Board Members

A professional with nearly thirty years experience in organizing communities, unions, political campaigns and various projects, Kim has a successful history of organizing and managing complex projects from conception to completion. In January 2008 she founded the Lathrup Village TimeBank – which has now grown to over 100 members – and continues to serve as its Co-Coordinator.

She recently worked as the Senior State Coordinator with AARP’s Divided We Fail campaign and as the Field Director for both America Votes and America Coming Together. Kim was the National Campaign Coordinator for PHI’s Health Care for Health Care Workers initiative and the project manager for the Detroit Water and Sewerage Department’s 3000 person Cultural Change project. She is a certified Personal and Professional Coach and founder of the International Coach Federation’s Michigan Chapter.

Shane Bernardo is a native Detroiter and is very active in his community on issues around education and environmental justice. His most recent work was for a non-profit, Student Conservation Association where he and a team of ten high school students completed service-learning projects that maintained public green spaces around the City of Detroit. Shane also worked for Detroit Parent Network where managed a college-prep program and was also the lead coordinator for their Leadership training that developed the advocacy skills of 150 parents while he served as an AmeriCorps volunteer. Shane’s work around education also included consulting on various initiatives that targeted the drop-out rate and sought to increase the graduation and college retention rates among high school students in Detroit.

Shane’s interests and passions are in traveling, writing, being active, volunteering and community building. His short-term plans include pursuing a degree in Urban Planning and starting a youth advisory council in his own neighborhood. Shane is currently serving as the interim chair for his neighborhood community group, the Northend/Central Woodward Collaborative. Shane is also an active member of the Detroit Asian Youth Project, an initiative that engages youth through community-based projects to promote a greater understanding of Detroit and its Asian American community. Shane also studied industrial design at the Center for Creative Studies where he was an active member of BART, a student organization aimed at creating solidarity among artist of color across all disciplines.

Jennie Dennison-Budak has over 35 years of non-profit experience, 20 of which have been spent managing non-profit public or private organizations. She has served as the Director of Interfaith Home Maintenance Service, Inc. in Youngstown, Ohio for the past 13 years. Her areas of interest and expertise include grant writing, program design and implementation and policy development. Ms. Dennison-Budak’s experience includes the design of model social service programs for older people, including guardianship, geriatric social work and protective services. She is past Chair of the Mahoning County Homeless Continuum of Care, a member of the Ohio Department of Development’s Housing Advisory Committee and other local and regional organizations engaged in work with low income families.Jennie is a graduate of Hiram College and holds a MA in English from Youngstown State University. Jennie lives in a renovated cow barn in Hubbard, Ohio with her husband Tony, who is the founder and CEO of Time Bank Mahoning Watershed. The couple are closely supervised by their dogs Emma and Che.

Sarah McNees recently earned a Master of Social Work degree from the University of Michigan. There
She received a Geriatric Scholarship Fellowship and focused on innovative community programing for
older adults. During her time at Michigan she was fortunate to work Bridging Communities, Inc. (BCI),
a grass roots organization that serves homebound elders in southwest Detroit. She was exposed to
the TimeBank movement through BCI’s work with the Unity in Our Community TimeBank. She was
immediately inspired by the movement’s ability to honor everyone’s gifts, foster dynamic communities,
and support social justice.

Prior to continuing her education Sarah worked with a Michigan SmartZone Business Incubator, the
Center for Entrepreneurship & Innovation, as well as a 12 week business accelerator in Grand Rapids,
Michigan. Through these experiences Sarah developed an appreciation for innovation and a special
interest in social entrepreneurship. She values sustainable programing and one day hopes to guide a
sustainable social enterprise which works with older adults.

In her free time Sarah loves to create. She enjoys creating jewelry, art and mischief. She is also fond of
her dog Hidee and local coffee shops.

Paul Miller is the Community Inclusion Specialist for the Michigan Disability Rights Coalition. He proudly supports his disability community and has a strong understanding of the unique lifestyles within that community. This understanding allows him to listen in on all issues from a unique perspective.

He has a strong belief in the Christian lifestyle and believes that living in Lansing helps him see how strong the community can be. He had some time at Lansing Community College where starting in the Humanities helped him to see where he is in the world. He has seen many people in his Church volunteer to help each other and understands the needs of living on a fixed income. He sees people around his apartment who can be helped by the Time Bank. His education and ideas can help the Time Bank achieve its mission to bring the community together.

Hollis Turnham is the Midwest Director for PHI. She has over 24 years experience in poverty and aging issues, first as a legal services attorney in Adrian, Michigan and, then, as Michigan’s State Long Term Care Ombudsman for almost 16 years. Prior to joining PHI, Hollis was the 1999-2000 John Heinz Senate Fellow in Aging working on aging and long-term care issues for then-Chairman James Jeffords (R-VT) of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. She has a J.D. from the University of Texas at Austin School of Law.

Hollis has lived in the Lansing area for over 25 years and recently completed MSU’s Master Gardening call. She has served on several non-profit boards of local, state and national boards and is currently a volunteer for the Tri-County Office on Aging Meals on Wheels.

Maryann is semi-retired and an entrepreneur. Prior to early retirement, Maryann had more than 15 years experience in both financial and legal services industries as an Event Planner, Project Manager, and Training professional. She organized and conducted employee events in multi-city locations to align and enhance employee performance, promote teamwork, improve employee satisfaction, and support corporate charitable initiatives. In addition, she developed employee training programs, employee recognition initiatives, and was a contributing editor to company publications.

Maryann’s successes are linked to attention to detail, flexibility, problem solving, and dedication to the end result.

Her interests and passions are the balance between people and the environment and her love of working with individuals and families while promoting community. Other joys in her life are music, the written word, baseball, travel, being outside, and most of all family.

Maryann has a Bachelors degree in Human Development and Family Studies from Purdue University in West Lafayette, Indiana.