NILES — The following people were appointed and reappointed to city boards, commissions and committees in one unanimous motion by Niles City Council Monday at the Niles Fire Station Complex, 1345 E. Main St.

The following information was taken from written applications each person submitted to the council. The council then used this information to help determine their vote.

• Penny Brazo was reappointed to a four-year term on the Niles District Library Board. She has been a board member since January 2012.

• Tiffani Dash was reappointed to a three-year term on the Niles Public Arts Commission. She has served on the board since March 2019.

She said that the commission has many ideas but not enough people and time to see them through. She said once projects set forth last year are completed and community awareness is raised about the commission, more work can be done.

• Mary Drolet was reappointed to a three-year term on the Niles Historic District Commission. She has served on the commission since 2013.

She cited a more consistent application of standards and guidelines as an improvement the commission could make.

• April Gargis was reappointed to a second three-year term on the planning commission. She has held the role since December 2017.

• Neil Hassinger was appointed to a three-year term on the Fort St. Joseph Archaeology Committee. He lives in Edwardsburg and works for Horizon Plastic and Engineering, Inc., of Osceola, Indiana.

In his application, Hassinger stated he has used his engineering experience to become a “short list” volunteer of the archeological project at Fort St. Joseph, especially when it came to dewatering the floodplain.

He is currently helping update displays at the Niles History Center and plans to sand and refinish the flooring he worked at Chapin Mansion.

He previously helped construct the Edwardsburg Area Historical Museum.

• Leona Hein was appointed to a three-year term on the Fort St. Joseph Archaeology Committee. She lives in Howard Township and works for Niles Community Schools.

She cited her fascination with the fort as her motivation for wanting to join the committee. She has volunteered for its archaeological project before.

Hein previously served as a board member of Four Flags Chamber of Commerce, a member and director of Kiwanis of Southwest Michigan, the adviser of Niles High School’s Key Club.

She possesses two bachelor’s degrees, one in business administration, the other in community recreation.

• Betty Knoll was reappointed to a three-year term on the Niles Public Arts Commission. She has served on the board since 2014.

She said finding more volunteers is necessary to grow the commission’s impact. She also said talking to residents in person can be more effective than over the phone or in front of city council.

• Rhonda Harlow was appointed to a three-year term on the parks and recreation board.

She is employed at Spectrum Health Lakeland, 1234 Napier Ave., St. Joseph. She currently works in trauma services and provides injury prevention education to communities. She previously was a case manager for hospital quality improvement efforts and a bedside nurse.

She was previously an active member of Psi Iota Xi service organization, a volunteer at Niles Scream Park and an official for the Mariners, the Niles-Buchanan YMCA’s swim team.

Harlow said a calling to serve her community drew her interest in the parks board.

• Jessica Nelson, Niles city council member was reappointed to a three-year term on the Niles Historic District Commission. She has been on the board since November 2019.

Nelson wrote she would like the commission to continue to make non-biased decisions and to organize community events that emphasized the value of historic preservation.

• Ric Huff, city administrator, was reappointed to a three-year term on the brownfield redevelopment authority.

• Dakota Jackson was appointed to the parks and recreation board to complete the unexpired term of Sam Slaughter. It expires Dec. 31.

Jackson is the secretary of Greater Niles Baseball and the president of Thomas Staudium Adult Baseball League.

He works for Old Fort Building Supply, 1401 S. Main St., South Bend.

Jackson said his desire to serve comes from his passion for parks and the city.

Gargis said the planning commission has been positive and proactive in the city’s growth.

• Megan Noll was reappointed to a second three-year term on the DART local advisory committee. She has served on it since January 2017.

She wrote her outside opinion on public transportation could help meet the community’s transit needs.

• Andrew Roberts was appointed to a three-year term on the planning commission. He was also appointed to a three-year term on the Niles Public Arts Commission.

Roberts is a retired industrial technology teacher who taught at Niles High School for 14 of his nearly 30 years. There, he was elected twice as president of the teacher’s union and once as vice president.

Roberts currently owns and operates Roberts Property Management, which he wrote has rehabbed four properties in Niles to code.

He was recommended by council members Georgia Boggs and Daniel VandenHeede.

• Sanya Vitale, community development director and zoning administrator, was reappointed to a three-year term on the brownfield redevelopment authority. She has served on it since 2016.

Vitale was also reappointed to the Niles Housing Commission. She has served on it since 2015.

• Shannon Weinberg was appointed to a three-year term on the DART local advisory committee. She has served on it since January 2018.

• Larry Wilson was reappointed to a three-year term on the zoning board of appeals.