Rae currently provides strategic direction and leadership to the organization while overseeing day-to-day operations, including the management of our contract to provide mental health services to all of Oakland County. Her prior contributions to Common Ground include being Vice President of Programs & Services, as well as leading the programmatic design of our community crisis center, which helps more than 80,000 people each year through phone calls, texts, online chat, and walk-in services. Rae holds a BS in Psychology focused on Applied Behavioral Analysis from Western Michigan University, and a MA in Clinical and Humanistic Psychology from the Center for Humanistic Studies. She has over 25 years of clinical and administrative experience within both the public and private sectors.
Executive Leadership
Heather Rae
President & Chief Executive Officer
Vickie Krigner
Chief Financial Officer/Administrative Officer
Krigner currently coordinates the management of our finance, budget, accounting, facilities, medical records, human resources, patient information, quality improvement, and IT departments. She also sees that contractual obligations are met and recommends changes in policies, procedures, and services as needed. Prior to joining us in 1995, Krigner was chief reimbursement officer at Oakland County Community Mental Health Authority. She holds a BS in health care administration and an MBA both from Eastern Michigan University, as well as a Master Certificate in Healthcare Leadership from Cornell University, and a Certificate in Non-Profit Management from the University of Illinois at Chicago.
Heidi Warrington
Chief Nursing Officer
John Head
Chief Medical Officer
Leigh Shultenover
Chief Experience Officer
Jeff Kapuscinski
Chief External Relations Officer
Janet Sarkos
Chief Crisis Operations Officer
Directors
Allison Boggess, Program Director OACIS
Gary Robb, Controller
Michelle Woody, Director, Retreat Crisis Residential Unit
Jill Smith, Senior Director MiCAL
Laura Rolands, Director of Human Resources
Todd Reid, Program Director of Genesee CIRT
Veronica Brown, Director of Health Information
Board of Trustees
Kay White, Board Chair
Julie Aronica, Chair-Elect
Lisa Mason, Secretary
Judith Christie, Treasurer
Don Campbell, Immediate Past Chair
Tracy Aronoff
Katie Bressette
Lyle Dahlberg
Eric Dobrusin
Fred Fechheimer
Amanda Hamilton
Jaime Hope, M.D.
Adam Joseph
Rhonda Laurencelle, Ph.D.
Cathy McNamara
Greg Moore
Santosh Mudiraj
Tawana Nettles-Robinson
John Randall, Sr.
Chris Ruen
Douglas T. Smith
Colette Stimmell
Noel Villajuan
Kathy Walgren
Kevin B. Williams
David P. Wood, Jr. M.D.
Heather Rae, President & CEO
Tony Rothschild, CEO Emeritus
Advisory Board
Maggie Allesee
Richard Astrein
Sheriff Michael Bouchard
Jerry Cavellier
Gary Dembs
Joe Donovan
John Erb
Eugene Hartwig
Howard Hertz
Adam Joseph
Rita Margherio
Hon. Fred Mester
John Roberts
Shelley Roberts
Hon. Edward Sosnick
Kay White
