About Us
MICHIGAN COUNCIL OF DIRECTORS OF VOLUNTEER SERVICES IN HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATIONS
Ever aware of the challenge of change
Our Mission
The Michigan Council of Directors of Volunteer Services (MCDVS), chartered in 1972, is a non-profit corporation with the purpose of promoting the professional development of the membership and advancing the quality of volunteer services management in healthcare institutions.
Since its inception, MCDVS has provided educational programs that contribute to the personal and professional growth of its members. Nationally recognized speakers have presented workshops at statewide membership conferences to help volunteer services administrators develop new leadership and management techniques.
MCDVS has a rich heritage to pass on to new members. This association has helped achieve recognition of volunteer service management as a profession and become a political advocate for state and national health related issues.
MCDVS has a reputation as an assertive, professional and progressive council with strong leadership, dedicated board members and involved, caring members who represent the total healthcare volunteer community – auxilians, Red Cross and unaffiliated volunteers.
Our Goals & Purpose
2009/2010 Goals
- To develop a scholarship program to offset expenses for conference attendance.
- To market the expertise of our own MCDVS members for outreach, increasing membership, and increasing attendance at regional meetings.
- To research benchmarking on a national level to compare ourselves with other states.
- To establish our own MCDVS group email address.
Goals of the organization
- Providing a means of intercommunication among directors of volunteer services in Michigan
- Expanding the role of volunteers and volunteer service programs in healthcare facilities
- Developing training opportunities for directors of volunteer services in the healthcare field
- Increasing the knowledge and improving the skills of the individual members
- Providing consultation and guidance on matters related to volunteer services administration.
- Establishing and maintaining professional standards and ethics.
- Cooperating with appropriate organizations in activities relating to volunteer services administration that will be beneficial to the Corporation.
Purpose
MCDVS is a non-profit corporation whose purpose is to advance and develop effective volunteer services administration in health care organizations.
Our Bylaws
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MCDVS 2009-2010 Board
President
Karol Pokley
Marquette General Health System
Marquette, MI
(906) 225-3280
kpokley@mgh.org |
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President Elect
Cindi McPherson
Zeeland Community Hospital
Zeeland, MI
(616) 772-7581
cmcpherson@zch.org |
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Secretary
Ron Yonkoski
Chelsea Community Hospital
Chelsea, MI
(734) 475-4033
ryonkoski@cch.org |
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Treasurer
Linda Fites
Lakeland Regional Health System
St. Joseph, MI
(269) 983-8278
lfites@lakelandregional.org |
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| Advisor
Carol Bridges
Henry Ford-Wyandotte Hospital
Wyandotte, MI
(734) 246-9182
cbridge1@hfhs.org |
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Bylaws Chair
Kay Fricano
Spectrum Health Rehab & Nursing Center
750 Fuller Avenue, NE
Grand Rapids, MI 49503
kay.fricano@spectrum-health.org |
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Education Chair
Julie Elliott
Lakeland Specialty Hospital
Berrien Center, MI
(269) 473-3335
jelliott@lakelandregional.org |
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Membership Chair
Kathy Daly
Mercy Health Partners
Muskegon, MI
(231) 728-4711
kdaly@hackley-health.org |
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Newsletter Chair
Penny Brown
Allegan General Hospital
Allegan, MI
(269) 686-4239
pennybrown@aghosp.com |
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Professional Development Chair
Debi Schroeder
Henry Ford Macomb & Warren Hospitals
Clinton Township, MI
(586) 263-2361
schroede@hfhs.org |
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Public Relations/Marketing/Resources Chair
Nancy Babcock
VA Medical Center
Battle Creek, MI
(269) 223-5497
nancy.babcock@med.va.gov |
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| Website Chair
Rachael Rosas
St. Mary's of Michigan
Saginaw, MI
(989) 907-8920
rrosas@stmarysofmichigan.org |
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