Albion Healthcare Alliance, Program Assistant / Health Navigator
Alfredia helps with Navigation services, 2-1-1 calls, and helps to organize the Mental Health Forums in conjunction with the Albion Ministerial Alliance.
Alfredia Dysart-Drake has more than thirty years of experience in nonprofit administration, grant writing and management, and strategic planning and communication. Community empowerment and constituency building are at the heart of Alfredia’s work. She has held increasingly responsible positions at several nonprofit and charitable organizations in southwest Michigan.
Currently, she is a Program Associate for the Albion Health Care Alliance, where she focuses on equitable access to health, wellness, and prevention resources. She has a Bachelor of Arts in Communications from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, and has received certification from the Fund-Raising School of Indiana University. She is a certified Master Trainer for the Michigan Community Health Workers Alliance (MiCHWA), a Master Trainer for the Adverse Childhood Experience (ACE) Initiative, and a certified Life Coach. Alfredia is active in her community, where she has held membership and positions in various organizations. She believes in what Margaret Mead so graciously stated, “Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has.”