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Volunteers of America Michigan Staff

Administration
Alex Brodrick, President/Chief Executive Officer
Carol Smith Dixon, Manager of Human Resources
Emilie Rohrbach, Executive Assistant to the President/CEO & Manager of Special Projects
Chris Myers, Information Technology
Joi Mausi, Front Office Coordinator & Database Specialist

Development Department
Kate Reed, Development Coordinator
Deborah Underhill, Foundation Liaison

Janice Striker, Development Executive

Accounting Department
Ulli Raak, Senior Director of Finance & Administration
Debbie Klien, Senior Accountant

Cindy Blair, Accounts Payable
Denise Brown, Payroll & Benefits
Emmanuel Turner, Staff Accountant

Housing Department
Elizabeth Lane, Vice President of Housing
Christy Hughes, Regional Housing Manager
Dawne Cessante, Executive Assistant and Compliance Officer
Denise Posey, Office Manager - Coventry Place Apartments
Carolyn Mangapora, Community Administrator - McDonald Senior Apartments
Anthony Barker II, Community Administrator - Oak Village Square Apartments
Kameeca Martin, Community Administrator - Sumby Senior Housing
Anna Bullock, Office Manager - Liberty Commons Apartments/Townhomes
Linda DeGarmo, Community Administrator - Country View Apartments/Townhomes
Monica Mitchell, Community Administrator - Buena Vista Senior Community

 

Enterprise Program
John Bindas, Vice President of Vehicle 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 Manager

Veterans Housing Program

Thrift Store
Brian Wilbur, General Manager

 

 Volunteers of America Michigan
2008-2009 Board of Directors

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
Treasurer:
David Lemon, Consultant
Secretary:
Michelle A. Carter, Bodman LLP

Alex Brodrick, President & CEO, Volunteers of America Michigan
Diane Cotman, Executive Director, Strategic Thinking, Inc.
Carol Goll
Judge William Lucas
, Wayne County Circuit Court Judge
Karen MacDonald, Wayne County Department of Economic Development
Vanassa Owens-Warrens, RN, MS
Robert Reed, Attorney, Reed & Associates, P.C.
Larry Smith, Manager of Labor Relations/Sales, Physicians Health
Robert Smith III, Controller, Vehicle Service & Programs, Ford Motor Company
Jaqui Stoneman, Community Reinvestment Act Officer & Training and Communications Coordinator, First National Bank of America

Lansing Committee

Chair:
Jaqui Stoneman, Community Reinvestment Act Officer & Training and Communications Coordinator, First National Bank of America
Larry R. Smith, Manager, Labor Relations, Sparrow Health Systems

James A. Wing, Retired
Gerald A. Jennings
Milton L. Scales, Jr., Chief of the Office of Criminal Investigations, Michigan Department of Environmental Quality
Robert Striker
Raymond Hall, Lansing Police Department
Samuel Johnson
Roseann Zumbrink
Lupe Izzo

Kevin T. McGraw

 

"Few things are impossible to diligence and skill. Great works are performed not by strength, but perseverance."

Samuel Johnson

Services Provided
Homeless Services
Overnight Emergency Shelters
Veterans Programs
New Hope Day Center
Community Kitchen
Housing
Housing News
Sumby Senior Housing
McDonald Senior Apartments
Coventry Place Apartments
Oak Village Square Apartments
Oak Village Independence House
Country View Apartments/Townhomes
Liberty Commons
Buena Vista Township
Children, Youth & Families
Action Teams
Adopt A Family
Coats for Kids
Vehicle Donations & Sales
Retail Sales
Auction Sales
Donating a Vehicle
Schedule a Pickup
Thrift Store
Thrift Store Donations
Works First