Supporting employees both at work and at home
Our Team
Alison Freas
Executive Director
Milly Chavez
DHHS Caseworker
Lourdes Jordan
Program Manager
Amber Smith
Resource Navigator
Erika Gonzalez
Managing Director
Erica Harris
Resource Navigator
Abigail Medina
Resource Manager
Amanda Villa
Resource Navigator
Joyce Rohrer
Director of Business and Community Engagement
Kristine Huston
Resource Navigator
Angela Rincones
Program Manager
Sarah Westoby
Senior Resource Navigator
Anais Perez Villar
Office Manager
Clementina Ingram
Resource Navigator
Carly Shereda
Resource Navigator
Our Governing Board
Laura
Longstreet
President
Royal Technologies
Gina
Triick
Treasurer
Spectrum Industries
Stephanie
Schoenherr
Secretary
Cascade Engineering
Becky
Ploeg
Director
Comfort Research
Lisa
England
Director
Butterball Farms
Our History
A group of manufacturers in Grand Rapids, Michigan, spearheaded by Mark Peters, CEO of Butterball Farms, came together originally to discuss child care issues in the workplace and how a solution to child care would help productivity and reduce turnover. The result was the formation of an organization named The Source.
The goal of the Source was to return value to the employer partners in tangible ways. The methods used by its staff range from finding housing solutions for displaced employees, transportation solutions for employees who have problems getting to work, and access to a greater range of training opportunities; financial counseling for employees, ESL classes and Spanish classes.
The Source brings together community, government, and private interests to leverage existing assets in order to strengthen the community’s workforce.