Mike Bouwhuis

Biography

Michael J. Bouwhuis is currently serving his first term as an elected official following the completion of the unexpired term vacated by Stuart Adams following his appointment to the legislature in mid 2002. Mike has served as the liaison to the Planning Commission, the chair of Family of the Year committee and the Fort Lane and Old Downtown Development Committee while on the Council. Mike currently represents the City as liaison to the Davis Chamber Of Commerce. Mike and his family have lived in Layton for nearly 11 years following his appointment as Superintendent of the Davis Applied Technology Center. Mike and his wife Shirley were both born and raised in Ogden and had six children and nine grandchildren as well as raising a foster child. Shirley is the Business Outreach Manager for Logistic Specialties in the Utah Bid Development Solutions program through State Procurement Technical Assistance Center. Mike is currently President of the Davis Applied Technology College having served for 13 years at the institution. Prior to the current appointment, Mike served as Associate Superintendent of the Ogden-Weber Applied Technology Center for 18 years. He has a bachelor’s degree from Weber State University in sociology and a master’s degree in education from Brigham Young University. Mike’s community service includes President of Mount Ogden Rotary Club, Big Brothers and Sisters of Northern Utah, Davis Arts Council, Davis County United Way, Board Chair of the North Davis Chamber of Commerce (Layton/Clearfield), Executive Committee member of the Chamber Military Affairs Committee and Board of the Utah Defense Alliance. While at the DATC he has increased the number of training programs from 18 to 37 and aquired funding and built a two million dollar entrepreneurial center for business incubation.

"I am both humbled and extremely fortunate to serve on the Council at such a critical time in the development of Layton City. I have the opportunity to be a member of a team that plans the restructure of transportation corridors, the old down town and Fort Lane areas of the City and to be a catalyst for economic development and business research parks in the City. Moreover, I have the opportunity of helping citizens with their concerns and issues, and I look forward to serving all Layton citizens and addressing questions and concerns."