Board of Directors
The Great Start Collaborative Board of Directors is comprised of a diverse group of community leaders that represent both the public and private sectors and includes parents.
Great Start Parent Representatives
- Donna Heineman
GSPC Parent Representative
Great Start Parent Coalition - Melissa Lutz
GSPC Parent Representative
Great Start Parent Coalition
Business Partnerships
- Hillary Eley
CEO
Six Feet Solutions, LLC - Colin McCaleb
Director
Kellogg Community College
Grahl Center
Philanthropic and Charitable Organizations
- Colleen Knight
Executive Director
Branch County Community Foundation - Judy Krzeminski
Executive Director
Branch County United Way
Faithbased Supports
- Robert Montgomery
Director
First Presbyterian Free Health Clinic
Minority Service Providers
- Suzanne Pish
Family and Consumer Science Extension Coordinator
Michigan State University Extension Office
Educational Parnterships
- Joe Lopez
Superintendent
Branch Intermediate School District - Dr. Tina Kerr
Superintendent
Coldwater Community Schools - Terry Emery
Principal
Lincoln Elemtary and Early Childhood Center - Linda George
Director of Early Childhood Services
Branch County Intermediate School District - Sue Coco
Coordinator
Early On Program - BISD
Public Health Parnterships
- Theresa Christner
Health Promotion and Education Coordinator
BHSJ County Health Agency
Department of Human Services
- Shaun Culp
Director
Branch County Department of Human Services - Kimberly Willis
Director of Childrens Services
Branch County Department of Human Services
Community Mental Health
- John Bolton
Director
Pines Behavioral Health
Managed Health Care
- Curtis Covert
Director
Laurels of Coldwater
Juvenile / Family Court
- John Howard
Probate Court Administrator
Branch County Probate Court
Regional Resource Center
- Ella Fabel-Ryder
Executive Director
Great Start Southwest Regional Resource Center - Richadonna Frede
Resource Specialist
Great Start Southwest Regional Resource Center

