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About the Encore Program

Experienced adults are a growing but largely untapped resource for addressing community issues. That’s the premise behind an emerging national movement to engage adults in the boomers and beyond age group in purposeful volunteer or paid work.

Grand Rapids Community Foundation’s Encore is leading the call to engage experienced adults as a vital force for community change. The Johnson Center for Philanthropy is proud to be their training partner in offering the Coming of Age ® Learning Lab to organizations across Michigan.

Encore Facilitators and Technical Assistance Providers

We are proud of the diverse group of facilitators and technical assistance providers the Johnson Center has engaged to deliver the Encore program services and trainings.

Janelle Hill - Community Services Coordinator, Arbor Circle

Priscilla Kimboko, Ph.D. - Faculty Member, School of Public, Nonprofit, and Health Administration at Grand Valley State University

Tera Wozniak Qualls, M.P.A. - Project Manager, Community Research Institute

Jane Royer - Volunteer Center Director, Heart of West Michigan United Way

Melvene Tardy - Encore Team Leader/Program Coordinator, Nonprofit Services at the Johnson Center for Philanthropy

Erica Curry Van Ee - Project Manager, Community Research Institute at the Johnson Center for Philanthropy

Quincy Williams, M.A. - Director of Nonprofit Leadership Alliance and Internship Coordinator for the School of Public, Nonprofit, and Health Administration at Grand Valley State University