PARMA HEIGHTS CITY COUNCIL

Chrissy Reason, CMC
Clerk of Council
440.884.9601
440.884.9600 ext. 5658

MEMBERS OF COUNCIL

Council President, At-Large

Marie Gallo

6236 Mandalay
216.402.9019

Marie Gallo was appointed to serve on City Council in July 2010. She currently serves as an At-Large Council Representative, City Council President and is the Vice Chair of the Finance Committee. Marie is a graduate of Holy Name High School, and she has a Bachelor's Degree in Criminal Justice from Baldwin Wallace University. She also completed continuing education courses through Kent State University to earn her status as a Certified Municipal Clerk. Marie is currently the Human Resources Director of North Olmsted and has been a resident of Parma Heights since 2001.

Email: mgallo@parmaheights.us

Council Ward 1

Renee Everett

10109 Eureka Parkway
440.888.3975

Renee Everett was elected to Council in 2013. She is the Chair of the Recreation Committee and serves on the Finance Committee and the Recreation Commission. Renee served as the Chairperson for the Parma Heights Charter Review Commission and is one of the original members involved in organizing and bringing a community garden and the Parma Heights Garden Club back to the City. Renee and her late husband, David, have two children and have been homeowners since 1991.

Email: reverett@parmaheights.us

Council Ward 2

Lesley DeSouza

6245 Springwood Rd.
440.834.2336

Lesley DeSouza has been appointed to fill the recently vacated, unexpired term as Councilwoman in Ward 2 seat in September 2021, and will be on the Police, Fire & Safety Committee and Recreation Committee. She previously served on Parma Heights City Council from 2003 through 2015, both as Council-at-large and Ward 2, during which time she was on the Finance Committee and Planning Commission. Lesley also served as Chairwoman of the Parma Heights Charter Review Commission. She attended Incarnate Word Academy then Valley Forge High School. Lesley has been a homeowner in Parma Heights for almost 40 years. Currently she is a member of the Parma Heights Historical Society and is on the Board of Directors for University Hospital Parma Medical Center. Lesley is retired from Cuyahoga County.

E-mail: ldesouza@parmaheightsoh.gov

Council Ward 3

Tom Rounds

7015 Orchard Blvd.
216.544.6564

Tom Rounds was recently appointed to fill the unexpired term of the Ward 3 Council seat in September 2020. Tom has been a resident of Parma Heights Ward 3 since 2002.He is a graduate of Brunswick High School with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Education from The Ohio State University. Tom got his Master of Science Degree in School Counseling from the University of Akron. A 32-year teacher in the Brunswick City Schools, Tom was recognized as the Brunswick City Schools Teacher of the Year and received the Crystal Apple Award from the Cleveland Plain Dealer. Tom retired from classroom teaching in 2013 and has worked as an educational support specialist in Northeast Ohio for the Department of Education. Tom served Parma Heights on the 2019 Charter Review Commission. He serves on the Utilities, Streets and Sidewalks Committee.

Email: trounds@parmaheights.us

Council Ward 4

Rick Haase

6654 Newbury Lane
440.842.6154

Rick Haase was appointed to fill the unexpired term of the Ward 4 Council seat in February 2020 and officially sworn-in by Parma Heights Mayor Michael P. Byrne on Monday, March 2, 2020. A resident of Parma Heights Ward 4 for more than 50 years, he is a graduate of Valley Forge High School, Cuyahoga Community College's Western Campus, and Baldwin-Wallace University. Haase is best known as a local journalist and marketing communications professional who has won numerous local, regional and national awards for his writing. He most recently served as a member of the Parma Heights Charter Review Commission, and also previously worked as Director of Communications for the Office of Parma Heights Mayor Michael P. Byrne. He is also a former member of the Board of Directors of Cassidy Theatre, Inc. in Parma Heights. Haase is the Vice Chair of the Utilities, Streets and Sidewalks Committee and serves on the Recreation Committee.

Email: rhaase@parmaheights.us

Council Pro-Tem, At-Large

Anthony Stavole

9655 Stoney Creek Lane
440.623.3337

Anthony Stavole was elected to City Council in 2012. He currently serves as the Chair of the Finance Committee and Vice Chair of the Police, Fire & Safety Committee. He is also the Council Representative to the Planning Commission. Anthony was born and raised in Parma Heights. Anthony and his wife, Julie, are raising their children Carmen, Dominic, and Giovanni in this great, family-friendly community.

Email: astavole@parmaheights.us

At-Large

Kathleen Walsh

11362 Blossom Avenue
440.554.3864

Kathy Walsh serves as the Chair of the Utilities, Streets & Sidewalks Committee and as a member of the Police, Fire & Safety Committee.

Email:kwalsh@parmaheights.us