Our Team
Sarah Prout Rennie
Executive Director
Chéree Thomas
Associate Director
Merkeb Yohannes
Associate Director
Lisa Winchell‐Caldwell
Senior Program Manager
Jessica Edel
Empowerment Evaluator and Program Director
Phalguna Siddapureddy
Program Director, NPM
Amy Renshaw
Accounting Manager
William Alexander
Finance Assistant
Johanna Kononen
Director of Law and Policy
Walter Hartman
Technology Manager
Robert Kleinhans
Technology Manager
Evan Barratt
Network and Systems Administrator
Triet Phan
Finance Director
Karen Paritee
Senior Program Manager, Sexual Assault Hotline
Andrea Lage
Senior Program Manager, HR
Sarah Jarous
Events Manager
China Aquino
Systems Advocate Program Manager
Kayt Dold
Staff Attorney
Casey Cheney
Staff Attorney
Lynelle Morgan
Staff Attorney
Justin Paritee
Senior Program Manager, Domestic Violence Hotline
Zahra Mukhtar
Program Manager, Sexual Assault Hotline
Adriana Burga
Program Manager, Domestic Violence 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
Dr. Nikita Murray, Secretary, Delta College
Kim Hurst, Treasurer, WC SAFE
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
Mary Niemela, Member At Large, Barbara Kettle Gundlach Shelter Home
Terrie Fiehn, Member At Large, Lakeshore Legal Aid
Kalimah Johnson, Member At Large, SASHA Center Inc.
Raven Hills, Member At Large, Ferris State University