Dr. Chris Benson has served Madonna University for over 20 years and is now Vice President for Student Affairs and Mission Integration. The first in her family to attend college, she values supporting students in surpassing self-imposed limits. A proud alum of Ladywood and Madonna, she advocates for strong female leadership in higher education as an executive board member of the MI-ACE Women’s Network.

A native of western New York, Sr. Suzanne has served on the Felician Sisters' provincial council since 2015. Previously, she served on the faculty and board of trustees at both Villa Maria College and Felician University, as well as St. Bonaventure University, where she directed the Franciscan Center for Social Concern. She is president of the Franciscan Federation. On the provincial council, Sr. Suzanne oversees Seeds of Hope, Volunteers in Mission, and Felician Associates. 

Prior to joining Angela Hospice in 2021, Jamie LaLonde spent the previous 15 years working with the geriatric population in residential and healthcare settings. Jamie is a licensed Clinical Master of Social Work and earned a Graduate Certificate in Gerontology through Eastern Michigan University. She is a licensed Nursing Home Administrator and holds instructor status for several different modalities of dementia care education and programming. She has history volunteering with the Alzheimer’s Association, Arbor Hospice, and the University of Michigan Turner Senior Resource Center.