Meet Our Board
"You can do what I cannot do. I can do what you cannot do. Together we can do great things" - Mother Teresa
Amy DeHaan
President |
carly callison
vp / director of education |
Susan Fall
secretary |
Open position
director of communications |
OPEN POSITION
Director of Events |
open position
treasurer |
open position
director of volunteers |
open position
member at large |
a bit more on our board members
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Amy L DeHaan, President
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Carly Callison, Vice President
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Susan and Gage
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Susan Fall
Secretary My name is Susan Fall and I am the Secretary for DsUpNorth. I have held this position since 2005. I am a native of the area, having lived here all my life. My husband Richard and I have four children, Dan, Kate, Cole, and Gage. Our youngest son, Gage, has Down syndrome. We did not have a pre-birth diagnosis so we became indoctrinated by surprise. Gage had many life-threatening health issues at birth resulting in many trips to DeVos Children’s Hospital in Grand Rapids where he had a variety of surgeries. This continued for several years and Gage is now 15 and healthy!
I joined the Board to garner knowledge of opportunities (educational/social/vocational, etc.) for our children. As a member I am part of a team that creates a yearly schedule of free or low-cost events (local and national) that are available to our members, community educators and medical providers. The goal being to spread awareness to our community. I support inclusion but realize it is not the path for everyone. I embrace my son’s abilities and limitations. Every milestone he has achieved has made us happy and proud, but Gage being healthy and happy has always been most important. He is so loveable andsuch a joy, a people-pleaser for sure! Much of my spare time is in volunteering as an avid advocate to those in our community with differing abilities. I also volunteer with the Traverse City Dream Team (a baseball league for children/young adults of all abilities) because, who doesn’t like baseball?! In my spare, spare time I enjoy DIY projects, crocheting, boating, and the rare nap! |
Caitlin and Holden
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Caitlin Raupp
Director of Communications My Name is Caitlin Raupp and I am the Director of Communications for DsUpNorth. I am a momma to two beautiful children, Holden(2yrs, Ds) Hazel (7 months old) and a wife to a hardworking loving man, Adam Raupp. We live here, in Traverse City, where our family life began. I work full time for a family business, Only Alpha Pool Products, as the Director of Marketing while being able to be a stay at home mom as well. My spare time is limited but that time always includes hours spent with my husband and children. If you’re looking for us during the summer, you will find us relaxing in the sun on Lake Michigan.
My involvement with the DsUpNorth board started Fall of 2018 and I look forward to continuing my involvement as the Director of Communications. I hope that with my position, I can offer all the love and support my heart feels for families with a diagnosis like ours! xoxo |