Effective January 2023, Outgoing Senate Minority Leader Jim Ananich will join the Greater Flint Health Coalition as its new CEO. According to MLive, the organization’s board of directors voted unanimously to hire Ananich, who served as its board president for nine years. The GFHC is a 501(c)3 designated nonprofit organization with a two-fold mission to improve the health status of Flint & Genesee County residents and to improve the quality and cost effectiveness of the health care system in the community.
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer recently announced the appointment of Nichole Smithson of Grand Blanc to the Governor’s Task Force on Child Abuse and Neglect. Smithson is a private practice attorney who practices in child neglect proceedings and juvenile delinquency matters. She is appointed to fill a vacancy representing defense attorneys or public defenders for child abuse cases for a term that begins Oct. 27, 2022 and expires Dec. 31, 2023.
DeAndra Larkin, chief of staff in the Office of the President at Mott Community College (MCC), has been named a 40 Under 40 by the American Association of Women in Community Colleges (AASCC) for 2022. The AAWCC 40 Under 40 Award recognizes and elevates exceptional women from community colleges who are consistently surpassing expectations.
On Nov. 18, Genesee Health System (GHS) and the Greater Flint Mental Health Facilities held a ribbon cutting ceremony for the new state-of-the-art
Center for Children’s Integrated Services, which brings comprehensive care for Flint and Genesee County children to a single location. The 60,000 square-foot building will have all GHS children’s program areas in one building.
“The opening of this building is a celebration for the entire community,” said Danis Russell, CEO of GHS. “We know that Flint and Genesee County has one of the highest needs for child mental, developmental, and physical health services. GHS and GCHC staff have been working hard to welcome families and provide the expanded continuum of care needed. It is always our goal and purpose to create an ease of access to mental health programs. The new Center for Children’s Integrated Services is a huge step in maintaining that goal.”
A community open house will be held Wednesday, November 30.