Leadership
YWCA Leadership Team
Charisse Mitchell – CEO
Eileen McKeever – Senior Director, Residential Services
Mat Klemp – Senior Director, Non-Residential Services
Laura Town – Senior Director of Development
Amy West – Director, Project HEAL
Julia Hawkins – Director, Crisis Intervention Services
Stephanie Solis – Director, Nurse Examiner Program
Tikia Putnam – Director, Safe Connections
YWCA Board of Directors
YWCA West Central Michigan board members are elected to serve terms of three years and are charged with the governance and oversight of the organization. Potential members are identified by the YWCA Board Development Committee – a rotating group of community leaders, long-time YWCA volunteers, and board members – for consideration by the current board of directors. New members are selected based on a proven commitment to the YWCA mission – Eliminating racism; Empowering women and girls; Promoting peace, justice, freedom, and dignity for all — and their ability to support the organization as it works to meet that mission.
2022-2023 Fiscal Year
Michelle Rabideau – President
Veronica Bradford – Vice President and Secretary
Peggy Bishop – Treasurer
India Manns – Immediate Past President
Shateka Abbott
Pastor Jathan Austin
Matthew Cook
Meg Hackett
Sara Hendrix
Jessie Jones
Lisa Knight
Lisa Kreager
Janina Kreider
Michelle LaJoye-Young
M. Paola León
Gretchen Murphy
Cindy Rogowski
Doug Wilterdink
Charisse Mitchell – CEO