ABOUT US
Eaton Community Health (ECH) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit focused on health and vitality in Eaton County. We serve as a convener, catalyst, and capacity builder for long-range programs and projects with the ultimate goal of creating communities where residents thrive. As a “convener”, we bring people together in many creative ways, with the aim to involve the ideas, concerns, and input of local residents and organizations, so all voices can be heard. As a “catalyst”, we find innovative ways to remove barriers and help residents and local organizations to bring fresh ideas to light. As a “capacity builder”, we help to find needed resources to make this happen. Sometimes this is through providing paid coordinators for programs, or funding for projects. Other times it is from bringing expert resources to assist a project. Always, ECH plans for long-range impact and sustainable solutions.
ECH INITIATIVES TEAM
Eaton Community Health
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Hon. Thomas Eveland, Chair
Retired Circuit Court Judge
Michael DeGrow, Vice-Chair
Retired, DeGrow & Associates
Jason Blanks, Treasurer
Executive Director, Capital Area Health Alliance
Leonore Pray, Secretary
Pray Funeral Home
William Barnes, Ed.D.
Superintendent, Grand Ledge Public Schools
Melea Belton, MA, MS, LPC, NCC
Mental Health Services Director, Eaton RESA
Dillon Burns
Principal, Galewood Early Elementary School
Gary Wichman
Retired, PNC Bank
William SaintAmour
CEO, Cobalt Community Research
Andrea Herrst, DC P.L.C.
Chiropractor, Private Practice
Barbara Fulton & Kalli Dempsey
Co-Executive Directors