STAFF

The BEST Project is supported by a contract staff that works both onsite and online to connect with all key stakeholders:  Members of the Flint Funders Collaborative; Nonprofits serving Genesee County; Consultants located throughout southeast Michigan; and, local, regional and national partner organizations. 

Members of the staff include…..

Jennifer Acree
Director of Programs
jmacree@bestprojectonline.org
810-232-8000 (office)
810-869-1272 (cell)
810-232-9122(fax)
PO Box 3128
Flint, MI 48502

LaShawn Leitzsey
Administrative Assistant
lleitzsey@bestprojectonline.org
810-232-8000 (office)
810-232-9122(fax)
PO Box 3128
Flint, MI 48502

Anne Glendon
BEST Project Lead Consultant
aglendon@sbcglobal.net
734-761-7232 (office)
810-869-1274 (cell)
734-669-8780(fax)
PO Box 130800
Ann Arbor, MI 48113

The BEST office is located in the YWCA at:

310 E. Third Street
2nd Floor
Flint, MI 48502
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Our mailing address is:
P.O. Box 3128
Flint, MI, 48502.

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