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1 April 2015 Edition Contents Public Service Recognition Week Page 2 MDHHS Digest is the Latest News Hub for New Agency Page 3 Coast Guard Veteran Enjoys New Waters as CPS Investigator Page 4 MDHHS Employees: It s been a busy, exciting first month here at the new Michigan Department of Health and Human Services. We have much work yet to do, but I believe the department is off to a very good start as we unveil the new face of the agency to the public and continue to merge divisions of the former Departments of Community Health and Human Services. I have you to thank for that. It s due to your hard work and persistence that we have been as successful as we have been. As I ve made field office visits throughout Michigan, I have been impressed with the commitment, passion and work ethic that I have seen. With the merger, Gov. Rick Snyder has given us a very special challenge to improve services health and human services in Michigan. The governor envisions a River of Opportunity in which programs serve as a bridge for customers to lead healthier, more productive and self-reliant lives. He summed it up very well recently when he said the goal is to keep the focus on the people, not the programs. The work of improving our services is just beginning, and I m counting on you to offer your ideas for that. We are continuing to review your ideas for improving services that you recently provided on the Feedback Form and there will be further opportunities for you to provide input. Your feedback is important to shape the future direction of the department. Director Lyon Visits U.P. Offices Page 5 National Minority Cancer Awareness Week Page 6 The Lockbox Page 7 Pathways to Potential Highlights the Vision for River of Opportunity Page 8 MI Health Link Launches to Improve Health Services for Customers Page 9 Luther Lovell Receives Northern Lights Award for Human Service Efforts Page 10 Job Training Pilot Launches for Food Assistance Recipients Page 10 Green Team News Page 11 Celebrating the 25th Anniversary of the ADA Page 12 VOA Hosts Event to Provide Services to Homeless Veterans Page 12 Michigan s Progress in Child Welfare Settlement is Discussed in Federal Court Page 13 One way to improve services is by staying informed on developments within the department. This is more important than ever. Only by knowing how the different divisions operate and how they interrelate can we hope to successfully streamline and improve services for customers. For that reason, I encourage you to read this newly launched monthly publication for Continued on page 2 Director Lyon to Hold Employee Roundtable Page 13 Workforce Transformation Page 14 Remembering Our MDHHS Military & Veterans Page 16 1

2 employees, MDHHS Digest, as well as the new weekly ed publication, This Week at MDHHS, and periodic news updates here on the MDHHS Intranet Portal site. On a related matter, I also want to recognize the week of May 3-9 as Public Service Recognition Week. I consider it related because I find the work that each of you day in and day out to be in the spirit of public service. Providing services to those in need, protecting children and improving the health of Michigan residents is a very high calling. Every director, manager, supervisor and employee whether behind the scenes, or out in front is the face that someone turns to for help. MDHHS offices and facilities will be celebrating Public Service Recognition Week with a variety of observances next month. I hope you can participate and take pride in our accomplishments, and to look forward to what we can do to improve services in the future. You deserve it. Again, thank you for all the great work that you do. Nick MAY 3 th 9 th, 2015 THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE WE APPRECIATE YOU 2

3 MDHHS Digest is the Latest News Hub for New Agency Welcome to the first edition of MDHHS Digest. This monthly publication is one of a handful of information sources that you can rely on to keep up with the news going on within the newly formed MDHHS. We ll keep you abreast of major developments, upcoming events and the ongoing efforts to improve how we deliver services to our customers. This publication will be mailed out monthly and will also be housed at our MDHHS intranet site here. In addition to this publication, you also will receive departmental news items on a weekly basis in a new publication, This Week at MDHHS, that will be ed to each staff member. The first edition of this publication was mailed out April 20. Finally, employees can keep updated on a daily basis by checking for recent departmental news on our new News and Updates page on the MDHHS intranet portal. We encourage you to make either the portal page or the News and Updates page your home page on your computer. Our goal is to keep you abreast of all the major news within MDHHS, using a variety of news formats. MDHHS is a very large place now the biggest agency in Michigan state government. Staying informed on how the various divisions operate and on their initiatives is the best way that we can further improve services for our customers. However, these news sites and publications rely on you. We need you to help keep us abreast of what s going on in your divisions. Is your office spearheading a new innovative program to improve services for customers or address a health issue? Let us know. Your new initiative could be a model for others to follow. Is there someone in your office who often goes the extra mile to assist a customer and ensure they have a foundation to succeed? Are many of your staff members involved in a special fundraiser? We d like to share that story with others. When submitting items, here are a few things to keep in mind: MDHHS Digest, This Week at MDHHS, or the MDHHS intranet news site is not a medium for birthday announcements, retirement party invitations, or as a means to advertise events unless endorsed by a department committee or management within the department. Any submitted pictures of a child 17 years old or younger must have a signed release from the child s parent or guardian authorizing the image s publication. Form 199 for that release can be found on this page. The editor reserves the right to edit information, make corrections and reject inclusion of information because of a missed deadline or inappropriate topic. The deadline to submit items for the monthly publication is the 15th of each month. The deadline for the weekly publication is noon Thursday of the preceding week. There is no deadline for the daily news site, but it may take two days or more for the item to be posted. In some cases, we may decide that a submission for the monthly publication may be more suitable for the weekly publication, or vice-versa. We reserve the right to make that decision. All submissions can be ed to Scott Davis at DavisS8@michigan.gov. We encourage you to send photos as well, but in many cases, only one photo will be used. 3

