Barbara Gibson, Senior Hearings Officer
Barbara has been an attorney since 1984 and has practiced privately and in the non-profit sector. Most recently, she was program counsel for the Legal Services Corporation in Washington, D.C. She is a state recognized mediator and case evaluator and has been with the Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribe since October of 2002. Barbara served as the attorney for the Interim Membership Commission and currently is the director of the Office of Administrative Hearings.

Kathleen Schmalz, Court Recorder/Paralegal
Kathleen Schmalz has been a Certified Electronic Reporter since 1991.  She currently sits on the State Court Administrator’s Board of Review for Court Reporters and Recorders.  Kathleen resides in Grand Haven, Michigan with her husband, John.