Our Team
Chéree Thomas
Interim Co-Executive Director
Merkeb Yohannes
Interim Co-Executive Director
Johanna Kononen
Director of Law and Policy
Jessica Edel
Empowerment Evaluator and Program Director
Phalguna Siddapureddy
Program Director, NPM
Amanda Barratt
Senior Program Director
Brittni Kellom
Program Manager Trauma Advocate, Survivor Law Clinic
Amy Renshaw
Finance Director
Lynelle Morgan
Director, Survivor Law Clinic
Josef Canaria
Program Manager
Heath Lowry
Public Policy Specialist, Staff Attorney
China Aquino
Systems Advocate Program Manager
Mary Peterson
Program Manager
Shayla Davis
Program Manager
Nick Lynch
Director of Community Outreach
Sarah Jarous
Events Manager
Andrea Lage
Senior Program Manager, HR
Huan Mastenbrook
Accounting and Administrative Specialist
Robert Kleinhans
Technology Manager
Gina Elfenbein
Accounts Manager
Kayt Dold
Staff Attorney
Justin Paritee
Director-Hotline
Karen Paritee
Senior Program Manager, Sexual Violence Hotline
Griselda Garcia
Coordinator, Domestic Violence Hotline
Elisabeth Dodd
Coordinator, Sexual Violence Hotline
Calisha Ford
Program Manager, Hotline
Annette Frieseman
Program Manager, Hotline
MCEDSV Board Members
Samara L. Hough, President, University of Michigan Flint – Center for Gender and Sexuality
Elizabeth Campbell, Vice President, Human Trafficking Clinic – University of Michigan Law School
Claudnyse Holloman, Secretary, Voices for Children Advocacy Center
Kim Hurst, Treasurer, Avalon Healing Center
Jami Moran, Member At Large, Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians – Advocacy Resource Center (ARC)
Emily Miller, Member At Large, Crime Victims Legal Assistance Project – DV & Elder
Terrie Fiehn, Member At Large, Lakeshore Legal Aid
Raven Hills, Member At Large, West Michigan Hispanic Chamber of Commerce
Dr. Sharman Cobb-Davenport, Member at Large, Turning Point, Inc.
Dr. Larmender Davis, Member at Large, Wayne State University
Dr. Celia Thomas, Member at Large, Alternatives For Girls