Phil Deschaine, who has served as Meridian Charter Township (Ingham Co.) treasurer since 2018, has been appointed to the Michigan Townships Association (MTA) Board of Directors. Deschaine will serve the MTA Board as director of MTA District 20, which encompasses Eaton, Clinton and Ingham Counties.
MTA represents more than 99% of Michigan’s 1,240 townships and is the largest municipal association in the state. “I truly have a passion for township governance,” Deschaine said. “I am very committed to serving my fellow MTA members and working together to be effective township leaders. I am a proud member of MTA and would like to help it continue to thrive in the decades ahead.”
Deschaine is as an advanced certified public funds investment manager, through the Association of Public Treasurers of the U.S. and Canada, and a Michigan certified professional treasurer, through the Michigan Municipal Treasurers Association. A graduate of MTA’s Township Governance Academy, he served two years as township trustee before being appointed treasurer. He has also served on the Meridian Charter Township Park Commission, zoning board of appeals, election commission and transportation commission.
In addition, he is secretary of the Ingham County MTA Chapter, secretary-treasurer of the Capital Area Transportation Authority, and past president of Kiwanis Club of Haslett & Okemos and Rotary Club of Haslett & Okemos.
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