Roxanne Brinkerhoff Email & Phone Number

Chief Executive Officer overseeing the executive leadership and staff at the DIC. Together providing more than 60,000 hours of services to children with a special need at more than 190 public and charter K-12 schools, Head Starts, and Early Childhood programs across Detroit, Southeast, and West Michigan. The services provided by DIC’s team of licensed, certified therapists and special education professionals include speech, occupational, and physical therapies; social work; psychological services; and special education/classroom behavior consulting.

Detroit, Michigan

Chief Operating Officers executive leadership responsibilities included the development of the agency’s short and long-term strategies, including human resources processes, risk management operation and facility management in multiple locations within 8 counties. Responsible for the leadership, management and planning of a council budget. Trained, coached, and mentored cross-functional management and volunteer teams to develop and implement regional strategic plans, customized to the unique demographics of each geographical area, to effectively recruit, engage, and retain members. Engaged 24,000 girls (K-12) and 8000 volunteers in leadership development programs

Southgate, Mi

Senior leader providing oversight of all operations within the Center for Early Childhood, Children Advocacy Center, Autism Center and the Center for Excellence. Operations and programs include education, mental health, prevention, supported services, community supports, autism services, grant development, research and evaluation serving families and their children 0-17. Responsible for fiscal management of a $15M budget and over 300 staff from all disciplines and programs, duties include strategic planning, fiscal management, grant and regulatory compliance to funders, contracts, writing federal, state and private grants, program development, board management, curriculum instruction and workshop development, community needs assessment, management of metrics, evaluations and outcome measurement. Participate on the senior management leadership team and program board, chair of strategic planning committee and Vice Chair of the Great Start Collaborative.

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), Psychology, Biology, Education

The John Cook School Of Business, Certificate In Corporate Ethics & Compliance Management

Master Of Education (M.Ed.), Educational Leadership And Administration,

Strategic Perspectives In Nonprofit Management