Our Team
WE OPEN THE DOOR TO THE FUTURE
and support Ozone House leaders and staff, who work tirelessly to create a stronger, healthier community.
CLINICAL STAFF
LJ Sarten
Crisis Line Manager
John Doroba
Community Outreach Social Worker
MSW, University of Michigan
Dawn Espy
Education Program Manager
MS, University of Michigan
Lindsay Gaskin
Clinical Case Manager
MSW, University of Michigan
Patrick Gaulier
Clinical Operations Manager
MSW, EMU with concentration in Mental Health and Chemical Dependency
Mitch Paradise
Clinical Case Manager
LLMSW, University of Michigan
Erin Schaffer
Clinical Services Manager
MSW, University of Michigan
Kara Williams
Clinical Case Manager (Youth and Families)
LLMSW, University of Michigan
Keisha Phillips
Case Manager
Keisha Jones
Case Manager
HOUSING STAFF
Jasmine Bailey
Overnight Youth Specialist
Chanel Marshall
Youth Specialist
Sarah Calgie-Karr
Director of Residential Services
MSW, Eastern Michigan University
Morgan Downs
Youth Specialist
Erica Odum
Residential Coordinator
Kyle Hunt
Youth Specialist
Youth Specialists: Jasimen Bailey, Morgan Downs, Katie Foss, Nicole Hall, John Huizar, Kyle Hunt, Mina Mahmood, Erica Odum, Jasmine Steele, Jasmine Ridley, Sheila Roby, Dan Powers, Zach Smilo, Kathryn Zemke.
DROP-IN CENTER STAFF
Malak Baker
Youth Resource Coordinator
LLMSW USC
Jeannette Hadden
Outreach Worker
Jessica Herrmann
Youth Outreach & Education Advocate
MSW, University of Michigan
Chardae Korhonen
Engagement Program Manager
MSW, Eastern Michigan University
Scott Phillips
Youth Employment Coordinator
MSW, Eastern Michigan University
Sharonda Simmons
Director of Education, Outreach, and Welcoming
SpeakOut
Peer Outreach Workers 2018-2019
ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF
Pam Cornell-Allen
Associate Director LMSW, University of Michigan Youth Work Methods Trainer of Trainers, Weikert Center for Youth Program Quality
Scott Ellis
Development Director
University of Washington
Pam Fons
Finance Director
BS in Public Administration, Eastern Michigan University
Krista Girty
Executive Director
MSW, Eastern Michigan University
Sha’Ran Love
Office Manager
GCBA Business Administration, EMU.
BS in Psychology, minor in Social Work. Notary Public.
Alexis Lynn
Annual Giving Manager
BA in Communications
Harding University
Kati Meader, CPA
Staff Accountant
MS Accounting, Eastern Michigan University
Gabbi Wassilak
Program Evaluation & Grants Manager
BSW Hope College
Heidi Ruud
Marketing & Communications Manager and Volunteer Coordinator
MBA, Northwestern University
Allie Schachter
Capital Campaign Director
MBA, University of Michigan
BOARD OF DIRECTORS – OFFICERS
Andrew Gilroy
Board President
Carlton Lartigue
Board Vice President
Educator, Retired Professional Sales/Marketing Executive
Emily Moore-Marshall
Board Secretary
Telling It Program Coordinator, University of Michigan
Rodrigo Cejas Goyanes
Board Treasurer
Senior Associate, DTE Energy
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Susan Allison
Community Leader
Deb Berman, MD
C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital, University of Michigan
Allison Gacek
Community Leader
Former Domino’s HR Director
Kristin Johnson, DDS
Board Vice President
Owner, Liberty Dental, PLC
Julia
Washtenaw Community College, Adult Transitions Pathways
Soni Mithani, JD
Attorney, Miller Canfield
Sakinah Rahman
Ozone House SpeakOut Member
EMERITUS BOARD MEMBERS
Robert Holmes, PhD
Retired University Ombudsman, University of Michigan
Constance Jones, JD
Attorney
David Keren, MD
Retired Medical Director, Warde Medical Laboratories
Ethel Lee
Neighbor & Community Leader
Lynn Martin
Business Manager, Zingerman’s Delicatessen
John Palladino, PhD
Professor, Eastern Michigan University
Karen Staller, JD, PhD
Associate Professor of Social Work, University of Michigan
Author – “Runaways: How the Sixties Counterculture Shaped Today’s Practices and Policies”
Angela Williams
Crisis Line Volunteer, Community Leader
MILLENNIAL BOARD MEMBERS
Kate Balzer
Project Coordinator at University of Michigan Health System
Avery Gleason
Business Intelligence Analyst at Office of University Development at the University of Michigan
Joanna Gross
Account Manager, Business and Industrial Markets at Google
Shawntae Harris
College Success Coach at Washtenaw Community College
Samantha Lemmen
College Connections Coordinator at University of Michigan College of Literature, Science, and the Arts
Emma Monos
Retail Studio Administrator at Hobbs+Black Architects
Monica Philipp
Regional Director of Development at University of Michigan College of Literature, Science, and the Arts
Madeline Smith
Operations Manager at the Fair Food Network
Anna Thompson
Administrative Partner at U-M College of Literature, Science, and the Arts Office of Development, Marketing, and Communications
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Your generous support ensures that we can offer a safe place and support – free of charge –
to hundreds of homeless and runaway youth in our community.