Our Team
Sarah Prout Rennie
Executive Director
Lisa Winchell‐Caldwell
Deputy Director
Chéree Thomas
Associate Director
Shannon Nobles
Operations Director
Erin Roberts
Senior Program Director, NPMP
Merkeb Yohannes
Senior Program Director
Eric Stiles
Program Director
Jessica Edel Harrelson
Empowerment Evaluator and Program Director
Elinor Jordan
Survivor Law Clinic, Senior Program Manager
Amanda Barratt
Senior Program Manager
Marlena Moore
Hotline Manager
Jacqulyn Hippe
Program Evaluator
Phillip Barnhart
Events and Program Manager
Phalguna Siddapureddy
Community Organizer
Renisha Udjori
Program Specialist/Community Organizer
Kathy Hagenian
Executive Policy Director
Walter Hartman
Technology Manager
Evan Barratt
Network and Systems Administrator
Sarah Jarous
Database and Events Coordinator
Emily Anderson
Technology and Administrative Specialist
Karen Paritee
Program Manager
Percola Brooks
Finance Director
Johanna Kononen
Senior Program Manager
MCEDSV Board Members
Wanda Merriweather, President, First Step
Jami Moran, Vice President, Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians – Advocacy Resource Center (ARC)
Dr. Nikita Murry, Secretary, Delta College
Kim Hurst, Treasurer, WC Safe
Janine Ouderkirk, Member At Large, Shelterhouse of Midland and Gladwin
Carmen Wargel, Member At Large, Turning Point
Mary Niemela, Member At Large, The Barbara Kettle Gundlach Shelter Home
Elizabeth Campbell, Member At Large, Human Trafficking Clinic, University of Michigan Law School
Emily Miller, Member At Large, Crime Victims Legal Assistance Project – DV & Elder
Jen Baker, Member At Large, Hope Shores Alliance