4 Coast Guard Veteran Enjoys New Waters as CPS Investigator While serving in the Coast Guard, Gene Gray spent years sailing the waters of the U.S. coastline, arresting smugglers and stemming the flow of drugs reaching American youth. On one occasion, his Coast Guard cutter fought 60-foot waves in a storm while chasing a freighter south from the waters off North Carolina. Three days later, the Coast Guard crew caught up with the freighter in Bermuda and arrested those on board; they confiscated several hundred bales of marijuana. Today, Gray is still protecting children as a Children s Protective Services (CPS) investigator with Michigan Department of Health and Human Services in Muskegon County. He retired from the Coast Guard in 1996 after 20 years of service and was hired by DHS four years ago. To honor his service to his county, Gray is being featured in the MDHHS Digest. While his job as a CPS investigator may not be as exciting as the Coast Guard, Gray finds fulfillment in protecting children from abuse and neglect. When I see families, I try to leave them better off than when I first met them, Gray said. As a youth growing up in San Antonio, Texas, Gray developed a love of the waters during weekend fishing trips in the Gulf of Mexico. After high school graduation, his father urged him to find a line of work; signing up for the Coast Guard seemed like a good fit. During his time in the Coast Guard, Gray served on ships that patrolled the Great Lakes and along both the eastern and western U.S. coasts, venturing north along the coast of Alaska. During many of those years, Gray s ship was tasked with tending buoys in the waters, and he served as a 1st class damage controlman petty officer a safety officer who mitigated hazards facing the ship and tried to prevent fires. Those skills were put to the test when his ship, Mesquite, ran aground onto a reef off the Keweenaw Peninsula in Lake Superior in 1989; the ship began taking on water. Gray and others spent many hours trying to save the ship by shoring up hatches and throwing unnecessary items overboard to lighten the ship s weight. In the end, the 40-member crew, one with a broken arm, had to abandon ship on life boats. A nearby freighter rescued them from the waters. Eventually, the Coast Guard sank the partially submerged Mesquite after concluding it couldn t be salvaged. Gray received a Coast Guard accommodation for trying to save the ship. Gray found the work of patrolling waters for drug smugglers more exciting. Though his cutter never exchanged fire with suspected drug smugglers, the Coast Guard crew did have to fire over the bow of a boat on occasion to convince smugglers to stop. Gray typically boarded the stopped craft armed with a 12-guage riot shotgun. After 20 years, he realized it was time to retire and pursue life as a civilian. I miss it at times because of the comradery, the different adventures you had, Gray said. I enjoyed every bit of it. See Coast Guard Veteran on Page 6 4

5 Director Lyon Visits Upper Peninsula Offices Many dozens of Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) employees in the Upper Peninsula got a chance to meet Director Nick Lyon during a series of office visits the week of April As part of his ongoing visits to field offices across Michigan, Director Lyon stopped by MDHHS offices in Delta, Houghton and Marquette counties, Business Service Center I and the Bay Pines Center. They always appreciative of central office people stopping by, especially the state director, said Russell Sexton, director of the MDHHS office in Delta County. We are a long way from Lansing. He came across to everybody as a really nice, caring person. At each of the county office visits, Director Lyon made a point to meet individually with as many staff members as he could, giving them a chance to ask questions. Lyon was accompanied on the visits by Terrence Beurer, deputy director of the Field Operations Administration, Steve Yager, director of Children s Services, and Kurt Warner of the Bureau of Organizational Services. I continue to be greatly impressed by what I ve seen during these visits and the hard work being done to protect children and serve at-risk families, Director Lyon said. As always, I appreciate the candidness and feedback I receive on these visits, and I am planning on making more office visits soon. In the Houghton County office, the director s visit was a chance for employees to discuss some of the problems they were having in the field, such as cell phone coverage in the Upper Peninsula. The thing that I heard the most often was that they found him very approachable, and they were very comfortable talking with him, said Len Richards, director of the Houghton County office. People were appreciative that he was willing to come this far to visit. See Office Visits on Page 9 5

6 National Minority Cancer Awareness Week: A Good Time to Talk Cancer Screening with Your Health Care Provider Submitted by the Cancer Prevention and Control Section, Division of Chronic Disease and Injury Control It is now well known that some groups of people are more likely to get, or die, from cancer. We know that: African Americans are more likely to die of cancer than people of any other racial or ethnic group.* Lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender people have risk factors that lead to a greater rate of cancer cases. Individuals with a mental illness may develop cancer at a 2.6 times higher rate and also have a higher rate of fatality due to cancer. It is important to get the word out that April 5 through April 11 was National Minority Cancer Awareness Week. This week provides an opportunity to help raise awareness about the disparities that exist with cancer and focus efforts to reduce disparities and promote health equity. It s vital that all people recognize the need to be screened or tested for cancer. Screening tests exist for a number of cancers including breast, cervical, colorectal and lung cancer. People need to talk with their health care provider about being screened and also discuss any family history of cancer that may put them at higher risk. The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services reminds people that, under the Affordable Care Act, most health insurance plans including the Healthy Michigan Plan cover recommended preventive services like testing for different cancers. Check with your plan to find out details of what is covered. For more information about cancer-prevention resources, visit Sources: *Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National LGBT Cancer Network, National Behavioral Health Network for Tobacco & Cancer Control Coast Guard Veteran from page 4 In 2003, he attended Baker College and eventually earned a bachelor s degree in human services; he worked as a trainer to help people deal with alcohol and smoking addictions. In 2011, Gray was hired into Muskegon County DHS. He spends more time behind a desk than in previous jobs, but still finds the work rewarding. The county is very busy. We deal with a lot of people, Gray said. I try to help them as much as I can. If there is a military veteran with MDHHS you think should be featured, contact Scott Davis at daviss8@ michigan.gov. 6

