ABOUT US

Meet the AWBS Family

AWBS has served Metro-Detroit for over 65 years.

Learn more about the organization, its staff and the Board of Directors.

What is AWBS

All Well-Being Services (AWBS) is a 501(c)(3) human services organization that has provided services to residents of Wayne County for over sixty-five years. A CARF accredited organization, AWBS provides an extensive range of evidence-based services for children, adults, seniors and families. We provide a variety of therapeutic, prevention, and vocational experiences. We are committed to helping people by offering them quality health and human services. At All Well-Being Services (AWBS), we are committed to improving the lives of the people we serve.

History

All Well-Being Services has provided services to residents of Wayne and Macomb counties for over sixty-five years! We were founded by the Junior League of Detroit in 1953 and have operated continuously since that time. We are a well-established and solid organization with significant impact. All Well-Being Services is an integrated, behavioral healthcare organization dedicated to meeting the diversified needs of our community.

Our service programs are designed to help individuals and families by emphasizing the strengths and abilities of each person. Our goal is to ensure the availability of quality, individualized, and rapidly accessible integrated, behavioral and primary healthcare services. Our organization works closely with some of our community's most vulnerable adults and their families to provide them the support they need to live independently and with dignity. We provide quality services with highly qualified staff. Most importantly, AWBS professionals are caring, kind and resourceful individuals who approach their responsibilities with enthusiasm and compassion. That is what makes our services exceptional.

AWBS has received continuous accreditation from CARF since 1991. In 2012, AWBS received the highest level of CARF accreditation possible. We are governed by a diverse Board of Directors who live and work in the metropolitan Detroit from various professions. We are always looking for community volunteers to serve on our boards and committees. Please select “Support” above to learn more or contact us if you are interested in joining the Board of Directors.

We invite you to contact us and inquire about any of our services or with any questions you have about the organization.

We invite you to contact us and inquire about any of our services or with any questions you have about the system of service delivery.

Board Members

Roger Short

Treasurer

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Roger is the Chairperson for AWBS having served as chair for five years. He is a certified public accountant licensed since 1979. In 2018, Roger received the Diversity and Inclusion award from the Michigan Association of CPAs (MICPA). He received an award for “for his contributions and commitment to the students and alumni of the Black Medical Association” from Wayne State University School of Medicine in 2019..

Roger has served as Finance and Budget Directors for the City of Detroit. He also served as the Auditor General for the City. Over the past twenty years he has taught accounting at Wayne State University and Wayne County Community College.

EMMA WHITE

2nd Vice Chairperson and Secretary

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Emma J. White is a retired educator. She has served as a board member of AWBS since 2014. Emma believes the Board is the “wings” of an organization because it assists in ensuring the vision and mission is sustained and provides any needed support that secures its success. Emma is married. She has two adult sons one of whom is being served by AWBS. She has one grandson. She resides in Detroit.

L. Marie Lumpkin

Board Member

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LMarie Lumpkin is a retired educator from the Detroit Public Schools and the University of Phoenix. She is currently teaching at Wayne County Community College and she has been teaching there for the past 40 years. She was a multiple honoree of Who’s Who Among America’s Teacher and Teacher.of the Year at Murphy Middle School. She is an avid volunteer at Karmanos Cancer Institute, she volunteered at the Detroit Area Agency on Agency where she was awarded many awards. She was a Board Member for the NAACP and WC Safe. She is married and they have one daughter. She has been on the board since 2013.

COREY HAYNES

Board Member

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DARRYL MORTON

Board Member

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ERIKA RIGGS

Board Member

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SAMANTHA HALLMAN

Board Member

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Samantha Hallman is currently an Assistant Professor of Social Work at Madonna University, where she teaches graduate courses in assessment, research and evaluation, and human behavior in the social environment. Prior to joining the faculty in the Fall of 2017, she was employed at the University of Michigan for 15 years, where she held a variety of teaching and research positions in the Department of Psychology, the School of Education, and the School of Social Work. In addition to those roles, she served as a Research and Evaluation Manager at the non-profit Weikart Center for Youth Program Quality.

She received her B.A. in Psychology with Honors in 2006, a Master's in Social Work in 2008, a Master's in Psychology in 2010, and Joint Ph.D. in Social Work and Psychology in 2015 from the University of Michigan, where she was the recipient of the Rackham Merit Fellowship for first-generation university students and the Vivian A. and James L. Curtis Endowed Scholarship Award for her research on educational disparities. Broadly speaking, her research interests lie in understanding the "achievement gap" and bio-psycho-social models of intervention aimed at ameliorating it, and she has published research exploring how racial identity predicts academic pursuits in the Journal of Youth and Adolescence and the Journal of Youth and Society. Her dissertation explored the role of self-regulatory strength, in conjunction with expectancy and value, in trying to explain variation in levels of homework completion.

