Each member of our executive leadership team is highly decorated for his or her expertise, record of service, and community committment. Southwest Solutions has an overall corporate board and committees for the three corporate divisions: Southwest Counseling Solutions, Southwest Housing Solutions, and Southwest Econonmic Solutions.
“Southwest Solutions has earned a national reputation as a leading provider of human services and as a model of community and economic development. We are also known for our cutting-edge and strategic thinking. We have been named a Best Managed Nonprofit by Crain’s Detroit and received a Reinventing Michigan award from the Governor. We are committed to excellence, innovation and efficiency in every aspect of our organization and programs.”
Executive Leadership Team
Sean de Four
President & CEO
Michelle Sherman
CFO & COO
Jamie Ebaugh
Executive Director of Southwest Counseling Solutions
Hector Hernandez
Executive Director of Southwest Economic Solutions
Laura LeBlanc
Executive Director of Philanthropy & Communications
Tim Thorland
Executive Director of Southwest Housing Solutions
Southwest Solutions Board
Stephanie Miller
Chair
Mark Lezotte
Vice Chair
Ron Rose
Secretary
Brad Critchfield
Treasurer
Duane Lewis
Governance Chair
Laura Appel
Angela Baldwin
Elaine Buckberg
Albert Fields
Shenise Foote
Norma Huizar
Naheed Huq
Vanessa Johnson
David Kiefer
Steve Kosuda
Christopher Lezovich
Milton Mack
Aleksandra Miziolek
Avec O'Brian
Doris Patrick
Joseph Tasse
Board of Advisors
Byna Elliott
Henry Ford, III
Linda Forte
Seth Lloyd
Dino Magdos
Tawnya Rose
S. Evan Weiner
Southwest Counseling Solutions Board/Committee
Mark Lezotte
Chair
Doris Patrick
Vice Chair
Monica Woodson
Secretary
Riya Desai
Amy Engelhardt*
David Ippel
Stephanie Miller
Selena Schmidt*
Dorlester Sharp*
Southwest Housing Solutions Board/Committee
Albert Fields
Chair
Vanessa Johnson
Vice Chair
Kathryn Brennan
Secretary
Gehad Alawan
Juanita Hernandez
Norma Huizar
Steven Kosuda*
Ron Rose*
Southwest Economics Solutions Board/Committee
Naheed Huq
Chair
Christopher Lezovich
Vice Chair
Clare Liening
Secretary
Angela Baldwin
Eric Dorsey
Stephen Figliuolo
Don Jones*