7 The Lockbox Zip and Encrypt Did you know that you can securely send sensitive and Protected Health Information (PHI) by zipping and encrypting? All workstations have WinZip 14.5, which is the program that can be used for sending sensitive and PHI securely. To zip and encrypt a file, follow the steps below: Step 1 In your file directory, locate the file(s) you want to zip and select the file(s). To select multiple files, hold the [Ctrl] key. Step 2 Right click the selected file(s) and select WinZip from the menu. Then select Add to Zip file from the next window. Step 3 Check Encrypt added File and then click Add Step 4 Enter and re-enter your password and click OK Step 5 Phone or fax the password separately to the recipient. As a reminder, before sending any sensitive or PHI, you must be sure to do the following: Do not include any sensitive or PHI in the subject line or in the body of the message Disclose only the minimum sensitive or PHI necessary Double check recipients Include a confidentiality disclaimer For additional information or help securely sending sensitive or PHI, please see policy 6.8.D.10.2 or contact MDCHPrivacySecurity@michigan.gov. 7

8 Pathways to Potential Highlights the Vision for River of Opportunity by Jean Ingersoll As part of his plan to create the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS), Gov. Rick Snyder has unveiled a bold, new vision for helping thousands of Michiganders move beyond public assistance towards self-sufficiency a new River of Opportunity in the state. And he has offered a shining example of this vision -- a 2-year-old pilot program we are very proud of here at MDHHS. Pathways to Potential. Modeled largely after the Kent School Services Network program, Pathways to Potential launched in 2012 as a pilot at some Michigan schools with a simple idea: That it makes sense to place case workers called success coaches in schools where they can more easily interact with at-risk children and their families. The overriding goal also is simple eliminating barriers to a child s success. For instance, some children may struggle with getting to school on time because they oversleep. A success coach is more able to recognize this problem, supply an alarm clock and encourage the child to use it. Or the success coach can help families by assisting them with transportation and suitable clothing for children and providing child care so an older child doesn t miss school to babysit a young sibling. The results speak for themselves. Since the program s launch, schools participating in Pathways have generally lowered their chronic absenteeism rates by about a third. We re very proud of these results. As more children attend school regularly, we will see more succeed in the classroom, graduate and continue on the pathway to a productive life. Since the program s launch, we have expanded the program to schools in 22 counties, as well as locations that include hospitals and businesses, and we are seeing this success replicated in much of Michigan. Gov. Snyder now has expressed a desire to replicate the model to provide similar services to people who need help removing barriers to self-sufficiency and success. We have created a strong foundation to carry out the governor s vision of a River of Opportunity. Since 2012, we have developed strong relationships with school districts. We continually strive to improve the program, as we have recently expanded a campaign to help children obtain necessary clothing and personal hygiene items, worked with other state agencies on expanding school-based health centers and continue to partner with non-profits and faith-based organizations. Pathways is also working with Community Ventures, coordinated by the Michigan Economic Development Corporation, to promote employment for parents and older youth and are also joining together to set-up Employer Resource Networks in targeted locations. These are just a few things that we are working on, and we re well positioned to make the leap the governor has asked of us. There should be little doubt this effort is worth making. In communities with Pathways, more children are attending class, and education is the key to lifting people out of poverty. For many, their home life is more stable. By having a success coach placed in the school, parents can apply for assistance more easily and receive help with developing skills in finding a job. Opportunities are created. This is the River of Opportunity that Gov. Snyder spoke of passionately. I m excited to be part of it. I hope you are too. Jean Ingersoll is the acting director of the Program Development Division and is the program manager for Pathways to Potential. 8

9 MI Health Link Launches to Improve Health Services for Customers A new health care option called MI Health Link was launched March 1, serving its first enrollees in the Upper Peninsula and southwest Michigan. Customers in Wayne and Macomb counties will begin receiving services on May 1. MI Health Link combines Medicare and Medicaid for those individuals that are dually eligible for full Medicare and full Medicaid. Approximately 110,000 people will be eligible for the program in four regions of the state. This innovative demonstration is a collaboration involving Michigan, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, the participating Integrated Care Organizations (also known as MI Health Link health plans), and the Pre-paid Inpatient Health Plans (PIHPs), which will continue to provide behavioral health services as they currently do for people eligible for Medicaid. Customers who are eligible for both Medicare and Medicaid tend to have chronic complex healthcare needs. Enrolling in MI Health Link eliminates the need for navigation between Medicare and Medicaid for services to address these needs by providing all covered services through a single health plan. The MI Health Link health plans administers all healthcare services, care coordination, scheduling and transportation and billing for care, including long-term care services in the home, community and in nursing homes. Each enrollee has a MI Health Link care coordinator to assist them in ensuring their healthcare needs are met. Many areas of the department have been involved in the development and implementation of MI Health Link. For more detailed information, please visit Office Visits from page 5 Bobbi Jo Ferguson, director of the Marquette County office, said she was pleasantly surprised when Director Lyon stopped by the office to visit. At first, she said, her staff was slightly nervous because some were wearing jeans on a casual Friday, but they warmed up the director as he visited employees at their cubicles. I think it went really good. The unannounced (aspect) was different than having it announced, and there is an agenda, said Ferguson, explaining it led to more informal talks between the staff and the director. 9

