Board of Visitors

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The Board of Visitors serves as Merrill Palmer Skillman Institute's chief volunteer group of supporters and ambassadors. These select volunteers guide, oversee and assist MPSI in carrying out its mission and vision for the future. Members provide moral and financial support and help to enlist the support of others.

Debra Dworkin Partrich (2010), Chair  
Detroit Symphony Orchestra Volunteer Council, Young Women's Home Association Member, Wayne State Theatres Understudies
 
Carolyn Barth, PhD (2017)   Detroit Institute of Ophthalmology World Congress
 
Marlene Bihlmeyer 2014)   Detroit Symphony Orchestra Volunteer Council
 
Carol Edwards (2018)   Oakland County Schools (retired)
 
Marianne Endicott (1997)  Community Volunteer, Young Woman's Home Association Trustee
 
Sharon Gioia (2004)   Founder, Polite America
 
Nancy Kaufman, MA, CC-SLP (2010)   Director, Kaufman Children's Center
 
Teresa Lloyd (2010)  Owner, Grosse Pointe College Consulting
 
Seymour Nayer (2012)  Partner, Plunkett Cooney Law Firm
 
Ann Nicholson (1999)  Trustee, The Japhet School
 
Dianne Bostic Robinson, LMSW (2009)  President, Dianne Bostic Robinson & Associates
 
Nancy Swords (2017)  Deputy Director, Cranbrook Institute of Science

Merrill Palmer Skillman Institute Representatives

Alissa Huth-Bocks, PhD   Director
Cheryl Deep, MA  Media Relations and Publications Manager
Rose Foster & Ryan Cunningham  Administrative Liaisons

Ad Hoc  Member
Wayne State University Development & Fund Raising Representative