Mr. Kolo was appointed to the city commission on September 08, 2020. He is a small business owner with a professional background in facility services and corporate environmental sustainability. His community experience includes library board activity as vice president, and positions as chair of the Oakland County Zoological Authority, one of the Detroit Zoological Society Board of Directors, and an organizer with the Lawson Road Neighborhood Association. Mr. Kolo holds a bachelor’s degree from Michigan State University. He and his wife, Carly, have two young children and have lived in Royal Oak since 2012.