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Jennifer Spitler, LMSW
Executive Director
Jennifer has over twelve years experience working with abused and neglected youth in residential foster care treatment, teen parents and at-risk families.  Jennifer began her career working with youth and older adults in an intergenerational literacy tutoring program in inner-city public schools in Cleveland, Ohio.

Jennifer came to BBBS 8 years ago, as a Match Support Specialist and then as the Program Supervisor, while the local BBBS was a sponsored program under the auspices of HelpSource, a large non-profit organization serving individuals, families and children. During this time, Jennifer led the growth of the BBBS program from serving just over 100 kids each year to nearly 600 in 2006. She also served as a member of the agency’s leadership team and assisted in the financial management, strategic planning, and overall agency development initiatives. In 2007, HelpSource precipitously closed and discontinued serving clients, at which time BBBS became an independent organization under the direction of Ms. Spitler.

Jennifer received her Master’s Degree in Social Work from Eastern Michigan University in 2004 and is a Macro Licensed Master’s Social Worker in the State of Michigan.  

Chad Allee, LMSW
Program Supervisor
 

Chad has over 8 years of experience working in the Social Work field for key nonprofits in the area. He joined BBBS in 2009 as its Program Supervisor. During his tenure at HelpSource he served as the organization’s Human Resource Director. During this time he was also volunteering as a Big Brother.  

In addition to Chad’s Human Resource experience, and MSW field placement experiences, he has worked with at-risk children as a Youth Development worker in Residential Foster Care homes for adolescents, has worked with at-risk families during court ordered supervised parenting visits, and has worked with displaced workers during career transitions and employment retraining.

As BBBS’ Program Supervisor Chad is responsible for all program oversight for the Community and School Based Mentoring programs.  

Chad holds both a Bachelor of Science degree and a Masters degree in Social Work from Eastern Michigan University. He is currently working on a second Masters degree in Organizational Leadership and Administration at Concordia University.

Lynne K Nagy
Development Specialist
Lynne joined Big Brothers Big Sisters of Washtenaw County in April 2010. She has an extensive background in nonprofit management. Since leaving the teaching profession in the early 1980’s, Lynne has dedicated her professional career to working in the nonprofit arena.

During her career, which spans nearly thirty years, Lynne has worked with a number of nonprofit organizations located in the metropolitan Detroit area (Wayne, Oakland and Macomb counties) – the Detroit Executive Service Corps, the Engineering Society of Detroit, the American Cancer Society, St. Joseph Mercy Hospital in Pontiac, and Music Hall Center for the Performing Arts. Through these positions Lynne has developed an extensive level of expertise in the areas of fund development, public relations, marketing, and community relations.

She holds a Bachelor of Science degree from Eastern Michigan University in Elementary Education.