Originally from the Osborn Community in northeast Detroit, Samantha is a Michigan Native and has lived in the Metro Detroit area her entire life. She currently lives in Royal Oak with her husband and two young boys.

Jimmie Jefferson

Assistant Treasurer

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For over 24 years, Jimmie Jefferson is an experienced Information Technology Professional and a true leader in the field. He takes joy and pride in bringing new technologies as well as leadership to the ever-changing world of technology.

As an Information Technology manager for Flex N Gate manufacturing, he has been innovative with introducing cost saving technologies that allowed the plants to recover quickly from any related downtime.

In his spare time, he is an active member of Phi Beta Sigma where he volunteers his time to serve his community. Jimmie enjoys time with his family and golfing.

Kefentse Booth

Board Member

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Kefentse Booth is an Account Executive at Elite Imaging Systems. He has over 10 years of sales, delivery, and management consulting experience.

In his current position, Mr. Booth is responsible for driving strategic sales for Elite Imaging Systems. His current responsibilities include building and closing sales opportunities within the City of Detroit and Detroit Metro area, retaining and expanding existing business, managing the direct P&L and financials for his dedicated accounts, as well as managing customer contract & partnership agreements; account planning; and providing leadership & account support for the management and delivery consultants engaged on the account.

In his role of advancing responsibility, Mr. Booth drove new customer business via managed services engagements, and built relationships at all levels of the organizations he managed. As he drove more business for Elite, his responsibilities increased to building, managing and driving the effectiveness of strategic accounts to increase revenue and market share by adopting Elite's Services and Products for each client. He is well versed in helping IT, as well as Sales and Marketing business units reach their goals.

Kefentse also owns Street Light Dreams, LLC. Mr. Booth saw a need to create a lane to help self-published authors with the various road maps within the publishing industry. He consults, manages, and mentors several writers. Street Light Dreams has also become the imprint to release his works of short stories and essays.

Ashley Star Fisher

Chairperson

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Ashley has been a member of the AWBS Board since 2013 and has served
as Secretary for the Board. Ashley has also been a member of the Board
of Directors for the Southeastern Chapter of the American Red Cross,
and has a passion for maximizing limited resources to affect change in
the lives of individuals.

Ashley works in marketing and communications, where, drawing on her
training and experience as a licensed attorney, she specializes in
managing dynamic communications for highly-regulated products and
services. Ashley currently is a Director of Marketing and
Communications for Ascension. Ashley has presented on effective
communications at national conferences, and locally received Corp!
Magazine’s Most Valuable Millennial Award in 2015.

Ashley received her Bachelor’s Degree in Communications from the
University of Michigan- Ann Arbor, and her Juris Doctor from Wayne
State University Law School. In her spare time, she volunteers with
Great Dane rescues and enjoys barre, yoga and spending time with her
three dogs and her husband, Tyler.

Shariff Bacon

Board Member

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George Jackson

1st Vice Chairperson

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AWBS Leadership Team

Dawn Rucker

President & CEO

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Dawn Rucker became President & CEO of All Well-Being Services in 2015 after serving as the Director of Mental Health & Substance Use Disorder Services. Dawn is a Mental Health Clinical Practice Administrator and Leader recognized for both her clinical and business success. She is a Licensed Master Social Worker and has certification in Advanced Alcohol and Drug Counseling.

Dawn has a solid track record of providing exceptional clinical services while effectively incorporating a profit model. She has a passion for mentoring her staff and prides herself with leading others in their professional advancement. Her commitment to persons served and her vision have been reflected in her advocacy efforts and the numerous programs she has developed to provide needed, innovative services and inclusive services. Under her leadership, AWBS has embraced a commitment to Trauma Informed Care and serving the LGBT community.

She is known for her ability to build strong relationships and collaborations with stakeholders at all levels. Her professionalism and ethics are unparalleled. She enjoys sharing her knowledge in both small and large groups. She finds inspiration and ideas in the book, The Carrot Principle, to guide her interactions with staff.

Dennis Parker

Director of Operations

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Dennis Parker is the Director of Operations of All Well-Being Services. He was previously Program Manager and Transportation Manager for AWBS. He has held his current post since 2019. Dennis has 8 years of experience in the Community Mental Health arena. Dennis was born and raised in Detroit.

Throughout his career he has demonstrated a commitment to the well-being of the Southeastern Michigan community. Through ten plus years of counseling at risk youth. Volunteering time mentoring youth in the area through the sport of football to develop valuable life skills such as problem solving and ability to work as a part of a team. Dennis holds a master’s degree in Administration with a concentration in Leadership and a Graduate Certificate in Acquisitions Management from Central Michigan University.

