Board

John Boeschenstein
Board President
Mary McLoughlin
Immediate Past President
Owner/Principal, McLoughlin Communications & Public Relations
Gail S. Scott
Board Vice President

President, Morning Star Health, a subsidiary of Morneau Shepell, Ltd.
Tessa Muir
Board Secretary

In-House Legal Counsel, Automattic Inc.
Dawn Kibben
Board Treasurer
VP of Finance & Administration, Frederik Meijer Gardens & Sculpture Park
Chris Becker
Chief Prosecutor, Kent County Prosecutor’s Office
Kyle Irwin
Executive Committee, Member At Large
Community Volunteer
Pastor Jathan Austin
Lead Pastor, One Church Empowerment Center
Kimberly Koster
Chief, Wyoming Police Department
Tasha Blackmon
CEO Cherry Health

Amanda Fielder
Partner, Warner Norcross + Judd
Jane Gietzen
Director of Information Services, Spectrum Health
Kim Krause
VP/General Manager, WXMI FOX17
Michelle LaJoye-Young
Sheriff, Kent County Sheriff’s Department
India Manns
Community Advocate
Fran Miller
Community Advocate
Chief Eric Payne
Chief of Police, Grand Rapids Police Department
Savator Selden-Johnson
Director, Kent County Department of Human Services
Kelli Smith
Chief Development Officer, John Ball Zoo
Mercedes Toohey
Consultant and Community Volunteer
Lonna Wiersma
Senior Vice President, Human Resources Director, Mercantile Bank of Michigan
Tracy Wolford
Community Advocate

5% of children under the age of 18 are solicited sexually online.

1,000+ suspected child sexual abuse cases are reported in Kent County each year.

75% of childhood sexual abuse is thought to go unreported.

1 in 7 girls and 1 in 25 boys are sexually abused.

Children’s Advocacy Center
2855 Michigan St NE
Grand Rapids, MI 49506
616.336.5160

Children’s Advocacy Center
2855 Michigan St NE
Grand Rapids, MI 49506
616.336.5160