About Sommer
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Co-chaired the Vote Yes for PCCS campaign in 2013.
Served on the P-CCS Community-District Equity Leadership Team,
Former member of the the Sex Education Advisory Committee.
Member of the Canton Response to Hate Crimes Coalition and helped organize our first Not In Our Town Rally.
Co-Founder and Chair of the Plymouth-Canton Beloved Community and for four years, ran their scholarship competition.
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Sommer was elected to the Township board in 2016. She served on the Canton Roads Task Force and the Culture Arts and Heritage Commission.
Current member of the Roads Advisory Committee & DDA Ford Rd BLVD Sub-Committtee
Formed the Police Transparency and Guidance committee
Planning Commissioner & Master Plan Advisory Committee
Created the Boards and Commissions interview committee and process
Previously, she was elected to the Library board where she served as it's Vice-Chair and was also on the finance committee.
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2024 Inductee to the Canton Township Hall of Fame.
In 2014, Canton Community Achiever Award.
2022 Co-Chair Reproductive Freedom for All (Proposal 3)
Founding member of the Canton Democratic Club, Sommer served as its first Vice-President, and later, President.
Worked for Obama for America, State Representative Dian Slavens and the US House of Representatives.
She is currently the Executive Director of a non-profit where she has raised over $16 million to support 137 organizations that engage in civic education work.