10 Luther Lovell Receives Northern Lights Award for Human Service Efforts Luther Lovell, director of Mecosta-Osceola County MDHHS, has received a Northern Lights Award from Spectrum Health Foundation in Grand Rapids for his work in human services. Lovell was given the award in the Health and Human Services category for his efforts in both counties to place workers in schools to enhance collaboration, expand community outreach efforts and his leadership and support of staff, as well as other initiatives. Luther is a perfect example of the entire package when it comes to being a county director, said Terrence Beurer, director of the MDHHS Field Operations Administration. He deserves this recognition for his leadership in many areas, including placing workers in the schools to enhance collaboration and promoting collaborative faith based programming. Lovell, who has been a state employee for more than 20 years, has been Mecosta-Osceola county director since Previously, he served as the counties children services program manager. He also has served as a Children s Protective Services (CPS) worker and as a supervisor for foster care, CPS, adult services and prevention. Job Training Pilot Launches for Food Assistance Recipients MDHHS has launched a pilot program in the Detroit area to expand job training opportunities for food assistance recipients to increase their self-reliance. The federally funded pilot, which began in late March, will target 200 individuals between the ages of 18 and 49 who are receiving Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits and are participating in the SNAP Employment and Training program in Detroit. Though MDHHS applied for federal funding for the program last year, the pilot reflects Gov. Rick Snyder s new vision of a River of Opportunity, in which state public assistance programs serve as a customer pathway to selfreliance. Under the program, Michigan is allowed to waive a three-month federal limit on food benefits for those participating in the job training assistance. The program offers wage subsidies to encourage employers to hire pilot participants and expands vocational and supportive services to ensure a seamless transition from public assistance to employment. The program s goal is that half of the Food Assistance Program (FAP) cases are closed, or benefits reduced, among the 200 participants in the pilot. This program is part of an effort to revitalize Detroit by providing critical resources and economic incentives to help Detroiters find employment and reduce reliance on public assistance. 10

11 Green Team News Green Day Survey: Give Us Your Thoughts on Keeping the Earth Green Take our short five-question survey! Let us know how the Green Team can help you incorporate healthy and sustainable activities in your everyday life by clicking on the link here: Green Team Survey. Wednesday, April, 22, marked the 45th anniversary of Earth Day. In communities across the world, this spring day highlights environmental issues and demonstrates popular support for environmental protection. Here in Michigan for example, the departments of Environmental Quality (DEQ), Natural Resources (DNR), and Agriculture and Rural Development (MDARD) come together every year to celebrate Earth Day with additional support from organizations like the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services, Division of Environmental Health. Each partner provides fun and educational activities to thousands of Michigan adults and students. What happens to those sentiments after Earth Day? How can we build on and continue the momentum for green living throughout the year? Those are questions the Green Team has pondered over the last several months, and we would like you, the readers, to give us some feedback on what healthy and sustainable actions you currently take, what prevents you from doing more (or any at all), and what the Green Team can do to help you set or reach those green goals. If you have enjoyed some of our past article topics including: Shopping and cooking with local foods. Reducing, reusing, and recycling. Engaging children in green activities. Preparing your home and lawn for winter. How to give, decorate and celebrate green. Green policies. Or if you have suggestions for other topics and ways of promoting green living, please take our survey by following this link: Green Team Survey. We ll provide the results next month. 11

12 Celebrating the 25th Anniversary of the ADA The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) supports the American Disabilities Act (ADA) and people with disabilities in many ways, both through our service to the public and our own employees. During the month of July and August, we are having several celebrations for the 25th anniversary of ADA, the key civil rights legislation for people with disabilities. The dates and locations are as follows: July 23, Kalamazoo Psychiatric Hospital. July 29, Capitol View Building in Lansing. July 28, Hawthorn Center. July 28, Center for Forensic Psychiatry. July 30, Walter Reuther Psychiatric Hospital. Aug. 5, Caro Center. Save the date! More to come on these fantastic events. A presentation about what MDHHS does to support people with disabilities and the ADA is being put together. Tell us about the disability-related services and activities in your program or department submit ideas to Candice Lee, at LeeC@Michigan.gov. We can talk about how best to showcase the great work you do! Contact Toya Williams, Equal Employment Opportunity officer, at or williamst8@michigan.gov, for information regarding the celebrations. VOA Hosts Event to Provide Services to Homeless Veterans The Volunteers of America Michigan is hosting the 2015 Capital Area Stand Down For Homeless Veterans May 20 at Adado-Riverfront Park in downtown Lansing. Services provided to homeless veterans will include health screenings, haircuts, legal aid, counseling on Social Security, vision testing, job assistance, clothing, lunches and a diddy bag full of goodies. Last year, 110 homeless veterans were served. The event, which includes a lunch, will begin at 10:30 a.m. The park is located at 501 N. Grand Ave. Call Renee Jones at if you wish to offer services in the event or have questions. 12

13 Michigan s Progress in Child Welfare Settlement is Discussed in Federal Court The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) appeared April 13 before Judge Nancy G. Edmunds in U.S. District Court to discuss the latest report under its Modified Settlement Agreement with Children s Rights, Inc. Following a lawsuit filed by New York-based Children s Rights, Michigan s child welfare system came under federal oversight in In early 2011, Michigan renegotiated the original consent decree to focus more on outcomes and less on bureaucracy and process. The resulting modified settlement agreement took effect on July 18, This is the sixth monitoring report to be filed since the modified agreement was signed in Protecting children is the most important work we do, and I know that everyone involved has a strong desire and commitment to improve health and safety outcomes as quickly as possible for children and families in Michigan s child welfare system, MDHHS Director Nick Lyon said. The Department of Human Services, the former defendant in the lawsuit, merged April 10 with the Michigan Department of Community Health to become MDHHS. Director Lyon to Hold Employee Roundtable May 8 at Grand Tower Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) Director Nick Lyon is planning to hold a roundtable discussion with agency employees May 8 in the Dempsey Room of the Grand Tower Building in Lansing. The roundtable will occur from 8:30 to 9:30 a.m. The May 8 date was rescheduled from an earlier date of May 1. DHS and the Michigan Department of Community Health merged to become MDHHS on April 10. Registration is full to attend the roundtable discussion, but employees can register here to listen to the event and submit questions in a conference call. 13

