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Board of Directors

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Josef Soper PhD Photo

Josef Soper PhD   President
(Retired) Administrator, 61st District Court
Development committee
Governance committee
Finance committee
Executive committee

Elizabeth Topliffe Photo

Elizabeth Topliffe   Vice President
Vice President, Human Resources, Fifth Third Bank

Bob White Photo

Bob White   Treasurer
Fiscal Services, Kent County MI

Kyle Irwin Photo

Kyle Irwin   Secretary
Community Volunteer

Kevin Belk Photo

Kevin Belk  
Acting Chief, Grand Rapids Police Department

Craig Blassingame Photo

Craig Blassingame  
Director of Community Development/Diversity Officer, Metro Hospital

Rosalynn Bliss Photo

Rosalynn Bliss  
Program Director, Kids First

Helen Brinkman Photo

Helen Brinkman  
Assistant Prosecutor, Kent County Prosecutor's Office

James Carmody Photo

James Carmody  
Chief, Wyoming Police Department

John Endres Photo

John Endres  
North Star Medical Equipment

Shirley Lewis, EdD Photo

Shirley Lewis, EdD  
Educational Consultant

Mary McLoughlin Photo

Mary McLoughlin  
Public Relations Consultant

Melissa Moore Janes Photo

Melissa Moore Janes  
Community Volunteer

Samuel Ojo Photo

Samuel Ojo  
SKO & Associates

Richard Samdal Photo

Richard Samdal  
Varnum, Riddering, Schmidt & Howlett

Larry Stelma Photo

Larry Stelma  
Sheriff, Kent County Sheriff's Department

Mercedes Toohey Photo

Mercedes Toohey  
Consultant and Community Volunteer

Andrew Zylstra Photo

Andrew Zylstra  
Director, Kent County Department of Human Services


Staff

CAC Counseling, Medical, and Administrative Staff

Cristina Buentello Photo

Cristina Buentello
Medical Coordinator
616-336-5176

Brenda Gonzales Photo

Brenda Gonzales
Victim Advocate
616-336-5191

Karen Irving Photo

Karen Irving
Receptionist
616-336-5160

Gennifer Manders Photo

Gennifer Manders
Assessment Specialist
616-336-5159

Rebekah McDowell Photo

Rebekah McDowell
Development Assistant--Donor Relations and Grant Writer
616-336-4275

Tanya Muehlbauer Photo

Tanya Muehlbauer
Program Coordinator, Kidz Have Rights
616-336-4265

Katie Porath Photo

Katie Porath
Administrative and Operations Assistant
616-336-5160

Susan Powers Photo

Susan Powers
Crisis Counselor
616-336-5158

Kirstin VanderMolen Photo

Kirstin VanderMolen
Development Assistant--Donor Relations and Events Coordinator
616-336-4033

Lori VanHarmelen Photo

Lori VanHarmelen
Medical Social Worker
616-336-5160

Becky Yuncker Photo

Becky Yuncker
Interview Specialist
336-5187

Law Enforcement

Dan Adams Photo

Dan Adams
GRPD Detective
616-336-5177

Kelli Braate Photo

Kelli Braate
GRPD Detective
616-336-5186

Bill Heffron Photo

Bill Heffron
KCSD Detective
616-336-5183

Ed Kolakowski Photo

Ed Kolakowski
KCSD Detective
616-336-5179

Amy Lowrie Photo

Amy Lowrie
GRPD Detective
616-336-3599

Department of Human Services - Child Protective Services Workers

Stacey Alexander Photo

Stacey Alexander
CPS Investigator
616-336-5189

Kris Combs Photo

Kris Combs
CPS Investigator
616-336-5184

Stacy Piasecki Photo

Stacy Piasecki
CPS Investigator
616-336-5181

Holly Westhouse Photo

Holly Westhouse
CPS Investigator
616-336-5188