About
UNP is largely funded by the Northern Michigan Regional (NMRE) entity, which is one of ten Prepaid Inpatient Health Plans (PIHPs) in the state of Michigan to manage the behavioral health (mental health, intellectual disability and substance use disorder) services in 21 counties of northern Lower Michigan. Other sources of funding have been supplied directly through the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services, Community Foundations, Michigan's Prevention Network, private fee for service contracts, grants and donations.
Up North Prevention Staff
Up North Prevention staff are credentialed through the Michigan Certification Board for Addiction Professionals and hold either a certification for prevention consultant or prevention specialist or are in a development plan or approved to provide a specifically focused service. The road to certification is a 2-year process requiring 2000 hours of experience, 120 hours of education, 120 hours of direct supervision, code of ethics training and successful testing through the International Certification of Reciprocity Consortium.
Prevention Specialists & Territories
Donna Hardies
Amalia Harvey
Connie Kulik
Randy Mullard
Suzanne Prentice
Stephanie Lichota
Stephanie Orlando
Lauren Reed
Lynda Rutkowski
Chet Spencer
Jojean Thompson
Linda Solem
Leigh Ann Theunick
Sharon Vreeland
Alcona
Stephanie Lichota
Slichota@catholichumanservices.org
Alpena
Chet Spencer
Cspencer@catholichumanservices.org
Donna Hardies
Dhardies@catholichumanservices.org
Cheboygan
Amalia Harvey,
Aharvey@catholichumanservices.org
Leigh Ann Theunick
Ltheunick@catholichumanservices.org
Stephanie Weizer
SWeizer@catholichumanservices.org
Crawford
Lynda Rutkowski
Lrutkowski@catholichumanservices.org
Grand Traverse
Lauren Reed
Lreed@catholichumanservices.org
Linda Solem
Lsolem@catholichumanservices.org
Suzanne Prentice
Sprentice@catholichumanservices.org
Iosco
Stephanie Lichota
Slichota@catholichumanservices.org
Stephanie Orlando
Sorlando@catholichumanservices.org
Kalkaska
Suzanne Prentice
Sprentice@catholichumanservices.org
Leelanau
Sharon Vreeland
svreeland@catholichumanservices.org
Montmorency
Donna Hardies
Dhardies@catholichumanservices.org
Randy Mullard,
Rmullard@catholichumanservices.org
Ogemaw
Jojean Thompson
Jthompson@catholichumanservices.org
Karen Tracy
Ktracy@catholichumanservices.org
Oscoda
Randy Mullard
Rmullard@catholichumanservices.org
Otsego
Donna Hardies
dhardies@catholichumanservices.or
Presque Isle
Donna Hardies
dhardies@catholichumanservices.org
Connie Kulik
ckulik@catholichumanservices.org
Roscommon
Jojean Thompson
Jthompson@catholichumanservices.org
Karen Bertetto
Kbertetto@catholichumanservices.org
Program Administration
Kara Steinke
Donna Hardies
Lauren Reed
Megan Lacross
Kara Steinke (Administrator)
ksteinke@catholichumanservices.org
Donna Hardies (Eastern & Central Supervisor)
dhardies@catholichumanservices.org
Lauren Reed (Western Supervisor)
Lreed@catholichumanservices.org
Megan LaCross (Administrative Assistant)
Career Opportunities
UNP is always accepting cover letters and resumes, upload yours here! UNP would love to expand and have conversations with individuals wanting to be involved in prevention.
Send inquiries to: mlacross@catholichumanservices.org