Leaving
the Wayne County Building with
Treasurer Sabree Brooks Sullivan
said, “My visit has been
amazing, we met with the county
commissioners, and I’m here
because of the camaraderie with
the treasurer and everything
that he offers as I’m going down
the same path." (Photo by HB
Meeks/Tell Us Detroit)
“We
share
ideas,
discuss
common
issues
and not
so
common
issues
and then
we talk
about
them and
brainstorm,”
said
Sabree.
“It’s
always
good to
interact
and
exchange
ideas
and talk
about
what
we’re
doing
because
we may
find a
solution
to our
problems
just in
the
conversation.”
(Photo
by HB
Meeks/Tell
Us
Detroit)
First
African
American
elected
as
Ohio's
Franklin
County
Treasurer
visits
Wayne
County
Treasurer’s
Office
By
Amikka
Smith
Burl
Tell Us
Detroit
DETROIT
(Tell Us
Det) -
Wayne
County
Treasurer
Eric
Sabree
and
Franklin
County
Treasurer
Cheryl
Brooks
Sullivan
from
Ohio are
the
first
African
Americans
elected
as
county
treasurers
in their
perspective
state.
They met
last
week to
share
best
practices
and tour
Wayne
County
offices.
“My
visit
has been
amazing,
we met
with the
county
commissioners,
and I’m
here
because
of the
camaraderie
with the
treasurer
and
everything
that he
offers
as I’m
going
down the
same
path,
said
Brooks
Sullivan.
In
addition
to being
the Ohio
Franklin
County
Treasurer,
Brooks
Sullivan
is an
avid
volunteer,
community
servant,
and
military
veteran.
Since
1980, to
the
present
time,
she’s
been
heavily
involved
in
building
strong
management
and
enhancing
administration.
In the
future,
she
plans to
continue
to share
her
experiences
with
Treasurer
Sabree
and his
staff.
“We
jointly
bounce
ideas
back and
forth
with
each
other,
we have
about
the same
size
operation
as far
as
population
and
surrounding
counties,”
explained
Brooks
Sullivan.
“So, we
just go
back and
forth to
discuss
what I’m
doing
new in
my
office
and what
he’s
doing in
his
office
and
coming
up with
best
practices.”
“We
share
ideas,
discuss
common
issues
and not
so
common
issues
and then
we talk
about
them and
brainstorm,”
said
Sabree.
“It’s
always
good to
interact
and
exchange
ideas
and talk
about
what
we’re
doing
because
we may
find a
solution
to our
problems
just in
the
conversation.”
During
the
tour,
Brooks
Sullivan
met with
Wayne
County
Commissioners,
executive
staff,
and
Westland
Mich.
city
councilwoman,
Tasha
Green.
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