East Hills Council of Neighbors

Board of Directors

Jessee Staub, Fairmount Square

Board Chair

Aaron Cole, Cherry Hill

Board Secretary

Johannah Jelks

Johannah Jelks, Wealthy Heights

Communications Chair

Amy VanElsacker, Cherry Hill

Chris Zadorozny

Chris Zadorozny, Member-at-Large

Josh Cohen Executive Board Secretary

Josh Cohen, Events Chair

 

Executive Director

Jessica Young, Executive Director

Jessica Young

 

Jessica Young has lived in-and-around East Hills since 2005. In 2017, she and her partner bought a historic home in Fairmount Square, one of six sub-neighborhoods in East Hills, where they live with three dogs, a small flock of backyard hens, and a cat with a mustache.

Jessica became Executive Director of the East Hills Council of Neighbors in June 2022. She has more than ten years of experience working and organizing in local nonprofits, including Heart of West Michigan United Way, Literacy Center of West Michigan, and Community Media Center. Jessica is also a journalist and the events manager and nonfiction buyer at Books & Mortar Bookstore. She earned her Bachelor of Liberal Arts degree from Harvard University.