He also has dual bachelor’s degrees in Criminal Justice and Criminology from Eastern Michigan University. He is a professional with a strong background in management and operations. That has developed excellent communication skills. He is adept at leveraging group dynamics, cultural diversity, and communications to efficiently meet organizational objectives.

Personal Mantra: “Every day is a new day. God has given you this day to use as you will. You can waste it or use it for good. What you do today is very important because you are exchanging a day of your life for it.”

Pearley Anderson-Bailey

Revenue Controller

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Financial complications occur for various reasons including revenue cycle management inefficiencies. It is not uncommon for financial misrule to stall or unravel a business. My passion is bringing management to available funds. Whether working from the perspective of accounts receivable or payable, within an insurance company or clinical setting, an organization’s ability to secure financial provision is quintessential.

My career in the healthcare industry spans more than 30 years. I’ve worked for large organizations including the Detroit Medical Center and Seven Counties Services (CMHC) located in Louisville, KY being responsible for an array of financial functions. My educational background includes a Bachelor of Science Degree in Business Management, a Master of Business Administration, with a concentration in Project Management.

In addition to being a bit of a work-a-holic, I am a Sci-Fi Movie and Discovery Channel fanatic. Reading e-books is my absolute favorite pass time. Certainly, I must share my love of God and singing. I think it’s good that I can sing, a little, because I sing praises to God all day for personal strength. Finally, I have a 10.4lb, adorable little Shih-Tzu Poodle mix, 7-year-old dog, named Cooper, who thinks he’s a ‘real’ boy. He is the king of my earthly castle!

Open Position

IDD Director

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LaToya Garcia Henry

Director of Quality
and Compliance

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LaToya Garcia-Henry is the Quality & Compliance Director at All Well-Being Services. LaToya has 15 years of experience in the Community Mental Health arena along with 18 years of experience within quality, compliance and monitoring. She’s passionate about helping her community through ensuring that the populations served at AWBS receives premier quality integrated services with respect from a well-trained culturally competent workforce.

LaToya has a knack for building relationships of trust and to enlist the participation of others in order to accomplish a task. She’s inspired, resourceful and flexible, has the aptitude to adapt to changing priorities and maintain a productive attitude and strong work ethic. LaToya played an instrumental part in 6 CARF accreditation cycles thus far resulting in receiving successful 3-year accreditations.

LaToya was born and raised in Detroit via the beautiful island of Trinidad & Tobago. She’s an avid music listener and loves live bands, concerts and plays. She also enjoys quality time with family and friends. LaToya holds a master’s degree in administration with a concentration in training and development from Central Michigan University and dual bachelor’s degrees in criminal justice and family & consumer sciences from Western Michigan University.

Ashley Mingo

Clinical Director

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Ashley Mingo is the Program Director for All Well-Being Services’ federally funded programs and special projects. Ashley is passionate about helping others as evident through her various outreach efforts. As an Adverse Childhood Event (ACE) Interface Master Trainer, Suicide Prevention specialist, and Certified Clinical Trauma Professional, Ashley is able to educate other professionals on trauma as well as provide trauma specific services.

Janice Newsome

Executive Assistant to

the President & CEO

Bio

Janice (or Jan as she prefers to be called) became an employee of AWBS in 2006, hired as the Administrative Assistant to the President & CEO. Janice used prior training, and project management and other skills acquired during her career to improve efficiency for Administration and was promoted to Executive Assistant to the President & CEO in 2012. Jan supports Dawn Rucker and the Board of Directors and plays a role in coordinating special projects. She is also a certified grant writer. Jan holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from Detroit College of Business (currently known as Davenport University) where she majored in Management.

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Clinic Nurse Director

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Program Supervisor

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Director of Human Resources

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Lawrence Collins

Program Supervisor-Grosse Pointe

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Hi, my name is Lawrence Collins, Jr. I work for All Well-Being Services as a project coordinator, and my credentials are as follows: LLMSW, CAADC, and CTTP. I have a master’s degree in Social Work, specializing in clinical therapy. I was born in Detroit, Mi, and raised in College Park, Ga.

When I graduated from high school, I moved to Chicago, where I went and graduated from cosmetology school in 1989. The 20-year experience as a barber allowed me to learn a lot about human behavior.

As a child of an Airline stewardess, I met many different people and traveled to many different places. This, I believe, really allowed me to love the human condition and always wanted to be involved in helping myself and others.

In my current position, one of the most important things that I do is mentor young black males. I want to help all young black men understand personal trauma and how it affects our psyche. It is vital that they see successful men that look like them. I hope that I am a model for those that I mentor. My role models were my grandfather and uncles, who showed me the importance of community and family and are big influences on why I do the work I do today with AWBS.

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Program Supervisor-Westland

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Program Supervisor-Field

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Mohammad Hanif

ACT Team Lead/Supervisor

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