Aaron Rydjord, Board Chair
Aaron joined the Family Service & Children’s Aid Board of Directions in 2013. Aaron is the Supervisor of the Facilities Department at Eaton Aerospace Test Facility.
Katie Osman, 2nd Vice Chair
Katie joined the Family Service & Children’s Aid Board of Directions in 2018. She is the Branch Manager at Flagstar Bank.
Sean Palmer, Director
Sean joined the Family Service & Children’s Aid Board of Directors in 2018. Sean is a CPA at the Lally Group, PC.
Suzie Creech, Secretary
Suzie joined the Family Service & Children’s Aid Board of Directors in 2017. Suzie is a realtor for RE/MAX in Jackson.
Chad Perrine, Director
Chad joined the Family Service & Children’s Aid Board of Directors in 2018. Chad is the Vice-President and Fiduciary Team Lead, Estate Settlement at Huntington Bank.
Kelsey Guernsey, Member-at-Large
Kelsey joined the Family Services & Children’s Aid Board of Directors in 2019. Kelsey is an Assistant Prosecuting Attorney for Jackson County and focuses on helping victims in the community.
Shari Walicki, Board Treasurer
Shari joined the Family Service & Children’s Aid Board of Directors in 2018. Shari is retired and is the Community Representative on the Board.
Kellie Horner, Director
Kellie joined the Family Service & Children’s Aid Board of Directors in 2019. Kellie is a Testing Support Administrator for Eaton Aerospace Test Facility in Jackson.
Becky Billingsley, Director
Becky joined the Family Service & Children’s Aid Board of Directions in 2004. Becky is also the Director of Compensation at TRUE Community Credit Union.
Donita Baker, 1st Vice Chair
Donita joined the Family Service & Children’s Aid Board of Directions in 2021. She is in Retail Sales at Sweet Caroline’s.
Marla Sanford, Director
Marla joined the Family Service & Children’s Aid Board of Directions in 2020. She is the Chief Marketing Officer at Spring Arbor University.
Dr. Candy McCorkle, Director
Dr. Candy joined the Family Service & Children’s Aid Board of Directions in 2021. She is Vice-President of DEI at Western Michigan University.
Avé Veneklasen, Director
Avé joined the Family Service & Children’s Aid Board of Directions in 2021. She is a highly respected and successful Artist in the community.
Ernestine Harrington, Director
Ernestine joined the Family Service & Children’s Aid Board of Directions in 2020. She is a pastor.
Rusty Reynolds, Director
Rusty joined the Family Service & Children’s Aid Board of Directors in 2022. He is the owner of a digital sign company called Optic Edge.
Harold “Jock” White
Harold joined the Family Service & Children’s Aid Board of Directors in 2022. He is a retired warden and is the Community Representative on the Board.
Dr. J. Frederick Bland
Dr. Bland joined the Family Service & Children’s Aid Board of Directors in 2023. He is an Assistant Professor at Spring Arbor University and also runs his own Private Practice at Empowering Zone Counseling/Consulting.
Emily Neely
Emily joined the Family Service & Children’s Aid Board of Directors in 2022. She represents Medical Device Manufacturing at Versah LLC.
