Who We Are

Our Team

Compassion and Dedication

Meet Our People

Our staff are part of a rich 35 year history of providing compassionate service through dedication and work. We are so lucky to be able to work with the community, and are committed to continuing the legacy left behind by those who came before us.  Each member of our staff brings their unique experiences and skills to help us meet our clients where they are and connect with them to ensure that we are able to meet their needs. We are grateful to have such an amazing team here at LAAN, and hope that you get the chance to meet them and learn what we are all about!

Keeping the Gears Moving

Administrative Staff

Kristina Schmidgall, LMSW
Executive Director
Kristina Schmidgall, LMSW
517-290-9759
kschmidgall@laanonline.org
James Pence
Operations Manager
James Pence
517-449-0264
jpence@laanonline.org

Isis Figures

Operations Assistant

Isis Figures

517-599-9880
ifigures@laanonline.org

Jaxon Sherwin

Operations Assistant
Social Media

Jaxon
Sherwin

jsherwin@laanonline.org

Service as a Way of Life

Program Leadership

Ligia Romero-Balcarcel

Care Program Manager
Community Liason

Ligia Romero-Balcarcel

517-599-9816
lromero@laanonline.org

Katie Trickey

Harm Reduction & Prevention
Program Manager

Katie Trickey

517-614-5230
ktrickey@laanonline.org

Jennifer Schwartz, LMSW

Behavioral Health Program Manager

Jennifer Schwartz, LMSW

517-282-7679
jschwartz@laanonline.org

Take A Closer Look

Care Team

JayDee Reyes

Early Intervention Services Coordinator

JayDee Reyes

517-896-4349
jreyes@laanonline.org

Kirk Taskila

Medical Case Manager
HOPWA Specialist

Kirk Taskila

517-599-9628
ktaskila@laanonline.org

Tasha W. James

Medical Case Manager

Tasha W. James

517-230-2466
tjames@laanonline.org

LaTrisha
Jenkins-Pridgeon

Medical Case Manager

LaTrisha
Jenkins-Pridgeon

517-930-0548
ljenkins-pridgeon@laanonline.org

DVaughnna Hughes

Medical Case Manager

DVaughnna Hughes

517-420-8705
dhughes@laanonline.org

Julia Powers

Medical Case Manager

Julia Powers

517-648-7564
jpowers@laanonline.org

Liberty Quijas

Medical Case Manager

Liberty Quijas

517-643-6604
lquijas@laanonline.org

Samantha Robson

Medical Case Manager

Samantha Robson

517-599-9816
srobson@laanonline.org

Therapists

Samuel Rhoades, LMSW-Clinical

Mental Health Therapist

Samuel Rhoades, LMSW-Clinical

517-897-7885
srhoades@laanonline.org

Be part of our story. Join Us today.

Other Ways to Schedule

Call or Text us at 517-614-5230

Offsite Testing - Walk In!

  • CADL Downtown Branch
    • 2nd Monday of every month
    • 3pm – 5pm
  • Gender & Sexuality Campus Center at MSU
    • 4th Monday of every month
    • 3pm – 5pm
  • The Fledge
    • 2nd Thursday of every month
    • 2pm – 4pm
  • The SALUS Center
    • 4th Thursday of every month
    • 3pm – 5pm