14 Manager Meeting Kudos Korner o Performance Management o Employee Engagement o Service/Process Optimization o Change Management Employee Engagement Survey Workforce Transformation mation Managers from the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) met March 23 to connect with colleagues, hear from leadership and develop their management skills through a discussion on organizational values. A thank you goes to all of the managers who donated boxed and canned food items for the Greater Lansing Food Bank. A total of 553 pounds of food was collected which equates to 461 meals for the local community. Director Nick Lyon s presentation from the meeting can be viewed here. PowerPoints from the Health and Human Services Assessment of Business Technology as well as David Chinsky s presentation are available. Kudos Korner A customer paid a huge compliment to Tamara Weaver (Vital Records and Health Data Services Section), Deborah Garcia (Office of Legal Affairs and FOIA) and Connie Sopocy (retired). The customer sent a letter directly to Director Lyon s office to compliment these three employees and extend gratitude for their help. I am so thankful to some of your employees who helped me beyond measure. You have a great team of friendly and knowledgeable people! My unending gratitude still does not encompass the thankfulness for these women and their hard work and dedication! What a great example of extraordinary customer service. Congratulations to all involved. Nikki Wood at WoodN4@michigan.gov to feature a co-worker in next month s Kudos Korner. 14

15 2015 Thank you to all of the MDHHS employees that participated in the 2015 Employee Engagement Survey. Employee We had the opportunity to hear from 56% of the Engagement staff from both DCH and DHS. Survey results will be released in May and action planning for the department will begin in June. We look forward to using your feedback to continue to make improvements to the department. Survey Thank you to all of the MDHHS employees who participated in the 2015 Employee Engagement Survey. We had the opportunity to hear from 56% of the staff from both the former Michigan Department of Community Health and Department of Human Services. Survey results will be released in May and action planning for the department will begin in June. We look forward to using your feedback to continue to make improvements to the department. March 2015 Employee Engagement Survey Open June 2015 Department and Business Unit Action Planning Begins May 2015 Survey Results Released 15

16 Remembering Our MDHHS Military & Veterans Many of our finest men and women are currently serving or have bravely served our country. Lets remember to thank and honor those who have served and to keep those currently serving and their family members in our thoughts and prayers as we hope for their safety. Names in red are new additions. Names in blue are status changes. MDHHS Employees Currently Serving Employee Work Location Branch of Service Brooks, RN, Patricia Hawthorn Center Army Reserve Gross, Garry Grand Tower Bldg Army Reserve Harris, Gerald Muskegon County Army Reserve Horton, Joshua Cheboygan County DHS National Guard Irby, Jo Inspector General Army Reserve Junttila, John Shawono Center Michigan National Guard Leppek, Derek Hawthorn Center Air National Guard Lopez, Jose Shawano Center Army National Guard Messer, Bruce OCAL - Saginaw Air Force Reserve Moore, Ricci Wayne County/CFU Army Reserve Paul Akeo Maxey Training School Navy Reserve Phillips, Walter E. Center for Forensic Psychiatry Army Reserve Reeves, Saquoyah Wayne County Marines Sanchez, Miguel W. Saginaw, Lansing Army National Guard Simmons, Tanja Marie Ingham County Army Reserve Zimmerle, Steven Berrien County Army Reserve MDHHS Family Members Serving Employee Work Location Relation Branch of Service Status Addis, Glenn R. Ogemaw County Brother Navy Active Agee, Shanta Wayne County Son Marines Active Albert, Edna Kent County Son Marines Active Andres, Megan Kent County Brother Navy Active Asam, Eileen J. Gr. Traverse/Leelanau Co. Son Marine Reserves Returned Ashley, Lana Lansing Brother Army National Guard Active Baker, David J. Maxey Training School Son Air Force Active Barco, Jose Oceana County Brother, Nephew MI National Guard Active Barnhill, Ruth Central Office, Lansing Nephew MI National Guard Active Bates, Tolisha Macomb County Spouse Air Force Reserves Active Bejcek, Linda L. Midland County Son Army Active 16

17 Bell, Helen Wayne County Son Navy Active Bentley, Mary Katherine Monroe County 2 Sons, Daughter-in-law Air Force, Army Active Berry, Cheryl Arenac County 1 Nephew, 2 Nieces Air Force and Army Active Betterly, Steve Lansing Nephew Marine Reserves Active Bieszczad, Chris Macomb County Nephew Marines Active Blackwell, King III Macomb County 2 Sons Navy Active Blair, Robin E. Kent County Niece Army Active Bonnau, Debra Arenac County Daughter Marines Active Boose, Linda Genesee County Nephew Air Force Active Braxmaier, Jennifer Hillsdale County Brother Navy Active Brda, Julie Monroe County Brother-in-law Army Reserve Active Brussel, Pauline Lansing Son Army Active Buckley, Cheryl Genesee County Son Marines Active Campbell, Marti CFP Nephew Army Active Chiddister, Holly St. Joseph County Nephew, Niece Air Force Active Clark, Betsy Hillsdale County Son Air Force Active Click, Tim Allegan/Barry County 2 Sons Marines Active Cobb, Traci Monroe County Son Army Active Cook, Sharon St. Clair County 2 Nephews Marines Active Corlew, Ila Genesee County Daughter, Son-in-law Army Active Crank, Angela Lansing - BHP Brother Army National Guard Active Cross, Brenda Jackson County 2 Sons Army, Army Reserve Active Cruz, Cynthia Oceana County Son Marines Active Dennis, Kathryn Lapeer County Sister Air Force Active Dennis, Rauchel Calhoun County Nephew Marines Active Dickie, Irene T. Crawford County Son MI National Guard Active Dombroski, Dalyce Central Office Son Army Active Drews, Steven Genesee County Son Army Active DuRussel, Mary Iosco County Son Air Force Active Elmore, Christopher Ingham County Brother-in-law Army Active Engster, Matthew C. Arenac County Son Air Force Active Estrada, San Juanita Oceana County Son Air Force Active Everidge, Connie Ingham County Son Marines Active Fackler, Samantha Caro Center Son Army Active Feltman, Lisa Gus Harrison Cor. Facilty Son, Son-In-Law Marines, Army Active Floriano, Angela Roscommon County Father MI National Guard Active Fockler, Rick Lewis Cass Bldg Son Marines Active Forler, Sherry Berrien County Brother-in-law Air Force Active Fortner, Denise Jackson County Son Marines Active Fox, Carita M. Calhoun County Cousin Air Force Active Froman, Martin Midland County Son-in-law Army Active Fuller, Mellody St. Joseph County Son, Daughter-in-law Air Force Active Ganzevoort, Virginia Lansing Cousin, Brother-In-Law Army Active Griffin, Carol CFP Son Army National Gurard ROTC Griffith, Cheryl Off. Child Support - Lansing Son, Nephew Navy Active Gross, Garry Grand Tower Bldg Spouse, Son Army Reserve Active Grzywacz, Jessica Lansing Brother Army Reserve Active Guild, Mary Lansing - CPC Son Air Force Active Guinn, Shelly Kent County Son Army Active Haines, Kathleen Lansing Son Marines Active Hansen, Carol Lansing - MSA 2 Sons Marine Reserve Active Hardaker, David Genesee County Stepson Army Active Harris, Consuelo L. Wayne County Son Navy Active Harris-May, Shanee Wayne County Husband Army National Guard Active 17

