PACE Leadership
Michael Zdrodowski - Executive Director
Michael brings 30 years of experience in healthcare, including 20 years with community-based organizations.
Michael has held leadership positions in physician groups and hospitals, most recently serving as Vice President of Operations and Ambulatory Services at Munson Healthcare Cadillac in Cadillac, Michigan. Michael holds a Bachelor of Business Administration from the University of Michigan and a Master of Health Administration from Ohio University.
Dr. Jennifer White, MD Medical Director
Dr. White joined PACE of Southwest Michigan with over 14 years of experience as a primary care physician. Before coming to PACE of Southwest Michigan, Dr. White was a primary care physician at Senior CommUnity Care of Michigan in Lansing. She also served at Borgess Hospital in Kalamazoo, Michigan in bariatric medicine, outpatient internal medicine and as a locum hospitalist.
Dr. White received her Bachelor of Arts degree, Magna Cum Laude at Southern Adventist University School of Medicine in Collegedale, Tennessee. She received her Doctor of Medicine degree at Loma Linda University in Loma Linda, California and completed her residency at St. Joseph Mercy Hospital in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Dr. White is board-certified in Internal Medicine.
Dr. White’s goal is to provide person-centered care that focuses on what is most important to seniors living with chronic illness, and to help them and their family navigate the sometimes confusing and challenging decisions that may arise when living with their illness.
Sandi Lewis
Director of Quality and Compliance
Sandi Lewis, Director of Quality and Compliance at PACE, has 19 years of experience in healthcare and healthcare manufacturing and over two years of experience in long term care. Before joining PACE, Sandi served at Intercare Community Health Network in Bangor, Michigan and at Thermo Fisher Scientific in Kalamazoo, Michigan; Lafayette, Colorado; and Madison, Wisconsin. Sandi specializes in lean process and quality improvement.
She holds a certification in Practical Process Improvement and Facilitation.
Sandi has a B.S. in Organizational Communication and Psychology from Western Michigan University.
Sandi has always had a connection with the senior community. She is passionate about the PACE program and enjoys coaching and supporting the team through quality improvement initiatives.
Paula Shimulunas, RN
Director of Clinical Operations
Paula brings over 30 years of nursing experience to her role at PACE, including 10 years of leadership experience in management of primary care clinics and inpatient nursing units.
Paula received her BSN and Master’s (Clinical Nurse Leader) at the University of Wisconsin Oshkosh. Before joining PACE, Paula was the Health Center Manager at InterCare Community Health Network in Eau Claire, MI for 5 years, and worked for Advocate Health in Wisconsin for 11 years.
Paula enjoys working with the older adult population, and is inspired by PACE’s mission to support our participants in their home environment with the support of of their family and friends. She considers nursing to be a privilege, and finds having the ability to impact participant care in a leadership capacity at PACE to be motivating and rewarding.
Chris Rendell - Director of Finance
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Board of Directors
As a non-profit, PACE is governed by a Board of Directors. PACE’s Board includes community leaders from several area healthcare organizations including Corewell Health South, Region IV Area Agency on Aging, and Corewell Health Hospice and Palliative Care.
President
Melinda Gruber - CEO, Corewell Health Hospice and Palliative Care
Vice President
Christine Vanlandingham - CEO, Region IV Area Agency on Aging
Finance Committee
Dan Wassenhove - (Alternate) Director, Business and Community Operations, Corewell Health Hospice and Palliative Care
Matthew Kohtz - Corewell Health South
Participant Advisory Committee
Soroya Pierre-Vanartsen - Vice President, Corewell Health Foundation Southwest Michigan, Corewell Health South
Theresa Uhrich, LMSW - COO, Region IV Area Agency on Aging/Participant Liason
Board Members
Michelle Barnes - Region IV Area Agency on Aging
Jason Hamel - MD, Medical Director, Corewell Health South
Jenni Miller - Region IV Area Agency on Aging
Caleb Vander Ark - Community Representative