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Board of
Education Members
JASON AYRES,
President
 II
was born and raised in
Lincoln, Nebraska,
graduating from Lincoln
High School in 1989 and
received my bachelor's
degree in Biology with
an emphasis in Fisheries
in 1993 from Northland
College in Ashland,
Wisconsin. I moved to
Baraga County in 1991
for an internship with
the Michigan DNR
Fisheries Division, and
have considered Zeba/L'Anse
my home ever since. My
wife, Violet, and I have
two children, Sierra and
Austin, who both
graduated from L'Anse
Area Schools.
I
have been employed by
the Keweenaw Bay Indian
Community since 1995 as
the Realty and DOT
Officer. I have been an
active member in the
community and serve or
have served on several
boards including the LAS
Board of Education since
2008.
I enjoy
spending time with my
wife, children and dog,
Copper; as well as
hunting, fishing,
geology, entomology and
herpetology.
Education and community
have always been very
important to me and I am
proud to serve as a
school board member.
JOAN BUGNI,
Vice President
 I
grew up in L'Anse and
graduated from L'Anse
High School in 1971. My
husband Jerry (who
taught at L'Anse High
School for 37 years and
coached for 45 years)
and I have 3 children,
Jerry, Jeff and Jan who
all graduated from
L'Anse High School. We
also have 8
grandchildren, some of
whom attend the L'Anse
schools.
Jerry
and I owned a small
business for 27 years.
We recently 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 L'Anse 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.
CHRISTINE
COLLINS, Secretary
 I
am a life-long resident
of L'Anse. I attended
Sacred Heart elementary
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 for 15 years,
working as a teacher aid
and custodian. In 1988 I
earned a Bachelor of
Science degree in
elementary education,
and in 2003 I earned a
Master of Arts degree in
secondary education. For
the next 25 years, I
worked as an elementary
teacher at Sacred Heart
School and a middle/high
school social studies
teacher at L'Anse Area
Schools. I fulfilled
many duties during these
years from being a head
custodian,
administrator, union
steward, secretary, and
president, advisor to
junior and senior
classes, and 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 at camp, wood
cutting, fishing, and
watching sports.
Education is my passion.
ANNE KOSKI,
Treasurer
 I
am a 1976 graduate of
L'Anse High School and a
lifetime resident. My
husband Steve and I have
three children, Kasey
and Thomas who live in
the state of Washington,
and Andrew, now
deceased, who have all
graduated from L'Anse
High School. I am
currently serving my
ninth year as the Baraga
County Treasurer. I love
my job and working with
the public. Steve is
currently retired after
owning our own business
for 40 years. We have
always strongly
supported L'Anse, its
progress, and the school
system by being very
active in the community
and we continue to do
so.
I have been
on the school board for
12.5 years. It has been
challenging,
educational, difficult,
fun, and heartbreaking
at times. Tough
decisions are made along
with the great decisions
that improve our school
and help the students
get the best education
possible. That is our
ultimate goal and we
strive for this daily. I
enjoy the challenge. It
is a good place for
parents to stay
connected to their
school and processes
that occur.
JIM FEDIE,
Trustee
 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.
 EDWIN R.
GRANSELL, Trustee
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 and licensed
as a social worker
through the state of
Michigan. I’m also
married and have two
daughters that are
currently attending
L’Anse High School.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 and licensed
as a social worker
through the state of
Michigan. I’m also
married and have two
daughters that are
currently attending
L’Anse High School.
This my first year
as a school board member
so I’m a newbie and have
allot to learn about
this position. I will
work very hard and do my
best to do what’s in the
best interest of the
school. I’m so very
proud to be given the
opportunity to serve my
community in this way.
ALLAN DANTES,
Trustee
 I
am a L'Anse Purple
Hornet, born and raised.
I moved away in my teen
years, and 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.
Returned to the great UP
in my sophomore year,
and was very busy my
remaining school years.
I was on the football
team, Boys State rep,
Camp Nesbit counselor,
and JH football coach.
Graduated in 1997.
I am married to my
darling wife, Jamie, who
works in special and
elder care. She was a
student/athlete at
Baraga High. I am
employed as a programmer
at L'Anse Manufacturing
and Technology, Inc. We
have 5 daughters;
Justice, Arieanna,
Aaliyah, Dannii, and
Adalynn who keep us busy
in basketball,
volleyball, softball,
and figure skating.
In the summer, you
can find us camping,
hiking, and boating on
the bay. I love to go
backpacking in the
Porkies, and racing with
my team in dirt track
stock cars and rally
racing with the best
drivers in the United
States.
This is
my first term on the
L'Anse Area Schools
Board of Education. I am
very excited to
volunteer my time and
help in any way possible
to make our school the
best it can possibly be!
Hornet Pride.
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