{"id":113,"date":"2025-09-10T23:33:07","date_gmt":"2025-09-10T23:33:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cwsdemowebsites.com\/billkolb\/?page_id=113"},"modified":"2025-09-26T06:00:51","modified_gmt":"2025-09-26T06:00:51","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/cwsdemowebsites.com\/billkolb\/about\/","title":{"rendered":"About"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"113\" class=\"elementor elementor-113\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6ed8aba hero-inner elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6ed8aba\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-10bf081\" data-id=\"10bf081\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fd33223 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"fd33223\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">About Bill Kolb<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-9c765af about-sec elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9c765af\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ab678e5\" data-id=\"ab678e5\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f766e18 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"f766e18\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"799\" src=\"https:\/\/cwsdemowebsites.com\/billkolb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/image09090.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-274\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cwsdemowebsites.com\/billkolb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/image09090.png 800w, https:\/\/cwsdemowebsites.com\/billkolb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/image09090-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/cwsdemowebsites.com\/billkolb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/image09090-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/cwsdemowebsites.com\/billkolb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/image09090-768x767.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8ee9e7a\" data-id=\"8ee9e7a\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-25743eb elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"25743eb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Resident-first leadership for Birmingham.<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-44389fd elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"44389fd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Bill Kolb is a father of two daughters, a grandfather of two, and a long-time resident of downtown Birmingham. He is a University of Michigan graduate. His career spans marketing, operations, and finance, including leadership work at McCann Worldgroup located at Maple and Bates. Bill serves on Birmingham\u2019s Advisory Parking Committee and supports several nonprofits. He is active with Project Healthy Minds and Women of Tomorrow Metro Detroit. He is the current Chair of the National Kidney Foundation of Michigan. These commitments reflect his focus on mental health, educational opportunity, and community health.<\/p><p>Bill was honored with the Motivating Leader Award from Women of Tomorrow. The award recognizes his dedication to mentoring and supporting educational opportunities for young women. When Bill is not volunteering or spending time with family, he enjoys live music, movies, and football.<\/p><p><strong>Why Bill is Running<\/strong><\/p><p>Keep Birmingham safe, walkable, and responsive to residents. 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