Commissioner McPherson is the newest member of the Road Commission Board, having been appointed in January 2023. A resident Hazel Park, he is an employee of the International Association of Sheet Metal, Air, Rail and Transportation Workers (SMART) Local 80.
He is a graduate of Catholic Central High School and a 27-year member of SMART Local 80, where he is a business representative. He is also a trustee of the Local's Insurance Fund, is a building trades journeyman, has completed continuing education classes in upgrading labor, is a trustee of the Michigan Maritime Trades Port Council and is chair of the Oakland County Building Authority.
