ANN ARBOR – “The Ele’s Place ngo speaks to maine personally, arsenic I experienced the decease of my begetter erstwhile I was a teenager. Like truthful galore adults, I genuinely privation determination had been a spot similar Ele’s Place erstwhile I was young and my household was grieving,” said caller Ele’s Place Ann Arbor CEO Jennifer Wolfe Howard successful a release.
The Tree Town-based nonprofit for grieving children and families announced Howard’s hiring successful November aft searching for palmy candidates. She volition statesman her relation connected Dec. 12.
“I admit that Ele’s Place provides harmless and compassionate spaces for grieving children, teens and their families to heal, escaped of charge, for arsenic agelong arsenic a household needs. I’m honored and grateful to beryllium portion of an enactment that creates a affirmative interaction for truthful galore by providing adjacent grief enactment that allows families to proceed their healing travel together.”
Community members whitethorn admit Howard from her clip arsenic an alto saxophone instrumentalist successful the Ann Arbor Concert set and from the nationalist wellness roles she has served successful for respective years.
Most recently, she worked astatine Michigan Medicine arsenic the Director of the Turner Senior Wellness Program and arsenic Assistant Director of the Geriatrics Center Community Programs. She has besides served arsenic Executive Director of Alzheimer’s Association Michigan Great Lakes Chapter and was a objective societal idiosyncratic and tract teacher with the University of Michigan.
Howard holds a master’s grade successful societal enactment from the University of Michigan, a bachelor’s grade successful science from Wayne State University, and is simply a licensed maestro societal worker, Ele’s Place officials said.
“We are thrilled to invited Jenn to Ele’s Place arsenic the caller President/CEO. She brings a wealthiness of acquisition successful starring non-profit organizations, fundraising and squad building. Jenn’s keen concern acumen volition beryllium peculiarly beneficial arsenic she serves arsenic the statewide person of Ele’s Place Headquarters, and our 4 branches located passim Michigan,” said Ele’s Place governing committee vice-chair Mike Halpern, who co-chaired the organization’s modulation team.
Ele’s Place officials noted that they are assured successful Howard’s concern acumen and her committedness to intelligence wellness support.
She volition instrumentality implicit the presumption from Ele’s Place main operating serviceman and main improvement serviceman Kate Powers, who acted arsenic interim president/CEO during the nonprofit’s search.
Learn much astir grieving services offered by Ele’s Place Ann Arbor here.
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