Folsom Officials
The Village of
Folsom's Board consist of a mayor and three aldermen who are
elected every four years. Our current mayor and aldermen were
re-elected during the September 30, 2006 election. They will
begin their new terms in January 2007.
Mayor
Phillip Bickham is a 49 year old native of Folsom,
Louisiana, where he was born and raised. He attended Folsom
Elementary, Folsom Jr. High, and later graduated from Covington
High School. He and his wife, Melissa Bickham has been married
for 19 years and together they have five children. Mr. Bickham
is a gulf war veteran where he served in the United States Army
and was deployed during Operation Desert Storm in Kuwait. He
served 12 years and was honorably discharged at the rank of
Sergeant.
He has worked as a construction
supervisor for the last 20 years at Grady Crawford Construction
Co., Inc. He also pastors in Baton Rouge, Louisiana and coaches
local sports teams in Folsom.
Mr. Bickham was
recently elected as the Mayor of Folsom. Mr. Bickham has stated
that his top priority is to operate government with honesty and
integrity while being fiscally responsible. He also said that
public safety is important to the Village of Folsom therefore,
it is also his priority to maintain an effective and dedicated
Village Police Department. In doing so, Folsom will continue to
have safe schools and neighborhoods for its children.
Additionally, he vows to support the Village Maintenance
Department in order to continue giving clean water, safe sewer,
and better roads and drainage. Mr. Bickham proclaims that he is
not a Politian, just a hard working man, father, and husband.
It is his goal to KEEP the Village of Folsom the great place
that we all love!
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Alderman Lance Willie was born and raised in Folsom,
Louisiana. He graduated from Covington High School in 2003. He
went on to obtain a degree in Criminal Justice from Southeastern
Louisiana University in Hammond, Louisiana.
Alderman Willie was a court appointed mentor from 2004 through
2007 and was
chosen
Mentor of the Year in 2007. He spends much time and takes great
pride in raising his 2 year old daughter Chloe Willie. He is
currently employed with Tulane Primate Center. Alderman Willie
loves the community of Folsom and says he is ready and excited
to back Folsom 100%, cause “Folsom is Family!”

Alderman Donald Burris is a 56 year old native of Folsom,
Louisiana. Mr. Burris is self-employed as a landscape contractor
and also serves as Pastor of the Goodwill Missionary Baptist
Church in Mandeville, Louisiana. He is very active in the
community at large in many different capacities.
He
serves as the moderator of the Mount Zion Missionary Baptist
Association in
Mandeville, Louisiana, currently serves on a number of Executive
Boards, was former
Justice
of the Peace, Ward Two, was former St. Tammany Parish School
Board Member just to name a few. Mr. Burris is looking forward
to serving his native community in the capacity of Alderman.

Alderwoman Jill Mathies is a 41 years old and has lived in
St. Tammany Parish since her early childhood. She completed her
education at Covington High School. Jill is married to Folsom
native, John Mathies and together they raise their four
children: Ryan, Susan, Colleen and Julie.
Alderwoman Mathies is
presently employed by Ochsner Healthcare System as a nurse. She
has been practicing in the nursing field for the past 17 years.
She and her family are
active members of the First Baptist Church of Folsom.
As a newly elected
official of the Village of Folsom, Alderwoman Mathies’s desires
to help create "positive" change while maintaining a
family-oriented community; one in which all its residents can be
proud to call home.
Alderwoman Mathies is
grateful for the opportunity to serve the citizens of the
Village of Folsom and would like to thank them for entrusting
her with the task of working with the other elected officials to
pursue the continued welfare of the "Great" community of Folsom.