About Us
Volunteers of America is a national, nonprofit, faith-based organization dedicated to helping those in need rebuild their lives and reach their full potential. Through hundreds of human service programs, including housing and healthcare, Volunteers of America helps over 2 million people in over 400 communities. Since 1896, our ministry of service has supported and empowered America's most vulnerable groups, including at-risk youth, the frail elderly, men and women returning from prison, homeless individuals and families, people with disabilities, and those recovering from addictions. Our work touches the mind, body, heart — and ultimately the spirit — of those we serve, integrating our deep compassion with highly effective programs and services.
Volunteers of America Michigan Staff
Administration
Alex Brodrick, President/Chief Executive Officer
Carol Smith Dixon, Manager of Human Resources
Kathleen Erickson, Executive Assistant
Chris Myers, Information Technology
Development Department
Erica Medvinsky, Community Engagement Coordinator
Dennis Neuner, Foundation and Government Relations Liaison
Emilie Rohrbach, Director of Community Engagement
Lynn Lucas, Development Assistant
Accounting Department
Ulli Raak, Chief Financial Officier
Debbie Klien, Finance Manager
Cindy Blair, Accounts Payable
Denise Brown, Payroll & Benefits
Emmanuel Turner, Staff Accountant
Housing Department
Karlynne Tucker-Scaggs, Vice President of Housing
Denise Cenance, Housing Management Coordinator
Dawne Cessante, Housing Administrative Assistant and Compliance Officer
Monica Mitchell, Community Administrator - Buena Vista Senior Community
Juliene Jenkins - Country View Apartments & Townhouses
Christy Paul, Community Administrator - Coventry Place Apartments
Anna Bullock, Community Administrator - Liberty Commons Apartments & Townhomes
Carolyn Mangapora, Community Administrator - McDonald Senior Apartments
Mary Hurt, Community Administrator - Oak Village Square Apartments
Karen Graham, Community Administrator - Sumby Senior Housing
Enterprise Program
John Bindas, Vice President of Enterprise & Thrift
Robert Brandsen, Office Manager
Robert Valance, Lot Manager
Homeless Shelter Services
Patrick Patterson, Vice President of Operations Lansing
Renee Jones, Executive Assistant/Office Manager
New Hope Day Shelter
Sharon Dade, Program Development Director
Veterans Housing Program
Paul Beiring, Veterans Programs Manager
Thrift Store
Brian Wilbur, General Manager
Our volunteer Board of Directors is elected by the Volunteers of America Michigan membership to ensure that the board:
- Manages its affairs according to state and federal law
- Complies with the Volunteers of America affiliate requirements
- Secures and allocates the resources needed to deliver the Volunteers of America Michigan programs and services throughout the state of Michigan.
Chair:
Ralph J. Marcus, Marcus Management
Vice Chair:
Eddie McDonald, EFM & Assoc. LLC
Treasurer:
David Lemon, Consultant
Secretary:
Michelle A. Carter, Bodman LLP
Jamil Akhtar, Attorney, Retired.
Alex Brodrick, President & CEO, Volunteers of America Michigan
Dawn Batts, Union Heritage Capital Management
Diane Cotman, Consultant
Carol Goll, Retired, Urban Renewal Specialist.
Judge William Lucas, Retired, Wayne County Circuit Court Judge
Karen MacDonald, Wayne County Department of Economic Development
Don McCann, Global Technology Executive, Emerson
Jenna Moritz
Vanassa Owens-Warrens, RN, MS
Larry Smith, Manager of Labor Relations & Sales, Physicians Health
Robert Smith III, Retired Major General, US Army Reserves; Controller, Ford Motor Company
Jaqui Stoneman, Community Reinvestment Act Officer & Training and Communications Coordinator, First National Bank of America
Chair: Kevin T. McGraw
Alex Brodrick, President/CEO of Volunteers of America Michigan
Raymond Hall, Lansing Police Department
Lupe Izzo
Gerald A. Jennings
Samuel Johnson
Milton L. Scales, Jr., Retired, Former Chief of the Office of Criminal Investigations, Michigan Department of Environmental Quality
Larry R. Smith, Manager, Labor Relations, Sparrow Health Systems
Jaqui Stoneman, Community Reinvestment Act Officer & Training and Communications Coordinator, First National Bank of America
Stanley Williams
Roseann Zumbrink