Angela is a 2000 graduate of Michigan State University, earning her bachelor’s degree in Criminal Justice. In 2001 she was hired by the Ionia County Prosecutor’s Office, as their first Crime Victim Right’s Coordinator. Angela built a strong and successful Crime Victim Right’s Program in Ionia County that is still serving victims today. She was a frequent speaker for the Prosecuting Attorney’s Association and served as a mentor for new Coordinators over her 11 years at the Prosecutor’s Office. Angela also started a successful restitution collection program for the 8th Circuit Court that is still being used to date. In January 2012, she accepted the position as Coordinator for MDOC/MWWC Prisoner Reentry Program, a 9 county region. She is now Coordinator for the Region 4 MDOC/MWWC Offender Success Program (formally Prisoner Reentry), a 13 county region.
Angela is a frequent speaker at various entities and events across the state of Michigan that work with Returning Citizens. She is a member of the following: CLEAR Program, Michigan Restorative Justice Council, and she co-facilitates the Region 4 Advisory Council and Steering Team Meetings.
In 2016 Angela was one of the key individuals in launching the Offender Success Truck Driving Program. A program specifically for Returning Citizens. The program has a success rate of 96%, enrolling over 75 participants in Region 4. The Truck Driving Program is now available in all 83 counties with over 300 individuals successfully completing the program. In 2021 Angela, started a Welding Program that mirrors the highly successful Truck Driving Program.