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