Samika Douglas

Samika brings over 20 years of professional advocacy and civic engagement experience from the public and private sectors. She began her career as a Safe Shelter Crisis Worker in her hometown of Benton Harbor, Michigan, where she provided direct support to community members experiencing crisis. Samika has also served as the Youth Coordinator for the Lamb of God Church in Grand Rapids and as a Librarian at Muskegon Community College. In the private sector, she was the Director of the North Park Pirates Youth Football League and the Customer Care Executive for DTE Energy. In these positions, she resolved elevated member crisis calls. After serving as Linc Ups Senior Community Liaison for over five years, in 2023 Samika Douglas, joined as Co-Director of Save a Life A Day Outreach, a nonprofit for youth advocacy.  Healthy Homes of West Michigan in January 2024 as the Community Organizer, but she is not new to the organization. Previously, Samika worked as a Parent/Community Advocate for Parents for Healthy Homes from 2018-2021, where she led community resource planning to support families of children with lead poisoning. Most recently Samika joined Project GREEN as Director of Advocacy and works with several organizations such as HHCWM, KFPC, KCHD as Community Voice. In her spare time, she enjoys spending time with family and friends. Samika serves as the voice for the community on several councils, committees, and boards. Samika holds an Associate degree in Criminal Justice and Psychology from Muskegon Community College and a Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice from Ferris State University.