Community Action House Staff

Chief Executive Officer

Scott Rumpsa
srumpsa@communityactionhouse.org ext. 110

The Executive Director has oversight responsibilities for the financial stability of the agency, in-kind- resource procurement, the quality of service, the development and management of programs, and staff fulfillment of the mission of the Community Action House.


Chief Operating Officer

Tracy Bolo
tbolo@communityactionhouse.org ext. 114


Director, Retail & Operations

Josh Hauch
jhauch@communityactionhouse.org ext. 112


Program Director

Olivia Campbell
ocampbell@communityactionhouse.org ext. 147


Assistant Program Director

Jeff Vedders
jvedders@communityactionhouse.org ext. 115


Finance & Business Operations

Doug Bazuin, Finance & Business Operations Manager  dbazuin@communityactionhouse.org ext. 113

Cori Pierce, Business Operations Coordinator
cpierce@communityactionhouse.org, ext. 150

Gary Arndt, Facilities Associate 
garndt@communityactionhouse.org

Nathan Miller, Facilities Associate
nmiller@communityactionhouse.org


Development Team

Shanna Van Kempen, Annual Fund Manager
svankempen@communityactionhouse.org ext. 136

Jessica Daly, Developments & Events Specialist
jdaly@communityactionhouse.org ext. 128

Amanda Bremer, Development Associate
abremer@communityactionhouse.org ext. 125

Harle Battjes, Gifts Officer
hbattjes@communityactionhouse.org ext. 126

Jamie Brackman, Grants
jbrackman@communityactionhouse.org


Communications Team

Katy Russner-Travis, Communications Manager
katyrt@communityactionhouse.org ext. 140

Nina Vestal, Communications Coordinator
nvestal@communityactionhouse.org


People & Culture Team

Allison Bonewell, People & Culture Manager
allison@communityactionhouse.org ext. 117

Abbie Hewett, HR & Volunteer Coordinator
ahewett@communityactionhouse.org ext. 153

Maria Seidl, Volunteer Coordinator
mseidl@communityactionhouse.org ext. 154


Food Access Program

Chara Bouma-Prediger,
Assistant Director of Food Access 
cboumapred@communityactionhouse.org ext. 101

Joey Vitacco, Food Access Team Lead
jvitacco@communityactionhouse.org

Jennifer Ramos, Healthy Eating Program Coordinator jramos@communityactionhouse.org ext. 152

Paula Manni-Pohler, Food Club Membership Specialist
pmanni@communityactionhouse.org ext 156

Laura DeVries, Inventory & Warehouse Coordinator
ldevries@communityactionhouse.org ext 158


Lakeshore Food Rescue

Krista Burgett, Lakeshore Food Rescue Manager
kburgett@communityactionhouse.org, ext. 155

Aubree Carlisle, Lakeshore Food Rescue Partnerships Manager
acarlisle@communityactionhouse.org
ext. 151

Joe Guzman III, Lakeshore Food Rescue: Volunteer & Technology Coordinator
Jguzman@communityactionhouse.org ext. 616-392-7768

Guest Services Team

Denisse Lopez, Team Lead & Resource Specialist
dlopez@communityactionhouse.org ext. 130

Vicki Nyhof, Resource Specialist
vnyhof@communityactionhouse.org ext. 148

Emily Mitchell, Resource Specialist
emitchell@communityactionhouse.org ext. 132

Christena Washburn
cwashburn@communityactionhouse.org ext. 131

Erin Benson
ebenson@communityactionhouse.org ext. 133

Jackie Deridder
yderidder@communityactionhouse.org

Anita Guzman
aguzman@communityactionhouse.org

Becky Purnell
rpurnell@communityactionhouse.org

The Guest Service team provides front-line services to guests,  including intake management, referrals to appropriate resources, support, and counsel for guests as they build and strengthen their local support networks.


Outreach Team

Jessica Pressley, Outreach Team Lead
jpressley@communityactionhouse.org 616.594.0092

Shelly Honderd
shonderd@communityactionhouse.org

Sean Holloway
sholloway@communityactionhouse.org

Leticia Roman, lroman@communityactionhouse.org

Lydia Dominguez, AmeriCorps Member
ldominguez@communityactionhouse.org

Joy Becker, Recovery Specialist
jbecker@communityactionhouse.org 616-758-0377

 

Financial Wellness Team

Olivia Jelinek, Financial Wellness Coordinator
ojelinek@communityactionhouse.org ext. 127

Tabitha Wolters, BSW
twolters@communityactionhouse.org ext. 129

Rachel Oostindie, Financial Wellness Specialist
roostindie@communityactionhouse.org ext. 107

Bill Gray, Financial Wellness Specialist
bgray@communityactionhouse.org ext. 159

Susan Timmer, VITA Specialist
stimmer@communityactionhouse.org ext. 108

The Financial Wellness team works to increase the financial wellness of participants through individual and group coaching and courses. Financial Wellness Specialists are HUD Certified and have adopted the National Industry Standards for Homeownership Education and Counseling. By providing an adaptable array of programs designed to help build key assets and achieve greater autonomy, these programs promote increasing financial wellness over time.


Community Kitchen Team

Heidi Hauck, Head Chef
hhauck@communityactionhouse.org

Isaac Zolman, Community Kitchen Associate
izolman@communityactionhouse.org


Resale Team

Sara DeGarmo, Resale Donations Lead
sdegarmo@communityactionhouse.org

Prairie Householder, Retail Thrift Lead
phouseholder@communityactionhouse.org

Erica Nickel, Resale Specialist
enickel@communityactionhouse.org

Jared Kaylor, Resale Specialist
jkaylor@communityactionhouse.org

Rylie Innes, Online Sales Associate
rinnes@communityactionhouse.org

Robin Dykema, Resale Associate
rdykema@communityactionhouse.org

Savannah Veihl, Resale Associate
sveihl@communityactionhouse.org

Wasana Davis
wdavis@communityactionhouse.org


Logistics & Food Rescue Team

Mark Bradburn, Logistics & Food Rescue Team Leader
mbradburn@communityactionhouse.org ext. 144

Roy Chavarria Ramirez, Logistics Team Lead
rchavarria@communityactionhouse.org

Jay Peters
jpeters@communityactionhouse.org

Brendon Voss
bvoss@communityactionhouse.org