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Board of
Education Members
JOAN BUGNI,
President
906-524-4866 (Telephone)
 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
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 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.
KATIE WAARA,
Secretary
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 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.
 EDWIN R.
GRANSELL, Treasurer
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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
Email
 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!
AMANDA NORDSTROM ,
Trustee
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 I
currently reside in
L’Anse with my husband,
Geoff, as well as my
three children which all
attend L’Anse Area
School. I have worked
in the field of higher
education for the past 9
years in many different
capacities, presently
serving the role as the
Dean of Student Services
and an Adjunct Business
Instructor at the
Keweenaw Bay Ojibwa
Community College. I
hold a Master of
Business Administration
degree in addition to
other various
certifications I have
acquired in my years
working within the
College. I believe with
my education and vast
knowledge of the
educational systems
processes and procedures
I will be an incredible
asset to the Board of
Education. I am
extremely honored to be
chosen for this position
and will strive to
adhere to the mission of
the school by working
together to develop
individual strengths,
talents and
responsibilities in a
caring, respectful and
safe environment.
MELISSA PAULSON,
Trustee
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 I
graduated from L’Anse
Area Schools in 1990 and
reside in L’Anse with my
husband, Charles, and 5
children. Currently, I
have two Sophomore’s and
a Junior attending LHS.
I graduated with a
Bachelor’s degree in
Management from Northern
Michigan University in
1995 and obtained my
Associate Degree in
Early Childhood
Education from Bay Mills
Community College in
2015.
I began
teaching in Preschool in
2009 and discovered my
passion for education. I
currently teach for the
Little Eagles GSRP
Kindergarten Readiness
Program at the Keweenaw
Bay Ojibwa Community
College.
I have
been an active member of
the L’Anse Area Schools
Athletic Booster Club
for the past 10 year
and I am currently
acting President. When I
am not attending an
athletic event you can
usually find me
outside! I love
exploring the beautiful
area we call home.
I believe that a
strong school system
relies on a solid
partnership with the
community as a whole.
It has been a pleasure
to see the growth and
progress LHS has had
during the last 30
years! I look forward
to serving on the School
Board!
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