Meet Our Staff

Amy Duff

Executive Director
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PAT VANDYKE

In-Home Services Director
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Freda Leupp

Programs Director
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MICHAEL SEARING

Nutrition Director
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ALLEN UNDERWOOD

Bookkeeper
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Sarah Wainscott

Staff Assistant
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DEBBIE AMBROSE

Programs Assistant/MMAP Coordinator
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Marlayna Drumm

In-Home Services Assistant
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Bill Swallow

Nutrition Site Coordinator

MARK WOODCOX

Maintenance Assistant

Other Staff Includes

Our team of 14 In-Home Service aides
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If interested in applying for a position, the application form is available online.

Meet Our Board of Directors

Branch County Commission on Aging board members include:  Chair Jan Olney, Vice-Chair Julie Hurley, Secretary/Treasurer Don Thrasher, ​Gordon Gentry, John Petzko, John Hutchinson, and Kimberly Lindsey; Commissioner Liaison Tim Stoll. 
Monthly meetings are held at the H. & C. Burnside Center at 65 Grahl Dr., Coldwater, MI on the third Tuesday of the month at 2:00 p.m. Meetings are open to the public and all are encouraged to attend. For directions, please see the map on our contact page. The Board has a meeting option via the teleconferencing app, Zoom, for the public. Contact the director for further information: [email protected] or 517-279-6565.  

Board members are appointed by the Branch County Commissioners for three-year staggered terms. If you are interested in applying for a position on our board, applications are accepted throughout the year until December. Applications must be submitted to the Branch County Clerk’s office located at the Courthouse in Coldwater at 31 Division Street. You can download the application from the county’s website. 
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For more information on this process, contact the Branch County Clerk at (517) 279-4306 or via e-mail.