18 Hengesbaugh, Susan D. Conner Service Center Son Army Active Hernandez, Gloria CFP Daughters, Sons-In-Law Army Active Honsinger, Janet Caro Center Son Navy Active Howland, Diane Annette Crawford County Nephew, 2 Cousins Army, Army Reserve Active Idzior, Jaime Midland County Brother Marines Active Jones, Mary Dickinson County Son Air Force Active Jones, Nancy Ann Wayne County/CFU Daughter Army Active Karsten, Joanne Faye Kalamazoo County 2 Sons MI National Guard Active Keene, Rhonda Van Buren County Son Army Active Kennedy, Jennifer Ingham County Brother Navy Active Kinney, Terry A. Tuscola County Son-in-law Navy Active Kollars, Denise Macomb County Nephew Army Active Kollars, Denise Macomb County Nephew Navy Active Kruithof, Nancy Kalamazoo County Son Army Active Kubczak, Cheryl Saginaw County Son Air Force Active Lagios, Kristine Kalkaska County Son Navy Returned Lagios, Kristine Kalkaska County Husband MI National Guard Active Lake, Kristine Shiawassee County Son Navy Active Launt, Dena Kalamazoo Psy. Hospital Son Army National Gurard Active Lauterwasser, Kim Otsego County Son Marines Active Leask, Jane L. Central Office, Lansing Husband MI National Guard Active Lei-Sam, Hanna Berrien County Sister Army Reserve Active Luevano, M. Mara Oceana County Son Army National Guard Active Luteran, Sarah Oakland County Nephew Army Active Maillette, Nadine Genesee County Son Army Active Marshall, Nancy Kent County Son Army Active McCormick, Trudy Marie Mecosta County Son Air Force Active McGeathy, Katherine Genesee County 3 Nephews Air Force, Army, Marines Active McKelvey, Darla Iosco County Son Army Active Mead, Nancy Van Buren County Nephew Marines Active Melick, Kathy Central Office - OTSD Son Navy Active Melick, Kathy Central Office - OTSD Nephew Army Reserves Active Millikin, Brian Arenac County DHS Son Army Active Minicuci, Angela Lansing - Communications Brother-In-Law MI National Guard Active Morris, Ella L. Wayne County Son US Navy Active Morrison, Cindy Saginaw County Brother-in-law Army National Guard Returned Morton-Gordon, Olivette M. Wayne County Daughter, Son Air Force, Navy Reserve Active Moulton, Jodi Saginaw County 2 step-sons Navy, Army National Gaurd Active Murphy, Heather Hall Road Husband Private contractor, State Dept Active Murray, Dale Central Office, Lansing Stepson Army Active Murray, Nohemi Kent County Nephew Marines Returned Nees, Jill Roscommon County Brother-in-law Army Reserve Active Nelson, Julie Genesee County Cousin Marines Active Newton, Amber Kent County Son Marines Active Nichol, Jody Jackson County Cousin Marines Active O Neill, Linda Mecosta/Osceola Co. Son Army Active Ortiz, Carmen Oakland County Son Army Reserve Returned Painter, Stacy Iron County Son Air Force Active Parrott, Scott & Karla Delta County Son, Niece Air Force, Army Active Patel, Rupal & Manoj Wash. Cnty/ Wayne Cnty Daughter Army Active Patterson, Candy Eaton County Niece Army Returned Patzke, Lori Menominee County Sister Army Reserve Active Piedra, Amy M. Clare County Son Marine Reserve Active Prevo, Laura Houghton County Husband MI National Guard Active 18

