Since 2017, Councilmember Hennen has served on the Berkley City Council, focusing on protecting vulnerable residents, keeping constituents informed, and ensuring their voices are heard. He is the liaison to the Tree Board and the Zoning Board of Appeals and received his Master Citizen Planner Certification from Michigan State University. He also serves on the League’s Municipal Services Committee and the Elections Subcommittee, and is vice president of the Elected Officials Academy, where he is a recipient of the Ambassador Award—the highest honor bestowed by the Academy.

“I’m honored to serve as vice president of the Michigan Municipal League Board of Trustees and to represent Michigan’s cities and villages,” said Councilmember Hennen. “From making housing affordable for the average family to reforming property taxes and securing reliable state funding, our communities face some real challenges. I look forward to working with leaders across Michigan to make progress on these issues and help our communities thrive.”

The Michigan Municipal League is dedicated to making Michigan’s communities better by thoughtfully innovating programs, energetically connecting ideas and people, actively serving members with resources and services and passionately inspiring positive change for Michigan’s greatest centers of potential: its communities. The League advocates on behalf of its member communities in Lansing, Washington, D.C. and the courts; provides educational opportunities for elected and appointed municipal officials and assists municipal leaders in administering services to their communities through League programs and services. Learn more at mml.org.