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Our Team

Our Staff

Chris Praedel (he/him)

Executive
Director

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Morigan Vermilya (they/them)

Organizational
Coordinator

Hannah Clark (she/her)

Associate
Director

Kaylen Humes (she/her)

Interim
Deputy Director

Zack Hunkins (he/him)

Critical Home Repair
Program Manager

Kristen Brockmeyer (she/her)

Case
Specialist

Nancy Servoss (she/her)

Mission Advancement
Specialist

Samantha Dietz (she/her)

Education
Specialist

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Leslie Barajas (she/her)

Mission Advancement
Manager

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Latashia S. May (she/her)

Education
Manager

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Kalea Barnes (she/her)

Mission Advancement
Intern

Drew Duncan (he/him)

Construction
Manager

Rachel McCartney (she/they)

Tool Library
Program Manager

Emily Nisley (she/her)

Tool Library Program
Specialist

Brent Boyer (he/him)

Crew
Lead

Ron Jones (he/him)

Crew
Lead

Daniel Roselip (he/him)

Home Repair
Technician

Our Board of Directors

Sharrie Yingling, President
Regional Director, Advia Credit Union

Pamela Burpee, Vice President
Instructor, Dept. of Blindness and Low Vision Studies
Western Michigan University & Disability Justice Advocate

Eddie Warr, Treasurer
Senior Wealth Management Associate, Greenleaf Trust

Steve Walsh, Secretary, Program Subcommittee Chair
Executive Director, Vine Neighborhood Association

Talia Coleman, Director
Business Development Banker, Mercantile Bank

Sam Field, Finance/HR Subcommittee Chair
Attorney, Field and Field P.C. and Owner, Helios Solar

Abby Finn, Director
McKercher Unit Manager, MRC Industries

Eric Hackman, AIA, NCARB, Director
Partner, Inform Architecture

Jackie Hobson, Director
Operations, Manpower Group

Kito Jumanne-Marshall, Marketing Subcommittee Chair
Marketing and Development Manager, Kalamazoo Literacy Council

Brooke Kolodzieczyk, Director
Chief Human Resources Officer, Kellogg Community College

Chris Praedel, Staff Liaison
Executive Director, Community Homewor

Our Partners & Supporters

We are very grateful to the following organizations whose financial support helps make our work possible.

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