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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
Karen Myers, Director of Advocacy, Development and Ministry
Kate Reed, Development Coordinator

Accounting Department
Ulli Raak, Senior Director of Finance & Administration
Jacqueline Whitelow, Accountant
Debbie Klien, Senior Accountant
Cindy Blair, Accounts Payable
Denise Brown, Payroll & Benefits

Housing Department
Elizabeth Lane, Vice President of Housing
Christy Hughes, Regional Housing Manager
Dawne Cessante, Executive Assistant and Compliance Officer
Diana Russell, Community Administrator - Coventry Place Apartments
Carolyn Mangapora, Community Administrator - McDonald Senior Apartments
Anthony Barker, Community Administrator - Oak Village Square Apartments
Kameeca Martin, Community Administrator - Sumby Senior Housing
Debra Heinritz, Community Administrator - Liberty Commons Apartments/Townhomes
Glenda Bell, Community Administrator - Country View Apartments/Townhomes
Louise Wyman, 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, Senior Manager of Social Services

Veterans Housing Program
Bruce Jensen, Substance Abuse Manager

Thrift Store
Steve Shauver, General Manager

 

Volunteers of America Michigan
2007-2008 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:
Dawn Batts, Union Heritage Capital Management
Vice Chair:
Ralph J. Marcus, Marcus Management
Treasurer:
David Lemon, Consultant
Secretary:
Vanassa Owens-Warrens, RN, MS

Alex Brodrick, President & CEO, Volunteers of America Michigan
Larry Smith, Manager of Labor Relations, Sparrow Health Systems
Eddie McDonald, Executive Assitant to the Mayor
William Parkman, Ph.D,
Robert Smith, Controller, Vehicle Service & Programs, Ford Motor Company
Carol Goll
William Lucas, Wayne County Circuit Court Judge
Robert Reed, Attorney, Reed & Associates, P.C.
Jaqui Stoneman, Community Reinvestment Act Officer & Training and Communications Coordinator, First National Bank of America
Michelle A. Carter, Bodman LLP
Randall Pentiuk, Pentiuk, Couvreue & Kobiljak, P.C.
Karen MacDonald, Wayne County Department of Economic Development


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
Captain Kim Lawrence, Lansing Police Department
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

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

Samuel Johnson

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
Caring Gifts for Children
Coats for Kids
Vehicle Donations & Sales
Retail Sales
Auction Sales
Donating a Vehicle
Schedule a Pickup
Thrift Store
Thrift Store Donations
Works First