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Director - Tri County

Wayne, Oakland, Macomb Counties
Toll Free: 800.552.4821
Phone: 313.557.8779
Staff Title Ext. Email
Caryn Ivey Director   caryn@michiganallianceforfamilies.org
Director – Rest of Michigan
1286 Pipestone, Suite A
Benton Harbor, MI 49022
Toll Free: 800.552.4821
Phone: 269.934.9471
Staff Title Ext. Email
Michelle Miller Director   michelle@michiganallianceforfamilies.org

Lansing Office

c/o The Arc Michigan

1325 South Washington Ave.
Lansing, MI 48910
Toll Free: 800.292.7851
Phone: 517.487.5426
Fax: 517.487.0303
Staff Title Ext. Email
Sherri Boyd Operations Director 105 sherri@michiganallianceforfamilies.org
Sandee Koski Education and Leadership Mentoring Manager 128 sandee@michiganallianceforfamilies.org
Kelly Orginski Education and Leadership Mentoring 114 kelly@michiganallianceforfamilies.org

Information & Referrals - Tri County

Wayne, Oakland, Macomb Counties
Toll Free: 800.552.4821
Phone: 313.557.8780
Staff Title Ext. Email
Barbara Wright Information & Referral Specialist   barbara@michiganallianceforfamilies.org

Information & Referrals - Rest of Michigan

1819 South Wagner Road  P.O. Box 1406
Ann Arbor, MI 48106-1406
Toll Free: 800.552.4821
Phone: 734.994.8100
Fax: 734.994.2203
Staff Title Ext. Email
General Line   1590 info@michiganallianceforfamilies.org
Jackie Igafo-Te'o Data Manager   jackie@michiganallianceforfamilies.org
Jeanne Brakhage Parent Consultant 1514 jeanne@michiganallianceforfamilies.org
Khalilah Obimba Parent Consultant 1553 khalilah@michiganallianceforfamilies.org
Emilie Mullins Parent Consultant 1515 emilie@michiganallianceforfamilies.org

Wayne County
Detroit: Center City Area
Toll Free: 800.552.4821
Phone: 313.557.8683
Staff Title Ext. Email
Kenya Harper Parent Mentor   kenya@michiganallianceforfamilies.org

Wayne County
Detroit: Marygrove Area

Toll Free: 800.552.4821
Phone: 313.557.8782
Staff Title Ext. Email
Debbie Townley Parent Mentor   debbie@michiganallianceforfamilies.org

Wayne County
Detroit: Eastside Area

Toll Free: 800.552.4821
Phone: 313.557.8683
Staff Title Ext. Email
Celena Barnes Parent Mentor   celena@michiganallianceforfamilies.org

Wayne County
Redford, Redford Township, South Redford
c/o The Arc of Northwest Wayne County
26049 Five Mile Road
Redford, MI 48239
Toll Free: 800.552.4821
Phone: 313.532.7915

Fax: 313.532.7488

Staff Title Ext. Email
Rosetta Howard Parent Mentor   arcnw4rosetta@aol.com

Wayne County
Dearborn, Dearborn Heights
c/o The Arc Dearborn
22450 Park Street
Dearborn, MI 48124-2730
Toll Free: 800.552.4821
Phone: 313.969-5744

Fax: 313.562.0387
Staff Title Ext. Email
Clare Brick Parent Mentor   clare@michiganallianceforfamilies.org

Wayne County
Inkster
c/o The Arc of Western Wayne County
2257 S. Wayne Road
Westland, MI 48186
Toll Free: 800.552.4821
Phone: 734.729.9100

Fax: 734.729.9695
Staff Title Ext. Email

Tawanna

Sperling

Parent Mentor

   tawanna@thearcww.org

Oakland

Toll Free: 800.552.4821
Staff Title Ext. Email

Jill Mazur

Skornicka

 Parent Mentor   jill.s@michiganallianceforfamilies.org

Macomb

Toll Free: 800.552.4821
Staff Title Ext. Email
Lara Shovlin Parent Mentor   lara@michiganallianceforfamilies.org

