BOARD OF DIRECTORS

The board members of The Arc Community Advocates provide the direction, policy and organizational goals of The Arc Community Advocates. 

Members of our Board of Directors include:

EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE

Kelley Howard, Chairperson (she/her)

Retired Educator

Heather Jach Turner, Vice Chairperson. (she/her)

Director of Organizational and Fund Development, Heather Jach Turner Consulting

Elisabeth Carnell, Secretary (she/her)

Congress Coordinator & Program Manager, WMU and Instructor of Accessible Arts, KIA

Jackie Bigelow, Co-Treasurer (she/her)

Grants & Contracts Monitor

W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research

BOARD MEMBERS

John Argo (he/him)

Self-Advocate

Pam Burpee

WMU Part-Time Instructor – Introduction to Adults with Disabilities

Brenda Buyce, SHRM-SCP (she/her)

Human Resources

Nick Cahill

Program Coordinator, Residential Opportunities INC

Elisabeth Carnell (she/her)

Congress Coordinator & Program Manager, WMU and Instructor of Accessible Arts, KIA

Max Hornick (they/them)

Community Education Specialist, Disability Network Southwest Michigan

Jennifer Patrick, M.A., CFLE

Family Bound Executive Director

Tara Severino, (she/her)

Associate Director of Immigration Services, WMU