Please, do NOT call the Child Advocacy Center to report abuse or request services. We can only provide services after a report has been made to law enforcement or DHHS and received by the CAC.
OUR TEAM
OUR STAFF
Megan McCarthy
Executive Director
Traci Smith
Family Advocate
Katie Larsen
Trauma Therapist
(contracted support)
Jackie Gutowski
Forensic Interviewer
(contracted support)
Chelsea Medacco
Outreach and Prevention Specialist
Kirsten Goodspeed
Forensic Interviewer
(contracted support)
Alex Schajter
Forensic Interviewer
(contracted support)
Tina Thompson
Forensic Interviewer
(contracted support)
Mary Fulton
Forensic Interviewer
(contracted support)
Matthew Umlauf
Forensic Interviewer
(contracted support)
Ashley Vos
Forensic Interviewer
(contracted support)
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Julie Mueller • Chair • Marketing & Corporate Communications, Munson Healthcare
Josh Glass • Vice Chair • Chief of Police, Manistee City Police Department
Sabrina Purdy • Secretary • Supervisor, Manistee-Benzie Department of Health and Human Services
Jordan Solowiej • Treasurer • Vice President Commercial Lending, West Shore Bank
Patti Borucki • Early On Coordinator, Manistee Intermediate School District
Kim Cole • Sheriff, Mason County Sheriff’s Department
Leah Cordes • Children’s Services, Centra Wellness Network
Becky Fink • MIHP Coordinator, District Health Department #10
Brian Gutowski • Sheriff, Manistee County Sheriff’s Department
Jason Haag • Prosecuting Attorney, Manistee County
Jonathan Hauswirth • Prosecuting Attorney, Little River Band of Ottawa Indians
Lauren Kreinbrink • Prosecuting Attorney, Mason County
Jeff Pefley • Detective, Little River Band of Ottawa Indians Department of Public Safety
Dave Skorka • Resident Trooper, Michigan State Police
Rachel Sollner-Eisenlohr • Children's Services, Mason-Oceana Department of Health and Human Services
Tami Stanley • Leadership Giving Associate, Munson Healthcare Foundations
David Thompson • Judge, Michigan19th Circuit Court
YOUTH AMBASSADORS
Our Youth Ambassadors are student volunteers representing area high schools who share their time and talents in a meaningful way and help us better serve the families who depend upon our Center.
2022-2023 Ambassadors:
Daydreana Davis • Casman Academy
Ryan Petrosky • Onekama High School
Arden Bradford • Onekama High School
Trevor Haag • Manistee High School
Libby McCarthy • Manistee High School
Will Somsel • Manistee High School
Taylor Merrill • Bear Lake High School
Alex Rineer • Bear Lake High School
Alice Amstutz • Brethren High School
McKenna Wardie • Brethren High School