Supporting employees both at work and at home

Our Team

Alison Freas
Executive Director

Milly Chavez
DHHS

Abigail Medina
Resource Navigator

Sarah Westoby
Senior Resource Navigator

Erika Gonzalez
Managing Director

Clementina Ingram
Resource Navigator

Carly Shereda
Resource Navigator

Joyce Rohrer
Director of Business and Community Engagement

Lourdes Jordan
Senior Resource Navigator

Amber Smith
Resource Navigator

Anais Perez Villar
Office Manager

Angela Rincones
Program Manager

Amanda Villa
Resource Navigator
Our Governing Board
Laura
Longstreet
President
Lumbermen's Inc
Gina
Triick
Treasurer
Spectrum Industries
Becky
Ploeg
Member
Comfort Research
Diane
Peacock
Member
Wolverine Coil Spring

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.