Meet Your Township Officials 

William Paul Deater, known to every one as Bill, was born and raised in Blaine, MI. He was educated in a one room school house in Blaine, and went to high school in Port Huron. Bill went to Iron Workers Federal Trade Schools for 4 years and attended classes at St. Clair County Community College in Port Huron. He married his wife Susannah and they reside on the farm that was once owned by Susannah's family. They have two sons and one daughter. Bill has been a member of the Grant Township Volunteer Fire Department for 35 years and has served as an officer in the past. He has been past president and member of the Planning Commission as well as property manager. Bill became supervisor November 20th, 2004, ready and willing to serve Grant Township.

Nancy Sharum first started working for the township as an extra hand around the office both paid and as a volunteer. She has been married to husband Gary for 42 years. She is a volunteer on the Parks Committee, loves spending time with her husband, 5 married kids and spoiling her 9 grandchildren, gardening and crossword puzzles. Nancy has an extensive business background starting out as a high school co-op secretary at 15. She managed the offices of 3 different companies as a working Mom over her vast career before retiring in 2004. In January 2006, she was appointed the Deputy Clerk by Laurie Kring. Nancy was appointed Township Clerk by the board on April 1, 2006. Nancy feels privileged to be serving the residents of Grant Township.

Kathleen A. Bert, has been a township resident for 16 years. She is married to Scott and has three teenage daughters. Kathy was educated in Port Huron and worked for the Port Huron Police Department for 10 years before accepting a position with the St. Clair County Juvenile Court System. She worked there for 4 years before leaving to stay home and raise her daughters and help with their home based photography and video production business.  Before children Kathy had obtained her scuba diving certification and spent many hours here and away diving. Now she enjoys spending time in her flower beds and her vegetable garden. Kathy took over as treasurer on November 20th, 2004 and has found the position to be a challenging and fulfilling experience.

David R. Rutkofske has lived in Grant Township for 14 years. He is married to Connie and together they have 3 children, and 5 grandchildren. He owns and operates Woods Edge Herb Farm which is an organic herb farm in Grant Township. Dave enjoys music promotion, even owning a small recoding studio in his home. He has over 23 year experience as a volunteer on the Grant Township Fire Department. Dave is the Electrical Inspector for the Township and he is also in charge of address assignments. David is the senior member on the Grant Township Board of Trustees as he has been a Trustee since 1996. Dave is finishing his 3rd term as Grant Township Trustee. Dave works to keep the Township moving in a positive direction for its residents.

David S. Lamb was raised in Grant Township and education in Port Huron Schools. He lived for a short time outside of the township and married his wife Denise. They have two sons. They moved back into Grant Township and renovated Dave's grandparent's farmhouse where they reside today. Dave has worked at Nordgren Automotive for 22 years where he is a machining manager. When he's not spending time with his two young boys, Dave enjoys hunting and gardening. He has been a member of the Grant Township Volunteer Fire Department for 19 years. He is Planning Commission Secretary and has been on the Planning Commission for many years. Dave ran for Trustee because he cares about our community and its citizens. Dave is in his second term as Grant Township Trustee.