Board of Trustees — 2026
Meet the Candidates
Three experienced, community-focused leaders running to strengthen Schoolcraft College for every student, family, and neighbor it serves.
Candy Little, Brian Broderick, and Jackie Coleman with Ozzy, the Schoolcraft College mascot, outside the Boardroom.
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Trustee, Board of Trustees
Brian D. Broderick
Attorney, Educator & Five-Term Board Veteran
Brian Broderick is serving his fifth term on the Schoolcraft College Board of Trustees, having been elected to six-year terms in 1995, 2001, 2007, 2015, and 2020. He has served as Chairman from 2012–2020, Vice Chair from 2008–2011, and Secretary from 1997–2007.
Mr. Broderick earned a Master's Degree in Public Administration from Wayne State University in 1998, a Juris Doctor from the University of Detroit School of Law in 1991, and a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Notre Dame in 1988. He is a graduate of Detroit Catholic Central. Brian is a member of the State Bar of Michigan and currently serves as Executive Director of the Michigan Association of Non-public Schools and represents the state on the Council of American Private Education (CAPE).
Brian also serves on the boards of Michigan Youth in Government, Michigan Virtual, and the Education Alliance of Michigan. He currently serves as a board member of the Felician Sisters Childcare Centers in Livonia. He is involved in community activities with Our Lady of Good Counsel in Plymouth and as a volunteer at Detroit's Pope Francis Center. Brian and his wife Donna reside in Plymouth and are parents of two adult children, Jim and Katherine.
Trustee, Board of Trustees
Jackie D. Coleman
Special Education Leader & Lifelong Advocate for Diverse Pathways
Jackie Coleman was selected to serve on the Schoolcraft College Board of Trustees in December 2025. Mrs. Coleman holds an Educational Specialist degree in Special Education Leadership from Eastern Michigan University and has worked in special education for Livonia Public Schools since 1996.
Jackie has served in a variety of leadership roles throughout her tenure, including as a leader on a district committee, team lead for a program serving students with autism, union representative, and currently as department chair for Livonia's speech pathologists. She also participated in the Galileo Leadership Program, which further invigorated her passion for leadership in education.
A lifelong resident of Wayne County — including Lincoln Park, Westland, and since 2004, Plymouth — Mrs. Coleman believes in servant leadership. She has two adult daughters who both graduated from Canton High School before going on to explore higher education. She currently lives in Plymouth with her husband Steve Coleman, who is an electrician. In her free time, she enjoys dance-cardio classes and reading.
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Treasurer, Board of Trustees
Candy R. Little
Pharmaceutical Professional & Livonia Community Volunteer
Candy R. Little was selected to serve on the Schoolcraft College Board of Trustees in April 2023, where she currently serves as Treasurer. Ms. Little graduated from Wayne State University in 1996 with a Bachelor's in Chemistry and has since built a career in the pharmaceutical industry.
Throughout her career, Ms. Little has held titles including Clinical Research Associate, Lead Clinical Research Associate, Associate Clinical Research Specialist, and Institution Lead Clinical Research Associate at several pharmaceutical companies and clinical research organizations. She currently works for Merck as both a Senior Clinical Research Specialist and Institution Lead Clinical Research Associate.
Ms. Little has been an active volunteer in the Livonia community for over 16 years. She served on the PTA at Coolidge Elementary and remained an active volunteer throughout her daughter's education in Livonia Public Schools, through her daughter's graduation from the Math, Science, and Computers program at Churchill High School in 2022. She has also served on the Livonia Water and Sewer Board since December 2020. Ms. Little and her daughter have been residents of Livonia for 16 years.
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