19 Price, Dana Tuscola County Cousin Army Active Pyles, Eva D. Genesee County Son Army National Guard Active Quine, Melvia Ingham County Son Army Active Rademacher, Mary Kalamazoo Psy. Hospital Brother Army Active Ramirez, Theresa Newaygo County Son Army Reserves Active Rasmer, Maria Saginaw County Son-in-law Air Force Active Rigato, Dianna Detroit 2 Grandsons Army Active Roberts-Hicks, Tina DDS - Lansing Husband Army Reserve Active Robillard, Nancy E. Houghton County Nephew Air Force Active Robinson, Jeanette Lansing - MSA Son Army Active Romanetto, Donna R. Genesee County Son Marine Reserve Returned Root, Kelly Barry County Brother MI National Guard Active Rose, Sherry Livingston County Son, Nephew, Niece Navy, Army, Air Force Active Rush, Alyson Lansing Son, Daughter-In-Law Air Force, Air Force Reserve Active Sanchez, Stephanie Lansing Husband Army National Gurad Active Schaeffer, Marcia DDS - Lansing Brother, Nephew Army, Marines Active Schafer, Michelle Eaton County Son Army Reserve Active Schafer, Scott M. Calhoun County Brother-in-law Navy Active Scharrer, Nancy E.Genesee County Son-in-law Navy Active Schertz, Paula Jackson County Son Marines Active Schlund, Daniel Mark Sr. Genesee & Lapeer Co. Nephew Marines Active Schneider, Steve CFP Son Army Active Schultz, Kathleen Lansing Son Army National Guard Active Schumann, Rachel Lansing Niece Navy Active Seegert, Donna CFP Son Marines Active Seigle, Clarence Maxey Trianing School Son Marines Active Shaw, John & Melissa Arenac County Son U.S. Coast Guard Reserve Active Shobowale-Benson, Peggy Kalamazoo County Son Navy Active Shorts, Jackie Oakland County Son-in-law Air Force Active Simon, Jan Central Office, Lansing Son Army Returned Skinner, Cheryl Kalamazoo County Niece Army Active Smith, Joanne Wayne County Son Army Active Smith, Valerie Lansing 2 Sons Army Active Snyder, Patricia Wayne County Son Army Active Sobczak, James Macomb County Son Army Active Southworth-Tousley, Kimberly SSPC Central/MiCap Unit Son Army Active Stein-Motley, Annette Ingham County Son Marines Active Stovall, Kim Jackson County Stepson Air Force Active Jones, Susan Calhoun County Son Army Returned Taylor, Claudette Walther Reuther Hospital Son Air Force Active Terry, Lisa Genesee County Cousin, Nephew Army, Navy Active Threlkeld, Lashana Oakland County Son Army Active Tisdale, Felicia Walter Reuther Hospital Nephew Air Force Active Trafelet, Dana Saginaw County Son-in-law Army Active Trimmer, Monika East Lansing Son Navy Active Tylutki, Lisa & Tom CFP Son Navy Active VandenHeuvel, Mary E. Manistee County Niece Marines Active Vasquez-Zapata, Alexsa Wayne County Husband Army Active Vermeesch, Bridget Gratiot County Sister, Brother-in-law Air Force, Army Active Verrett, Kay Frances Berrien County Stepson Army Active Wachowiak, Judy L. Midland County Nephew Army Active Walker, Jilaina Lansing - TPL Son Army Active Warner, Andrea Chippewa County Brother Army Active Webber, Marny Iosco County Son-in-law Marines Active 19

20 Weber, Michael St. Louis - Corrections Son Marines Active Welch, Jill Mecosta County Brother Marines Active Wicker, Debra Eaton County Son Marine Reserve Active Wigginton, Eugenia Lyn Lansing Son Air Force Active Williams, Rebecca Walter Reuther Hospital Son Marines Active Winegarden, Mona Emmet County Nephew Air Force Active Wolf, Kim Ottawa County Cousin Marines Active Wolfe, Debra A. Muskegon County Son Army Active Woodgate, Sharon A. Chippewa County Husband MI National Guard Active Wright, Tammy Lansing Nephew Army Active MDHHS Employees Who Have Served Employee Work Location Abdur-Rahman, Mustafa Macomb Co Protective Services Adams, Phillip Cadillac Place Adams, Robert Presque Isle Co Office Addis, Glenn R. Ogemaw Co Office Akins, Alyssa Healthy Kids Unit Akins, Boyzella Dist Office Glendale/Trumbull Allen, Harold E. Cadillac Place Allen, Tommy Anzaldi, Willard Madison Hgts District Office Appledorn, Anna Manistee Co Office Ashford, Bridghetta Greenfield/Joy District Office Autio, Pete Houghton/Keweenaw Co Ofc Baeza, Marcos Grand Tower Bldg Baker, Candace J. Washtenaw Co Office Baldwin, Jacqueline Lansing - John Hannah Bldg Ballard, Steven C. Work At Home - Mi Bankson, John Work At Home - Mi Barco, Jose Oceana Co Barilovich, Nicholas Washtenaw Co Barkley-Smith, Anita Victor Building Barnes, Edgar County 50 Macomb Bayer, Daniel Oakland Co - Madison Heights Beckman, Kenneth Muskegon Co Office Bell, Tamara Bishop-Turnbull, Yvette Washtenaw Co Office Boersen, Robert Allegan Co Office Bolen, Mike Shawono Center Boshaw, Merlyn Saint Clair Co Office Boshka, Dave Mcti Training Center Boughton, Daryl Van Buren Co Office Boulding, Wiley Kalamazoo Co Bouverette, Joshua Tuscola Co Office Brewer, Marlene M. Dist Office Mccree Brideau, Thomas Livingston Co Office 20

21 Briskey, Fonda Britton, Derrick Brockhaus, Juana Brooks, Jeffrey Brown, Bobby Brown, Brian (Lara) Brownlee, Craig Bruce, Kathaleen Brummitt, Oscar Burke, Paul Bush, Shanda Card, Chris Cardinalli, Lisa Carter, Michael Casalina, Melissa Chaltraw, Aaron Chan, Jack Chandler, Linda Chapman, Wendy Cheedie-Crager, Toni Childs, Lorenzo Clark, Angela Clark, Anthony B Cleary, Scott Cole, Adrian Collins, Cheryl Connolly, Miriam Cornell, Kathy Cottle, Deanna M. Cox, Diane Coy, Chris Cressell, Charles Croom, Leander Cross, Ryan Crouch, Connie Curow, Kelly Curry, Lillie M. Curtis, Roger A. Cutler, Bryant Daily, Corinne Dandridge, John Davidson, Sarah Ouida Davis, Lance Davis, Paula Davis, Warren Dean, Linda Deerfield, Michael Deering, Ryan Dees, Paul Del Valle, Roy Calhoun Co Office Genesee Co - Child Welfare John Hannah Bldg Dds - Detroit Uia Pro Office Clinton Co County 50 Macomb Dept Of Human Services Madison Hgts District Office Cascade Commons - 38Th St Grand Tower Bldg Genesee Co - Mccree Dist Saginaw State Office Bldg Wj Maxey Training Center Self Svs Process Center - Cascade Tuscola Co Office Grand Tower Bldg Ingham Co Office Hamtramck Office Alpena Co Office County 50 Macomb Taylor Service Center Cadillac Place Houghton Co Office Ingham Co Office Kalkaska Co Office Washtenaw Co Office Cascade Commons - 38Th St Lapeer Co Office Dhs County Office Ottawa Co Office Lake Co State Office Flint State Office Building Jackson Field Office Ottawa Co Office Muskegon Co Office Saginaw State Office Bldg Wj Maxey Training Center Wj Maxey Training Center Isabella Co Dhs Office Inspector General - Detroit Washtenaw Co Office Shawono Center Grand Tower Bldg John Hannah Bldg Comerica Building Cascade Commons - 38Th St Antrim Co Office Oceana Co Office Lansing - Michigan Rehabilitation Services 21

