Tag: sharedleadership

By Gratia Lee, Access of West Michigan Good Systems Food Director Access of West Michigan Good Systems Food Director Travels To Riverside, CA for Invest Health Initiative.  Recently I had the opportunity to travel to Riverside, CA as part of the Invest Health Initiative, a project of Reinvestment Fund, with support from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. I went as a part of the food systems team, to learn about what changes to the local food system the folks in Riverside have been able to make and are working on as part of this project. Together with teams from Tallahassee, […]

Access of West Michigan Moves Forward with New Leadership Team FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE  This past spring Access of West Michigan launched a new four-person, Co-Executive Director Team. This team is composed of Christina Swiney, Co-Executive Director of Operations; McKenzie VanPatten, Co-Executive Director of Programs; Nikeyia Perkins, Co-Executive Director of Engagement; and Alaina Dobkowski, Co-Executive Director of Advancement.    Access of West Michigan’s mission is to strengthen and develop wholistic solutions to poverty by cultivating equitable systems through education and collaboration, with the values of collaboration, anti-racism, and shared leadership at the forefront, Access has been utilizing a co-leadership model for […]