School.
I live in Nisula
with my wife and four
boys. We enjoy hunting,
camping, jet skiing and
the Green Bay Packers.
I look forward in
being a part of the
future of the L'Anse
Area Schools.
CHRISTINE
COLLINS, Secretary
 I
am a lifelong resident
of L'Anse. I attended
Sacred Heart School and
graduated from L'Anse
Township High School in
1970. After attending
Marygrove College in
Detroit, I became an
employee of the L'Anse
schools working as a
teacher aid and
custodian for 15 years.
In 1988 I earned a
Bachelor of Science
degree in Elementary
Education and began
teaching at Sacred Heart
School. In 1995 I began
working at L’Anse Area
schools as a Junior High
and High School Social
Studies Teacher, and in
2003 earned a Master of
Arts degree in
Education. During my
working career I
fulfilled many duties
including head
custodian,
administrator,
A.F.S.C.M.E. union
steward and secretary,
L.E.A. president, and
Junior and Senior class
Advisor. I retired in
2014 as the L’Anse Area
Schools and Public
Library Director.
I have also served my
community through the
L'Anse Hockey
Association, Sacred
Heart Pastoral Council,
Superior Stitchers Quilt
Guild, and the Huron
Island Lighthouse
Preservation
Association. I am
currently an adjunct
professor at Keweenaw
Bay Ojibwa Community
College. My husband, Jim
and I live in L'Anse. We
have two adult sons and
five grandchildren. We
enjoy time a camp, wood
cutting, and watching
sports. Education is my
passion.
 EDWIN R.
GRANSELL, Treasurer
I was born and raised in
L’Anse and graduated in
1986 from L’Anse High
School. I have a
bachelor’s degree from
Northern Michigan
University, a licensed
as a social worker
through the state of
Michigan and employed
with DHHS as a Child
Protective Services
Worker. I'm married to
my wife Joanne, and have
two daughters Laura and
Mandy. Laura graduated
in 2017 and Mandy will
graduate in 2019 from
L’Anse High School.
This will be my
third year as a member
of the L'Anse School
Board and I will
continue to work very
hard to do whats in the
best interest for the
school. I’m so fortunate
to be given the
opportunity to serve my
community and school in
this way.
ALLAN DANTES,
Trustee
 2019
is my 5th year serving
the District on the
L’Anse Area Schools
Board of Education. I
was born in L’Anse and
have chose to raise my
family here. In my
formative years, I spent
time in Wyoming and West
Virginia. There, I
played basketball and
soccer at public and
private schools, and
even was homeschooled
for a year and a half.
I returned to the great
Upper Peninsula in my
sophomore year and was
very busy my remaining
school days. I was on
the Purple Hornet
football team, Boys’
State rep, Camp Nesbit
counselor, and JH
football coach. I
graduated in 1997. I am
currently employed as a
Programmer / Prototyper
at L’Anse Manufacturing
and Technology, Inc. I
am married to my amazing
wife, Jamie, who works
in special and elder
care. She was a student
/ athlete at Baraga
High. We have 6
daughters; Justice,
Arieanna, Aaliyah,
Dannii, Adalynn, and
Kaia who keep us busy in
basketball and
volleyball.
In
the summer, you can find
us camping, hiking and
boating on the Bay. I
love to go backpacking
in the Porkies, and
fishing in the Hurons.
My free time is spent
racing with Tower City
Race Team in my #50 RX-7
rally car.
It has
been an honor to serve
and volunteer my time to
help make our school the
best it can possibly be!
I strongly encourage you
to seek out
opportunities to
volunteer in our school.
You won't regret it!
KATIE WAARA, Trustee
 I
live in L’Anse with my
husband and our five
children. Originally,
from Baraga, MI I
graduated from Baraga
High School in 1999 and
then attended Michigan
State University,
graduating in 2004. I
have worked for BHK
Child Development for
the past 13 years.
My family and I love
attending LAS
extracurricular events
such as football,
volleyball, basketball,
track and band concerts.
We also enjoy the
outdoors, taking
advantage of all the
seasonal activities that
our great community has
to offer.
As an
active community member
and committed volunteer
at LAS, I enjoy working
with others to make our
community and school a
place where families and
students can thrive.
It is an honor to
serve as a LAS Board
Member and I look
forward to doing my part
to support the
District’s goals.
BROOKE, OSTERMAN,
Trustee
My family moved to
L’Anse when I was 10
years old, where I began
attending L’Anse Area
Schools. I attended
L’Anse Middle and High
school and graduated in
2011. As a student, I
was a very active member
of the school. I was a
student council member
for seven years,
including president for
two years, and played
middle and high school
volleyball along with
coaching middle school
volleyball. I graduated
from Northern Michigan
University with my
Bachelors of Science in
Nursing degree. I am
currently employed as a
Registered Nurse at the
Baraga County Memorial
Hospital Physicians
Group. I am married to
my wonderful husband,
Pat, who works at the
Baraga County
Equalization Department.
Together we have two
amazing little girls,
Hannah and Abbey, who
will be attending LAS in
the coming years.
As a newcomer to
the L’Anse Area Schools
Board of Education, I am
eager and excited to
learn all that I can to
help make our school the
best that it can be for
our students and staff.
Education is so
important and I will
strive to keep the best
interests of the
students at the core of
every decision.
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