Northwest
Lake, Manistee, Mason, Missaukee, Oceana, Wexford Counties
PO Box 24
Ludington, MI 49431
Toll Free: 800.552.4821
Phone: 231.843.0694

Staff Title Ext. Email
Jessie Morton Parent Mentor   jessie@michiganallianceforfamilies.org
Kaci Roller Parent Mentor   kaci@michiganallianceforfamilies.org

West
Ionia, Kent, Montcalm, Newaygo Counties
c/o The Arc Kent County
629 Michigan Street NE
Grand Rapids, MI 49503
Toll Free: 800.552.4821
Phone: 616.459.3339

Fax: 616.459.5299
Staff Title Ext. Email
Tammy Finn Parent Mentor   tammy@arckent.org

Southwest
Berrien, Cass Counties
1286 Pipestone, Suite A
Benton Harbor, MI 49022
Toll Free: 800.552.4821
Phone: 269.934.9471

Staff Title Ext. Email
Margo Pierce Parent Mentor   margo@michiganallianceforfamilies.org
Linda Love Parent Mentor   linda@michiganallianceforfamilies.org
Yumara Acevedo Parent Mentor   yumara@michiganallianceforfamilies.org

Jackson
c/o disAbility Connections
409 Linden Avenue
Jackson, MI 49203
Toll Free: 800.552.4821

Phone: 517.782.6054 x 238

Fax: 517.782.3118
Staff Title Ext. Email
Cathy Heins Parent Mentor   cathy@michiganallianceforfamilies.org

Lenawee
Toll Free: 800.552.4821
Staff Title Ext. Email
Kristen Columbus Parent Mentor   kristen@michiganallianceforfamiles.org

Ingham
c/o The Arc Michigan
1325 South Washington Ave.
Lansing, MI 48910
Toll Free: 800.552.4821
Phone: 517.492.5021
Fax: 517.487.0303
Staff Title Ext. Email
Diane Williams Parent Mentor 111 diane@michiganallianceforfamilies.org

St. Clair County

c/o The Arc of St. Clair County
802A Lapeer Ave.
Port Huron, MI 48060
Toll Free: 800.552.4821
Phone: 810.989.9144
Staff Title Ext. Email
Jill Clyne Parent Mentor   jill@michiganallianceforfamilies.org

Genesee County

c/o Disability Network
3600 South Dort Highway, Suite 54
Flint, MI 48507
Toll Free: 800.552.4821
Phone: 810.244.3290

Fax: 810.742.2400
Staff Title Ext. Email
Jackie Birdsall Parent Mentor   jackie.b@michiganallianceforfamilies.org

Saginaw County
320 S. Washington Ave., Suite 105
Saginaw, MI 48607
Toll Free: 800.552.4821
Phone: 989.401.2550
Fax: 989.401.2560
Staff Title Ext. Email
Regina Hilburn Parent Mentor   regina@michiganallianceforfamilies.org

Greater Traverse Bay Area

Antrim, Benzie, Grand Traverse, Kalkaska,
Leelanau, Charlevoix, and Emmet Counties

121 South Garfield Avenue, Suite A
Traverse City, MI 49685
(800) 552-4821
Staff Title Ext. Email
Samantha Garcia Parent Mentor   samantha@michiganallianceforfamilies.org

Eastern UP

P.O. Box 575
Newberry, MI 49868
Toll Free: 800.552.4821
Phone: 906.293.8984
Staff Title Ext. Email
Dorie France Parent Mentor  

dfrance@speakseducation.org

Western UP
Baraga, Dickinson, Gogebic, Houghton, Iron, Keweenaw, and  Ontonagon Counties
Toll Free: 800.552.4821
Staff Title Ext. Email
Lisa Kahnke Parent Mentor  

lisa@michiganallianceforfamilies.org

Northeast
 Alcona, Alpena, Crawford, Iosco, Montmorency, Ogemaw, Oscoda, and Roscommon Counties
Toll Free: 800.552.4821
Staff Title Ext. Email
Cyndi Morrison Parent Mentor  

cyndi@michiganallianceforfamilies.org

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