Our Team

Sarah Prout Rennie
Executive Director

Lisa Winchell‐Caldwell
Deputy Director

Chéree Thomas
Associate Director

Shannon Nobles
Operations Director

Merkeb Yohannes
Associate Director

Jessica Edel Harrelson
Empowerment Evaluator and Program Director

Eric Stiles
Program Director

Phalguna Siddapureddy
Senior Program Manager, NPM

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

Erin Roberts
Nonprofit Manager Consultant

Renisha Udjori
Program Specialist/Community Organizer

Danielle Chauvin
Program Manager

Layla Elabed
Program Specialist / Community Organizer

Hannah Thomas
Program Specialist
Kathy Hagenian
Executive Policy Director
Walter Hartman
Technology Manager
Evan Barratt
Network and Systems Administrator
Sarah Jarous
Database and Events Coordinator
Émilienne Zaiding
Technology and Administrative Specialist
Karen Paritee
Program Manager
Josef Canaria
Program Manager
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
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
Ann Kita, Member at Large, YWCA Greater Flint
Samara L. Hough, Member at Large, Center for Gender and Sexuality
Terrie Fiehn, Member At Large, Lakeshore Legal Aide
Vicki Wakeman, Member At Large, Council on Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault/Shelterhouse