22 Deleon, Eli Delgado, Augustine Dennis, Michael Deyo, Edward M. Diaz-Castillo, Ivan Dinkins, Amy Dixon, Brice Dixon, Elvie Dombrouski, Megan Doran, Patrick Dowdy, Christopher Drum, Terry Durham, Jeff Eastman, Roger A. Edwards, Shirley Elahrag, Ahmed Fales, Jason Farrington, William Ferguson, Cynthia Francis, Christopher Fredy, Leeann Garcia, Celedonio Garner, Darryl Gearhart, Amy Geller, Jennifer Gilmet, Douglas A. Glover, Catina Godfrey, Michael Goins, Chris Gonzales, Martin Gore, Duane Gorney, Kevin Gray, Gene Grew, Bradley Guilford, Dawn Haelewyn, Charyl A. Hageness, Ryan Hall, George Harris, Consuelo L. Harris, Gerald Haywood, Dwayne A. Healy, Carrie Henry, Kevin Hepburn, Owen Herlan, David J. Herndon, Dawn Higgs, Christopher Hill, James Hitch, Paul Hollander, Andrew Kalamazoo Co Office Saginaw State Office Bldg Dist Office Glendale/Trumbull Marquette Co Office Saginaw State Office Bldg Dickinson Co South Central Cfs Wj Maxey Training Center Cheboygan Co Office Cascade Commons - 38Th St Cascade Commons - Kent Co Mcti Training Center Newaygo Co Office South Central Cfs Dist Office Greenfield/Joy Lapeer Co Washtenaw Co Office Disability Determination Svcs - Lansing Cascade Commons - 38Th St Sos Branch - Delta County Plus Allegan Co Office Dist Office Glendale/Trumbull Cass Co Office Presque Isle Co Office Cascade Commons - 38Th St Oakland Co Kalamazoo - Michigan Rehabilitation Services Saginaw State Office Bldg Fia-Gratiot-7 Mile Dist Deq Saginaw/Bay District Offce Muskegon Co Office Lake Co State Office Washtenaw Co Office Allegan Co Office Dhs Warren District Dist Office Fort Wayne Muskegon Co Cadillac Place Kalamazoo - Michigan Rehabilitation Services Wj Maxey Training Center Dist Office Greenfield/Joy Human Services Bldg - Branch C Dist Office Walled Lake Wj Maxey Training Center Inkster District Office Mdcd - Esa - Reg Ii Montcalm Co Office 22

23 Holman, Lavalle Hopper, Gerald S. Howells, James M. Hudson, Leslie Hughes, Daniel Hunault, William Hunter, Demetrius Hurlburt, Elton Waller, John Inman, Derrick Irby, Jo Jackson, Al Jackson, Charlana Jackson, Kirk Jackson, Nichole Jackson, Rosalind Jacobson, Mark January, Robert Johnson, Hilda Johnson, Wallace Jones, Jefferson D. Jones, Mary Junttila, John Juntunen, Ian Kaczor, Paul Kaiser, Connie Kalm, Jordan Karabelski, Paul Kasbohm, Nicholas Kavanaugh, Mya Kendall, Aaron Kendrick, Christina Kidd, Donata Kiel, Lois Kiel, Tracy Kierzek, Tabetha Kincannon, Julie Koekkoek, Randy Koutsoubos Ii, Larry Krause, Karee Lacosse, Keith Lafave, Victoria Laforest, Marc Lamb, Andrew Larsen, Edward L. Lawson, Stacy Leathorn, Gary Lee, Lisa Leslie, Donald Lewis, Henry Saginaw Co Office Oakland Co Dist Office Fort Wayne Genesee Co - Mccree Dist Sos Branch - Delta County Plus Lansing - John Hannah Bldg Flint State Office Building Sanilac Co Office Michigan Rehabilitation Services - Porter St County 50 Macomb Dist Office Fort Wayne Mcti Training Center Fia-Gratiot-7 Mile Dist Cascade Commons - 38Th St South Central Cfs South Central Cfs Saint Clair Co Office County 50 Macomb South Central District South Central Cfs Berrien Co Office Dhs County Office Shawono Center Chippewa Co Office Sos Branch Gladwin Inspector General - Grandmont Lansing - John Hannah Bldg Sos Branch - Delta County Plus Human Services Bldg - Branch C Cascade Commons - 38Th St Dist Office North Central Cfs Muskegon Co Office Benzie Co Parle Probation Fia Mcti Alpena Co Office Grand Traverse Co Kent Co Jackson Field Office Cass Co Office Marquette Co Office Kent Co Barry Co Fia Benzie Co Parle Probation Fia Washtenaw Co Office Berrien Co Office Saint Clair Co Office Cadillac Place Midland Co Office Mcti Training Center 23