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The Volunteer Spotlight for May is... LaSandra Jones, the President of TCOA's Advisory Council!
About LaSandra, in her own words:
LaSandra Renee Jones (Brown) was born and raised in Lansing, MI. LaSandra was born with a congenital birth defect that would land her in the University of Michigan Hospital in Ann Arbor for a major surgery at 6-years-old. She had never forgotten how the nurses had treated her while she was in the hospital as a little girl, so she decided she wanted to become a nurse.
She applied and was accepted into the RN Program at LCC. She was rolling along in the classes pretty good, but because she was also being guided by the Vocational Rehabilition Agency, they discouraged her from pursuing a career as a nurse because of all the walking she would have to do. So, she ended up dropping out of the program and out of college. LaSandra worked various jobs, but landed a job with the MEA, until marriage, which took her to Chicago. Two years later she was back in Lansing and her husband passed away. She was able to land a job with the State of Michigan.
LaSandra adopted two children (an 18-month-old girl, and a year later a 2-year-old boy) as a single person, which she felt was one of her greatest achievements. During her raising of these children, she met and married her second husband (who passed away 18 years later).
When her daughter neared graduation from high school, while LaSandra was filling out financial aid paperwork for her to attend college, she decided that it was time for her to go back to school and finish what she had started years ago. She enrolled in Cornerstone University and pursued an Associate Degree in Human Services, and went on to receive a Bachelor Degree in Ministry Leadership.
LaSandra feels her calling has been to serve the underdog and vulnerable of society, and she has a passion to see all people be able to have an opportunty to have their basic needs met, and be treated as those who were created in the image of God. One of her mottos is, “When you know better, you can do better.”
Besides currently serving as President of Tri-County’s Advisory Council, LaSandra also serves as President of the Potter-Walsh Neighborhood Association; is a member of the Greater Lansing Clergy Forum; leads a group of 15 women in an international online weekly Bible Study; is founder and leader of the Let’s Grow Together Community Garden, and is involved in many other community endeavors. She believes the possibilities are endless when a community works together to make positive changes!
✨ Thank you, LaSandra, for your care and advocacy for individuals in the community! ✨
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