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Administration

Executive Director: Nicholas Erickson, MPA
Assistant Director: Erica Smits, MPA
Business Manager: Lisa Wallace, BS
Clinical Supervisor: Pat Wood, MMH, LMFT

Crisis Intervention

Crisis Line Workers: Professionals, BS or BA Degrees

Victim Services

Victim Services Coordinator:Terry Sayatovich, BA
Sexual Assault Services Coordinator: Bea Kerver, BA

Prevention Services

Prevention Education Specialist: Barry Fink, CPC
Youth Prevention Services: Kristin Beck M.Ed.
STARR Project Coordinator: Jacki Sever, BA, FSP
Family Support Practioner: Cindy Stader, MSW; Kristen Beck, M.Ed.

Board of Directors

Chris Alquist (Secretary)
Library Assistant, Portage Lake Library District

Les Cook
VP for Student Affairs, Michigan Tech

Tommy (Marlene) Gilpin
Training Specialist, Copper Country Mental Health

Sydney Morris
Reverend, Keweenaw Unitarian Universalist Fellowship

Kurt Paterson (President)
Assistant Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering, Michigan Tech

Karin VanDyke
Vice President of Communications, Portage Health Systems

Patrick Roche (Treasurer)
Retired, Corporate Vice President of Regulatory Affairs and Quality Systems, Dade Behring, Inc.

Mary Webster (Vice President)
Senior Research Specialist, Fundus Photograph Reading Center, University of Wisconsin

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