OUR TEAM
OUR STAFF
Megan McCarthy
Executive Director
Traci Smith
Family Advocate
Katie Larsen
Trauma Therapist
(contracted support)
Jessica Rozga
Trauma Therapist
(contracted support)
Lindsay Umlauf
Family Advocate and Forensic Interviewer
Kris Johnson
Outreach and Prevention Specialist
Wendy Adamski
Prevention Educator
Laura Petrosky
Prevention Educator
Sierra Evans
Forensic Interviewer
(contracted support)
Kirsten Goodspeed
Forensic Interviewer
(contracted support)
Jackie Gutowski
Forensic Interviewer
(contracted support)
Tina Thompson
Forensic Interviewer
(contracted support)
Matthew Umlauf
Forensic Interviewer
(contracted support)
Ashley Jurecki
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
Steve Arendt • Resident Trooper, Michigan State Police
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 • Home Visiting Supervisor, District Health Department #10
Brian Gutowski • Sheriff, Manistee County Sheriff’s Department
Jason Haag • Prosecuting Attorney, Manistee County
Beth Hand • Prosecuting Attorney, Mason County
Laude Hartrum • Chief of Police, Pentwater Police Department
Jonathan Hauswirth • Prosecuting Attorney, Little River Band of Ottawa Indians
Brian Hintz • Chief of Police, Walkerville Police Department
Chris Jones • Chief of Police, City of Ludington Police Department
Craig Mast • Sheriff, Oceana County Sheriff's Office
Jeff Pefley • Detective, Little River Band of Ottawa Indians Department of Public Safety
Rachel Sollner-Eisenlohr • Children's Services, Mason-Oceana Department of Health and Human Services
Tami Stanley • Leadership Giving Associate, Munson Healthcare Foundations
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.
2024-2025 Ambassadors:
Arden Bradford • Onekama High School
Delaney McCarthy • Onekama High School
Adalyn Zeller • Onekama High School
Trevor Haag • Manistee High School
April Konen • Manistee High School
Lauryn Smith • Manistee High School
Olivia Buckner • Bear Lake High School
Ethan Koscinski • Bear Lake High School
Alice Amstutz • Brethren High School
Mackenna Wardie • Brethren High School