Beth Morrison
HAVEN President & CEO
bmorrison@haven-oakland.org

Beth has a bachelor of science degree from Central Michigan University and a master’s in family relations from the University of Arizona. For the last 30 years, Beth has focused her career on the issues of domestic violence, sexual assault and child abuse having worked as a counselor, crisis intervention staff member, community educator, clinical supervisor, shelter manager and administrator. Beth has had the opportunity to work in both urban and rural settings as well as on a Navajo Reservation.

Beth came to HAVEN as the Vice President of Programs in March 2003, after serving as the Executive Director of Relief After Violent Encounters (RAVE), a domestic violence program serving four mid-Michigan counties. Beth was named HAVEN Interim President/CEO in December 2003 and President/CEO in the spring of 2004 by HAVEN Board of Directors.

Beth is currently the co-chair of the Oakland County Coordinating Council Against Domestic Violence, sits on the El Centro Domestic Violence subcommittee and Baker College Business Administration Advisory Board, Detroit Lions Courage House, is on the board of the Michigan Coalition Against Domestic and Sexual Violence and is a graduate of Leadership Oakland. Governor Granholm appointed Beth to the State Drug Court Treatment Advisory Committee and to serve on the Victim’s Committee of the Michigan Prisoner ReEntry Initiative.

Marianne Dwyer
Director of Business Operations
mdwyer@haven-oakland.org

Marianne has been the Finance Director for HAVEN since April 2005. With a bachelor of science degree in accounting from the University of Michigan-Dearborn, her background includes more than 12 years of experience in not-for-profit accounting, financial and compliance audits, budget monitoring and general organization operations.

Marianne is committed to the financial health of HAVEN as well as the agency’s transparency to the public as a premier provider of domestic violence and sexual assault services to the residents of Oakland County and the surrounding communities.

Emily Matuszczak
Senior Director of Programs
ematuszc@haven-oakland.org

Emily has a bachelor of science degree in Human Resources and a master’s in Counseling from Oakland University. Emily entered the field of domestic violence and sexual assault after 12 years of managing both corporate and private practice optical offices.

Emily came to HAVEN in 1994 as an intern in the Counseling Program. She joined the HAVEN staff in 1995, providing therapeutic counseling to victims, batterers and children. Emily was promoted to Intervention in Battering Coordinator and then to Counseling Program Director in 2002. Emily was internally recruited in 2003 to the position of Director of Programs, assuming responsibility for all quality assurance issues related to direct service, including direct supervision of program directors. Emily is currently the Senior Director of Programs and is qualified to direct the agency operations in the President/CEO’s absence. Her responsibilities include quality issues and initiatives, funding requirements, best utilization of staff and other resources, and outcome and evaluation procedures.

Emily lives with her dog, Stanley and cats, Felis and Carmen. Her passion outside of HAVEN includes animal welfare.

Tracy Thomas
Director of Fund Development
tthomas@haven-oakland.org

Tracy holds a master’s of social work with a concentration in administration from the University of Michigan. Tracy has more than 15 years of experience in providing leadership for the development and marketing needs for local nonprofits.

Since 2006, Tracy has provided leadership at HAVEN serving as Director of Fund Development. In this capacity, Tracy is responsible for raising the resources to enable HAVEN to dedicate an annual budget of $3 million to providing hope, help and healing to more than 14,000 individuals every year. In addition, she oversees agency public relations activities to raise community awareness of the crimes of domestic violence and sexual assault, and the availability of HAVEN services. Also under her direction, the intern/volunteer recruitment and placement activities annually bring the resources of more than 100 individuals to assist the agency. Tracy works with community volunteers, local businesses, foundations, organizations and individuals to provide needed support for the agency.

Tracy is a member of the Association of Fundraising Professionals, and she is dedicated to raising resources to support HAVEN efforts to build violence-free communities, one family at a time.

Program Directors

Julie Jones
Director of Human Resources
jjones@haven-oakland.org

Julie Jones has been the Director of Human Resources at HAVEN since April 2007. She holds a bachelor of arts degree in business communications and a masters of science degree in human resources management. She has more than 15 years of experience and leadership in the human resources and consulting fields. Julie is the 2010 recipient of the American Society of Employer’s Human Resources Executive of the Year Award.

Julie is responsible for the oversight of all human resource functions at HAVEN. Julie is committed to upholding the HAVEN goal to be an employer of choice consisting of a high quality, diverse staff.

Ernestine McRae
Director of Residential Services
emcrae@haven-oakland.org

Ernestine McRae holds a bachelor of arts degree focused on commercial art and a bachelor of social work, both from the University of Detroit. She has been a state-licensed social worker since 2005. Ernestine has been working in the human services field for 18 years and in a management role for 10 years.

