Last updated on February 5, 2010 2:07pm.

Youth Volunteers

DakotaDakota - 2011 ROCK Outstanding Student Recipient

Dakota is an 11th grade student at Bullock Creek High School.  He is currently employed at Rally’s. Dakota is always helpful and respectful to both the staff and other students at The ROCK Youth Center and sets a great example.  This fall we had a work day at The ROCK.  Dakota, along with his brother and friend, were at the ROCK waiting for the staff to arrive at 8:00 a.m. on a Saturday morning.  They had their tools and more energy than the rest of us.  They worked all day long and helped make their ROCK a better place.

Congratulations Dakota!
 

Adult Volunteers

JudyJudy - 2011 Plante Heart of Service Award Recipient

Judy has been serving the ROCK in many different capacities for 8 years.  She is on the planning committee for the annual fundraising dinner and the fundraising committee.  She rallies together volunteers when mailings need to be done or when there are other big office projects.  Judy jumps in and cooks when we need a cook, helps at every special event she is able to and does holiday crafts with the students and the students call her Grandma.  We know we can call Judy when we need help and she will find a way to help us.

Thank you Judy!
Gerry - 2011 Friend of the ROCK Award RecipientGerry Kenyon award

Gerry has helped us coordinate and move the modulars that were gifted to us by Messiah Lutheran Church.  This project started in May of 2010 and continues to this day. Gerry has been committed to see it through and has gone above and beyond.  We met many unexpected challenges on this project and Gerry never lost his patience nor gave up! During this time he faced many personal and physical issues as well. Actually he even continued to work on this project from his hospital bed……..

Thank you Gerry! (Gerry is pictured here with Jimmy Greene, president of ABC)
Cathy - Cooking with Cathy on Wednesdays during school year - My passion in life is to serve God through serving others, focusing mostly on youth. I devoted myself to raising our children and in the process helped raise many others as well. I've been the Wrestling Team "Mom" and the Track Team "Mom", supporting, loving and sometimes correcting them all. I have served in Youth Ministry at our church since 1992, leading small groups, doing outreach projects, and serving on the Youth to Youth Retreat Team. I particulary enjoy the creative aspects of planning for youth ministry. I also love gardening, reading and writing and traveling.
 

Board Members

Patricia

Chairperson: Trish was born and raised in Midland and is a graduate of Northwood University.  She has been an employee of Dow Chemical for over 20 years and is currently a manager in the Legal Department.  Trish is an elder in her church and has served on a variety of boards over the years. Trish and her husband, Brad, share a love of cooking, travel, bicycling and ballroom dancing. They both also treasure time with family, and particulary enjoy time with their grandson, Deegan, and his parents, Kelly and Jason.

Kelly

Vice Chairperson: Kelly and his wife, Kerry are actively involved in Hurricane Katrina relief activities. Kelly has made 5 trips to Mississippi to assist in recovery efforts. Together they managed, for three months, a 90 bed village for relief volunteers outside of New Orleans.

Joe

Treasurer: Joe has an extensive background in Accounting to include: CPA - State of Missouri, Chartered Bank Auditor, B.S. in Business Administration from the University of Missouri.  Joe has also served on numerous Detroit/state/national committees, Boards with Bankers Groups and Credit Union and Savings & Loan Associations.  He is also Host for Elderhostels sponsored by Barry University in Florida.

Doris

Secretary: Doris is married to Tom and they have two children, Caitlin and Christopher. Doris attends Messiah Lutheran Church and works at LMS. Doris is a Northwood University graduate and an SAP Business Analyst.

Wallace

Board Member: Wally is married to Lindsay and they have 5 children.  He is Associate Pastor at Memorial Presbyterian Church.  Wally was born in Memphis Tennessee and received a B.A. from Rhodes College, a M.Div. from the Louisville Presbyterian Theological Seminary and a M.A. from the University of Notre Dame.

Cheri

Board Member - Cheri is a graduate of Delta College with a degree in Business Management. She loves spending time with her family and friends. Cheri's favorite past times are traveling and shopping.

