President Gary Dawes is the pastor at Adrian's United Methodist Church, and elected within our affiliate in June, 2006. He and his wife of 33 years, Barb, live in Adrian. Together they have two married children and one grandchild. Gary has been involved with various Habitat for Humanity affiliates since 1986.

VP Kevin Brown lives in Adrian with his wife, Jaina, and is an instructor at LISD's Tech Center.   He and his Residential Building students from the LISD Tech Center have completed HFHLC House #31 on Ormsby Street in May, 2006, House #32 on Church Street in May of 2007 and House #34 on Frank Street in May, 2008.   Kevin was key in reestablishing the working relationship between the LISD Tech Center and our affiliate, and he and his students continue to do an awesome job.  He was chosen as the LISD Tech Center Instructor of the Year for 2008.

Secretary Lyn Marks also serves on the Family Support Committee and is a member of the Lenawee Chamber.  She and her husband, Denny, own and operate Carpet One and are great supporters of HFHLC's projects.

Treasurer Penelope (Penny) Starr Penny is the newest member of the Habitat board and brings 20 years of experience in the business and accounting fields, working for Deloitte & Touche , Wacker Chemical Corporation and now for EOTECH in Ann Arbor. Penny's initial volunteer experience with Habitat came as a result of a class requirement during her graduate program at MSU. Penny worked with our local affiliate to fulfill that requirement. During that time, Penny became hooked and to our good fortune has continued her involvement with Habitat. Penny lives in Tecumseh and has three college-aged children.

• Craig Baumann is the Volunteer Coordinator for our affiliate. He and his wife have lived in Adrian for nearly 30 years. Craig has two daughters and 7 grandchildren. Since retiring in 2003, Craig has been involved in bowling, card-playing and spending time with his grandchildren. Craig joined the Board in 2006 and volunteers frequently when there are odd jobs to be done.

• Kevin Brown, Chair of Construction/Site Selection, lives in Adrian with his wife, Jaina, and is an instructor at LISD's VoTech Center.   He and his Building Trades students from Vo-Tech completed HFHLC House #31 on Ormsby Street in May, 2006, and House #32 on Church Street in May of 2007.   Kevin was key in reestablishing the working relationship between VoTech and our affiliate, and he and his students continue to do an awesome job.
  

• John Kottke, Church Relations Chair, and his wife are natives of the area having both graduated from Adrian High. After retiring as a meteorologist from the National Weather Service, John attended Seminary and was ordained in United Church of Christ in 2005.  John joined our Board in June, 2006.
  
  
• Mark Lenz joined the board in 2007.  Mark first became a Habitat volunteer in the 1980s while living with his family in Nevada.  A transplant to SE Michigan from Nevada, Mark brings a wry sense of humor to our board, while at the same time displaying a quiet passion for making the world a better place.  His day job as editor of the Daily Telegram in Adrian keeps him busy.  Mark is proud of his two daughters whom he describes as "wonderful".
  
  
• Larry Schroeder joined our Board in late-2007.  Larry's history with Habitat dates back to the early-1990's when he was the Curriculum Director at VoTech and helped orchestrate the partnership between the Building Trades students at VoTech and our affiliate.  Larry left VoTech and that partnership dissolved until he returned as VoTech's Principal in 2003 when he helped revive the program.  Larry is an Adrian Kiwanis member.  He and his wife have four children and six grandchildren.
  
  
• Sister Mary Soher is a member of the Adrian Dominican Sisters. She currently serves on the Fund Development and PR Committees. Mary was born and raised in the western states of the US, and received her BA from Trinity University in Texas. She worked in TV/communications for many years before joining the Adrian Dominican Congregation some ten years ago. From 1999 - 2005, Mary ministered at Barry University in Florida where the HFH Campus Chapter is very active in building homes. Mary joined our Board in 2005 and brought with her a renewed sense of membership!
  
  
• Helen Woodward, Family Selection and Family Support Committees, has been volunteering with HFHLC since the late 1990's.  She joined the Board in 2004.  A retired Blissfield farmer, this 80-year-old spitfire helped write a grant to Thrivent requesting $10,000 for our 2005 Blissfield project, and she could be seen at the Blissfield building sites nearly every day during construction.  Helen is the mother of 5, grandmother of 9, and great-grandmother of 5.
  
  
• Mark Bruggeman joined our Board in December 2008.  Mark a native of Adrian, attended Washington University in St. Louis and then onto the University of Oregon School of Law where he obtained his JD degree.  Mark joined Bruggeman Law Office in January of 2004 and maintains a general practice of law in Adrian.  In addition to his work at Bruggeman Law Office, Mark was appointed Assistant Prosecuting Attorney for Lenawee County in September of 2004 and currently holds that position.  Mark also serves as local counsel for both Great Lakes Ethanol, LLC and Great Lakes Wind, LLC and holds a seat on the Board of Directors for both organizations.  Mark currently lives on the family farm in Seneca Township with his wife Jennifer, son Tyler.
  
  
• Christopher Atkin joined the Board in December 2008.  Chris, born and raised in Adrian is a graduate of Adrian High School.  He received a Bachelors of Science in Geography from Western Michigan University and a Masters of Science in Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and Urban & Regional Planning from Eastern Michigan University.  Chris is currently employed by the City of Adrian as the Director of Community Development.  Chris is also a member of the Adrian Noon Rotary.  Chris and wife Jill (who is a Tecumseh High School Science Teacher) and their son Aiden currently reside in Adrian.
  
  
• Robert Fox Bob has been a resident of Lenawee County for 28 year, is an Associate Broker, with a B.A. from Siena Heights University , Certified Citizen Planner MSU. 19 Years Experience Chairperson for City of Tecumseh Planning Commission, Treasurer of Tecumseh Downtown Development Authority, Elected Officials Compensation Board, Board Member Lenawee County Economic Development Commission, Tecumseh Chamber of Commerce. Past Executive Committee Member of the Lenawee County March of Dimes, Past V. P. U of M Dugout Club, Member of Tecumseh Rotary Club. Member of the Lenawee County , Michigan and National Association of Realtors Asst. Varsity Baseball coach Tecumseh High School , Camp Coach U of M Baseball Camps.

Executive Director Robert (Bob) Dister lives outside of Morenci with his wife Pat, they have 3 grown children and 1 grandchild. Bob joined our affiliate on January 5th, 2009 but is no stranger to Habitat, Bob worked as a volunteer on two Habitat house's built in Morenci, one which was built in partnership with Thrivent for Lutherans. Bob worked for Big Brothers, Big Sisters before joining Habitat, is a local Methodist Pastor, and has a Masters Degree in School Counseling.

Laura Alcock serves the HFHLC office and ReStore as the Financial Assistant and works closely with the Board Treasurer. Laura and her husband, Don, live in Sand Creek. They have five children and eleven grandchildren.