Applications for appointment to any Kalamazoo County Board or Commission are available at any time from the:

Kalamazoo County Board of Commissioners
201 W. Kalamazoo Ave., Room 207
Kalamazoo, MI 49007
(269) 384-8111

The purpose of the Community Action Board, which is mandated by the federal government and the State of Michigan, is to assist the Board of commissioners with the implementation and coordination of a comprehensive community action program as outlined in the Economic Opportunity Act of 1964 and in accordance with Public Act 230 of 1981. The Community Action Board shall recommend a statement of goals and an annual program plan and budget, which shall serve to direct resources on the problems of economic and social deprivation in Kalamazoo County to the Board of commissioners for its approval. To this end, the Community Action board oversees and reviews the operations of such programs serving the needs of the indigent population in Kalamazoo County such as: Head Start, Weatherization, Walk-for-Warmth, and several others.

Consumer Sector	Term Expires
Sherry Thomas-Cloud	Department of Human Services Director
Teresa Valdez	Head Start Policy Council Chair
Creola Buchanan	09/30/2007
Daisy Jones	09/30/2007
Armando Romero	09/30/2009
Private Sector	Term Expires
Annette Fox	09/30/2007
Rose McKenny	09/30/2007
Catheryn Sirk	09/30/2007
Vacant	09/30/2008
Louise Anderson	09/30/2009
Public Sector	Term Expires
George Cochran, Kalamazoo Township Trustee	09/30/2009
Don Cooney, Kalamazoo City Commission	09/30/2009
Claudette Reid, Portage City Council	09/30/2009
Jack Urban, Kalamazoo County Commission	09/30/2009
Donald Ulsh, Schoolcraft Township Supervisor	09/30/2009