Gerald

Board Member
                       Justin
Board Member: I graduated from Central Michigan University in the fall of 2008. I'm the Sales and Marketing Coordinator at LMS and am married to my wife, Erin. On top of my full time position at LMS, I try to keep myself actively involved through public volunteer work, such as The ROCK, as well as active involvement at my family church. For fun, I like to golf, write music, do grphic design work on the side, and am on a bowling league in Mt. Pleasant.

Staff

Beverlee - bev@rockyouthcenter.net - Executive Director: Beverlee has been the Executive Director of The ROCK Youth Center since August 2003. Bevs professional career adds 25+ years for-profit business management to her 6 years in non-profits. She attended Saginaw Valley State University and Central Michigan University. Her training includes The Fundraising School at Indiana/Perdue University, Michigan Non-Profit Association Executive Leadership Fellows, Crisis Prevention Institute Instructor, Emergency Medical Technician, and Critical Incident Stress Intervention. Bev is a member of Noon Rotary, Midland Area Partnership for a Drug Free Youth Community Awareness Group, West Midland Family Center Board of Directors, Midland Area Chamber of Commerce, Bullock Creek Area Business Association, together for Kids Parenting Conference committee and serves on various committees and projects in the community. Bev has 2 children. Bev is married to Kevin and he works for 3M- Scientific Angler. Kevin has 2 grown children as well.

Ginger - rockon@rockyouthcenter.net - Operations Director: Ginger is married to Mike and they have two sons, Alex and Brandon. Mike and Ginger are also adopting two children, Lance (5) and Mya (3). Ginger goes to New Life Vineyard church and volunteers with the Caregiving Network of Midland and also the Make A Wish Foundation. In her spare time Ginger likes to attend soccer matches, either her sons or professional games and travel. She has been working at the ROCK since May of 2006 and its been the most rewarding job of her lifetime.

kathrynKATHRYN - kathryn@rockyouthcenter.net - Program Manager: Kathryn is a graduate of Ferris State University with a degree in Graphic Design. She attends St. Agnes Catholic Church in Sanford. In her spare time Kathryn enjoys sports, music, and movies.

MIKE - Activities Assistant - Mike is married to Cheryl and they live in the Bullock Creek area. He is the parent of five children, Michael T., Sarah, Daniel, Chris & Jimmy. He is a member of Messiah Lutheran Church and is part of the worship arts team playing guitar. Mike loves to garden, he's a bee keeper, and was involved in 4-H, Boy Scouts, Cub Scouts. Mike is a Northwood University Alum.

BreeBREE - Activities Assistant - Bree attends Delta College and is part of their transfer program. She plans to transfer to CMU to study to be an art teacher. She also instructs the colorguard of the Tittabawassee Valley Fife and Drum. She's rockin' awesome!

hanselHANSEL - Activities Assistant: Hansel grew up in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, where he was trained as a dancer, drummer and a guitar player.  He has been living in the Bullock Creek area since August 2008.  Hansel attends Messiah Lutheran Church.  He is a student at Saginaw Valley State University, studying political science/public administration. His goal is to receive an education and experiences that will allow him to help the people of his country some day.

 

LACEY - Team Leader: "Crazy" Lacey loves hanging out with kids of all ages.  She loves teaching new games, getting everyone involved and building relationships.  She grew up in Michigan went to Dow High and then on to Central Michigan University.  She moved out to Maine and was there for 6 years.  Now she is back in the mitten state and can't wait to meet you!

JESSICA - Activities Assistant: Jessika loves to read, watch movies and hang out with friends around a bonfire making smores. She is fun loving, likes a good laugh and can be goofy at times.


DJ  - Activities Assistant: DJ is a self motivated, high energy individual. He has a go-for-it attitude.


PETE  - Handyman: Pete is a likeable guy, gets along well with everybody.  He tries to keep busy at  home (can't sit still for long periods).  His wife hates it. He has two teenage grandkids that live downstate MI and sees them as much as possible.