Meet Our Staff

Amy Duff

Executive Director
aduff@burnsidecenter.com

PAT VANDYKE

In-Home Services Director
pvandyke@burnsidecenter.com

Freda Leupp

Programs Director
fleupp@burnsidecenter.com

MICHAEL SEARING

Nutrition Director
msearing@burnsidecenter.com

ALLEN UNDERWOOD

Bookkeeper
aunderwood@burnsidecenter.com

Sarah Wainscott

Staff Assistant
swainscott@burnsidecenter.com

DEBBIE AMBROSE

Programs Assistant/MMAP Coordinator
dambrose@burnsidecenter.com

Marlayna Drumm

In-Home Services Assistant
mdrumm@burnsidecenter.com

Bill Swallow

Nutrition Site Coordinator

MARK WOODCOX

Maintenance Assistant

Other Staff Includes

Our team of 14 In-Home Service aides
pvandyke@burnsidecenter.com
If interested in applying for a position, the application form is available by clicking this link: Branch County Job Application Form

Meet Our Board of Directors

Branch County Commission on Aging board members include:  Chair Jan Olney, Vice-Chair Julie Hurley, Secretary/Treasurer Ginger Kesler, ​Gordon Gentry, Don Thrasher, John Petzko, and John Hutchinson; Commissioner Liaison Tim Stoll. 
Monthly meetings are held at the H. & C. Burnside Center at 65 Grahl Dr., Coldwater, MI on the third Wednesday of the month at 9:00 a.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: info@burnsidecenter.com 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.