Amy Haggerty joins Board of Stockbridge Community News

Amy Haggerty was appointed by unanimous vote to the Board of Directors of the Stockbridge Community News on June 27.

Former Stockbridge teacher Amy Haggerty was appointed by unanimous vote to the Board of Directors of the Stockbridge Community News on June 27.

Haggerty retired from Stockbridge Community Schools in the fall of 2017 after 25 years of teaching special education. She writes SCN’s monthly “Staff Spotlight” column.

“Amy is a welcome addition to our talented board,” President Patrice Johnson said. “Her knowledge and can-do attitude are sure to further SCN along in its mission to help build a stronger, healthier community through quality, consistent communications.”

Director Haggerty and husband Jim have lived in the Stockbridge area for 22 years.

“Our daughter, Lauren, graduated from Stockbridge High School in 2013,” Haggerty said with pride. “Then she graduated from Grand Valley State University in 2018.”

SCN prints a monthly newspaper that it circulates free of charge to 11,000 households in the 125 square-mile Stockbridge School District, including Munith, Gregory, Pleasant Lake, and Fitchburg plus portions of Pinckney, Fowlerville, Chelsea, Dansville, Webberville, White Oak, Grass Lake, Leslie, and Jackson. SCN’s website and Facebook pages regularly serve more than 20,000 viewers each month with a growing list of more than 1,000 followers. SCN is a Michigan nonprofit organization (IRS #C4-4001565), operated by an unpaid, volunteer board of directors.