Since 2001, Ernestine has been a part of HAVEN and the Residential Program. She started at HAVEN as a Counselor Advocate and within six months, started supervising the counselors focusing on increasing and improving client contact. In 2005, Ernestine became the Residential Supervisor, responsible for the overall running of the shelter as well as the statistical information. Ernestine was named the new Residential Program Director on May 1, 2008.

Camilla Robarts
Director of Counseling Services
crobars@haven-oakland.org

Camilla Robarts has a bachelor’s degree in psychology and a master’s degree in counseling, both from Oakland University. She is a Limited Licensed Professional Counselor and a Nationally Certified Counselor. Camilla has worked for HAVEN since 1990. During that time, she has worked with a variety of populations, including child witnesses and adult survivors of domestic violence as well as perpetrators.

In addition to her therapeutic work, Camilla has trained volunteers and interns on the issues of domestic violence, sexual assault and child abuse. Also, Camilla developed and presented an awareness and prevention program for elementary school students on domestic violence, conflict resolution and healthy coping skills.

Camilla was the Coordinator of the Intervention in Battering Program for three years. The program confronts the issue of domestic violence by holding those individuals who use abusive tactics accountable for their behavior. Groups provide these individuals with an opportunity to identify their pattern of abusive behavior and the impact their abuse has had on their partners and children as well as the losses they experience as a result of utilizing these tactics. They can begin to identify and change the beliefs associated with abuse and develop nonabusive ways of coping as well as develop a plan to remain violence free.

Currently, Camilla is the Director of the Counseling Program. The program provides services for individuals of all ages who have been affected by domestic violence and/or sexual assault. Counseling focuses on the educational component of the dynamics and effects of abuse, crisis intervention, sorting out feelings, learning healthy ways of coping, implementation of safety planning and increasing awareness of community resources and support.

Pamela White
Director of Information Systems
pwhite@haven-oakland.org

Pamela has been the Director of the Information Systems department at HAVEN for 10 years. She holds a bachelor’s degree in business administration from Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University, School of Business and Industry. Having worked in the field of technology for almost 20 years, she has experience in both for-profit and not-for-profit organizations, network and database administration, user support, security and telephone system management.

Pamela strives to provide HAVEN with the necessary technology, information and support to ensure that services, both internal and external, can be delivered effectively and efficiently, with the greatest possible impact.

Megan Widman
Director of Social Action
mwidman@haven-oakland.org

Megan Widman is the Social Action Program Director at HAVEN, overseeing both the Advocacy/First Response team and Personal Protection Order team. Both teams provide legal advocacy and support for survivors of domestic and sexual violence throughout Oakland County. The Social Action team is committed to improving victim safety and empowerment as well as offender accountability in all stages of the criminal justice process. Megan joined HAVEN in April 2006 in her previous position as Prevention Education Program Director.

Prior to joining the HAVEN team, Megan held positions in both the public and non-profit sectors, including working with middle school youth on the prevention of dating violence, outreach/counseling to the homeless population, and community organizing in both Flint and Detroit.

Megan holds a master’s degree in social work with a concentration in community practice and social action from Wayne State University and a bachelor’s degree in psychology and Spanish from the University of Michigan.

Cristy Cardinal
Director of Prevention Education
ccardinal@haven-oakland.org

Cristy Cardinal has a bachelor’s degree in English from the University of Michigan and is completing her capstone on feminist organizations and leadership for a master’s in public administration from Eastern Michigan University. Cristy joined HAVEN in September 2008 as the Director of Prevention Education. She has been working to end violence against women and girls since 1997, when she joined the staff of SAFE House Center (SHC) in Ann Arbor as a Night Advocate. Throughout her eight years at SHC, she served in a variety of roles, including Assistant Shelter Director, Director of Community Education and Volunteer Services, and Director of Social Action. Cristy has a long history of community organization around feminist and LGBT concerns.

Diane Zalecki
Director of START
dzalecki@haven-oakland.org

Diane Zalecki is a registered nurse with a bachelor’s degree in nursing from Wayne State University and many post-degree credits in women’s health. Diane has worked in hospitals throughout Metro Detroit in the areas of women’s health and community health. She holds certifications in Community Wellness Planning from Cooper Institute and Chronic Disease Management from Stanford University. In addition, she has been trained as a Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner (SANE). In 1996, Wayne State University and Metropolitan Woman recognized her as one of the Top Ten Nurses in Michigan. She also received the Healthy Mothers/Healthy Babies award in 2005 from the Michigan Department of Community Health.

For three years, Diane hosted the radio show Women to Women. This call-in radio show addressed health and social issues confronting women. During this period, Diane also served as a frequent guest and consultant to WXYZ television and WWJ radio.

In 2006, Diane joined HAVEN as the Director of the START Program. START is the Safe Therapeutic Assault Response Team that provides crisis support and sexual assault examinations to victims of rape. START provides services to 140 individuals annually.