Board of Directors 2020-2021
Officers
Brandie F. Ekren, Chairperson
General Counsel
Lansing Board of Water & Light
Erika Fussman, Chairperson-Elect
Compliance Manager
MSU Federal Credit Union
Jeff Hertrich, Past Chairperson
Deputy General Counsel
AF Group
Sam Davis, Secretary
Michigan High School Athletic Association
Carol Giacoletto, Treasurer
Retired
JP Morgan Chase Bank
Directors
Rebecca Bednarski
Lead-Quality Assurance
Jackson National Life Insurance
Raymond Black
Manager-Lansing Branch Claims
Auto Owners Insurance Co.
Anne Brown
Christman Constructors
Mark DeLuca
Attorney/CPA
Foster Swift Collins & Smith, PC
Robert Easterly
Attorney
Foster Swift Collins & Smith, PC
Carrie S. Ihrig Freeman
Attorney at Law/Partner
Grua, Tupper & Young, PLC
Brian Gallagher
Attorney
Fraser Trebilcock
Matthew J. Greenberg
Attorney
Miller Canfield
Josh Jelenek
Senior Vice President, Strategic Initiative
Atlas Oil Company/SGH
Tim Johnson
CEO
Eaton Rapids Medical Center
Chivon Kloepfer
Anchor
WLNS TV 6
Andy Kurncz, Director
Performance Management, Emerging Markets – BCBS
Accident Fund
Fran Loose
Retired
Michigan Department of Education
Mable Martin-Scott
Assistant Dean of Lansing Campus and Professor
WMU-Cooley Law School
Kris McVicar
Self-Employed
Helen Lizzie Mills
Attorney
Fahey Schultz Burzych Rhodes PLC
Nannette Norwood
Retired
MDOC
Matthew Nowak
Attorney at Law
The Probate Pro PLC
Tom Reder, AIA, LEED AP BD+C
Regional Business Segment Manager
Bergmann Associates
Claudia Remenar
Retired
Dart Foundation
Gerald Sambaer
Chief Financial Officer
Dart Bank
Kevin A. Shaw, LEED AP
Partner /Vice-President – Marketing
Wieland
Mike Sheets
President
Lyman & Sheets Insurance Agency
Chris A. Simpson
Undersheriff
Jackson County Sheriff’s Office
Peter Tratt
CPA
Plante Moran
James “Woody” Woodfork, Jr.
Student Support Specialist
Lansing School District
Directors Emeritus
Hon. Robert L. Drake*
Derwood L. Boyd*
Frank L. Guerriero*
Jo Hacker*
Harold E. Hicks*
Dr. Olivia I. Letts
Mary McCarthy*
Shirley L. Richards*
Grant A. Santimore*
Duane R. Vernon
Malcolm M. Williams*
*deceased
Senior Leadership
Brian Philson, L.M.S.W., A.C.S.W.
President & Chief Executive Officer
Timothy M. Monroe, M.S.W., L.M.S.W., A.C.S.W., D.C.S.W.
Vice President
Lara Hewson, M.S.W., L.M.S.W., IMH-E® (III)
Director of Community Services
Laura Jurasek, BA
Fund Development Director
Chris Jurasek, L.L.M.S.W
Interim Residential Services Director
Edward St. John, MBA
Director of Finance
Becky Womboldt, LMSW
Director of Quality and Education, Mindfulness and Meditation Coordinator