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Volunteers of America Michigan Staff

Administration
Alex Brodrick, President/Chief Executive Officer
Carol Smith Dixon, Manager of Human Resources
Kathleen Erickson, Executive Assistant to the President/CEO 
Chris Myers, Information Technology

Development Department
Erica Medvinsky, Development Associate
Emilie Rohrbach, Development Executive
Lynn Lucas, Development Assistant                                                                            
Kate Reed, Development Manager
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, Director of Housing
Kim Summers, Housing Management Coordinator
Dawne Cessante, Housing Administrative Assistant and Compliance Officer
Monica Mitchell, Community Administrator - Buena Vista Senior Community
Juliene Jenkins, Community Administrator - Country View Apartments/Townhomes
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
Flora Robinson, 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          
Sharon Dade, Program Development Director                        
William Ruterbusch, Social Services Manager

Veterans Services 
Paul Beiring, Veterans Programs Manager

Thrift Store
Brian Wilbur, General Manager 

 Volunteers of America Michigan
2009-2010 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, 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, Urban Renewal Specialist
Judge William Lucas, Wayne County Circuit Court Judge
Karen MacDonald, Wayne County Department of Economic Development
Don McCann, Global Technology Executive, Emerson

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

Lansing Committee

Chair: Kevin T. McGraw
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
Raymond Hall, Lansing Police Department
Samuel Johnson
Roseann Zumbrink
Lupe Izzo

Volunteers of America Michigan Staff

Administration
Alex Brodrick, President/Chief Executive Officer
Carol Smith Dixon, Manager of Human Resources
Kathleen Erickson, Executive Assistant to the President/CEO 
Chris Myers, Information Technology

Development Department
Erica Medvinsky, Development Associate
Emilie Rohrbach, Development Executive
Lynn Lucas, Development Assistant                                                                            
Kate Reed, Development Manager
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, Director of Housing
Kim Summers, Housing Management Coordinator
Dawne Cessante, Housing Administrative Assistant and Compliance Officer
Monica Mitchell, Community Administrator - Buena Vista Senior Community
Juliene Jenkins, Community Administrator - Country View Apartments/Townhomes
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
Flora Robinson, 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          
Sharon Dade, Program Development Director                        
William Ruterbusch, Social Services Manager

Veterans Services 
Paul Beiring, Veterans Programs Manager

Thrift Store
Brian Wilbur, General Manager 

 Volunteers of America Michigan
2009-2010 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, 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, Urban Renewal Specialist
Judge William Lucas, Wayne County Circuit Court Judge
Karen MacDonald, Wayne County Department of Economic Development
Don McCann, Global Technology Executive, Emerson

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

Lansing Committee

Chair: Kevin T. McGraw
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
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

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
Operation Backpack
Adopt A Family
Coats for Kids
Action Teams
Vehicle Donations & Sales
Retail Sales
Auction Sales
Donating a Vehicle
Schedule a Pickup
Thrift Store
Thrift Store Donations
Works First
Sucess Stories
Lansing Success Stories
A Place to Call Home
Be inspired by the Action Team
Adopt A Family Story
Cars Helping People
Veterans Expansion
As Long As I Can Walk
Family Sheltered