Karen is a registered nurse and is currently the Director of Community Health for St. John Providence Health System.  She has experience in management, human resources and strategic planning, and marketing.   Karen has been very involved with CARE and their activities though the Macomb Tobacco Prevention Coalition, Macomb Prevention Coalition and St. John’s sponsorship of CARE’s Parenting Conference.  She lives in Utica. 

Becky is the Pastor of American Lutheran Church, Clinton Township.  Familiar with CARE by hosting the Family to Family project at American Lutheran.  Currently, serves on the Habitat for Humanity and St. Zion Foundation Boards.  Past Board member of Solid Ground. Expertise in human resources, personnel, marketing and public relations.  As a Board member, hopes to inform a broader community of CARE’s services.

Harry is an Attorney with experience in municipal law, labor relations, real estate, priority of liens, bankruptcy and commercial litigation.  As a Board member, hopes to develop policies that will allow CARE to grow and deliver its services to more people.” Current Board member of Detroit east, Inc., past Board member of Lutheran Outdoor Retreat Ministries in Michigan.

MBA, University of Detroit, BBA, Grand Valley State University.  Emphasis:  Organizational Crisis Management and Communication, Restructuring Strategies and Turnaround Plan Execution, Marketing Strategy, Urban Economic Policy and Development.   Employed at Detroit Regional Chamber of Commerce as their Economic Development Consultant. He has represented marketing with the DESC Board Strengthening project at CARE.  As a Board member, hopes to “broaden our reach into new target audiences, more targeted messaging by audience and promote effect client retention/loyalty. Currently serves on the Open Hands Studio as a Board member and 313 Digital and the Collegiate Enterprises Organization.

Dr. Reed, a resident of St. Clair Shores, has experience in community mental health care and administration, grantsmanship and clinical health care delivery.  She is on staff at the Henry Ford Health Service Center for Autism and Developmental Disabilities. Dr. Reed has served on CARE’s Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) Task Force, an activity of Project FASD ACHIEVE, a federal subcontract with Northrop Grumman, administrator of SAMHSA FASD Center for Excellence. 

Paula is a regional manager for PNC Bank and over sees the activity of 18 branches in the Northeast Region of the Detroit Market.  Paula lives in Macomb Township.  She has 20 years experience in retail banking and has experience in finance and management.  She has attended CARE’s Annual Fundraising Tea and Luncheon as well as volunteered at CARE’s summer camp for children impacted by a care givers problematic use of alcohol and/or other drugs.