Board and Staff
Our Board
Tom Miller
JD, Meijer, Retired
(he/him)
Board President
Chris Kaiser
Elders Helpers
(he/him)
Board Vice President
Ann Tarr
MSW, D. A. Blodgett – St. Johns
(she/her)
Board Treasurer
Claude Titche III
Beene Garter LLP
(he/him)
Board Treasurer
Members At Large:
Lena Abissi
Culver Wood & Culver
(she/her)
Roxanne Buhl
Western Michigan University
(she/her)
Nanette Clatterbuck
Learning Differences Resource Group
(she/her)
Kirsten Meyers
Kent Intermediate School District, Special Education
(she/her)
Ryan Tubbs
Parent Representative, Michigan State University
(she/her)
Mandice McAllister
Warner, Norcross and Judd, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Manager
(she/her)
Leadership Team
Julie Helm
(she/her)
Operations Director
Ellen Sawyer
(she/her)
Associate Director
Janice Wilks
(she/her)
Programs Director
Marketing and Development Team
Esperanza Garay-Negrón
(she/her, they/them)
Marketing Associate
Syd Martin
(she/her, they/them)
Marketing Associate
Operations Team
June Riley
(she/her)
Administrative Associate
Sarah Walters
(she/her)
Office Coordinator
Kayleigh Van Overen
(she/her, they/them)
Technology Associate
Physical & Occupational Therapy
Speech-Language Pathology Department
Social-Emotional Support Department
Sarah Miller
MS, BC-DMT
(she/her)
Department Head
Dance Movement Therapist
Assistant Programs Director
Teacher Consultants & Psychologists Department
