A former case manager/coordinator at the 85th District Sobriety Court in Manistee, Daryl Goodman is a consultant at Goodman Consultation and Training Services, with an emphasis on motivational interviewing training and trauma informed care training. During a 45-year career, Daryl worked as a live-in home manager for group homes serving adults with developmental disabilities, as a Disability Determination Examiner with the state of Michigan, as a case manager and supervisor for the state of Michigan, and as the Residential Services Director for Manistee-Benzie CMH. He spent 16 years leading a clinical treatment team for a community mental health organization, and 12 years as the president of a private company that provided residential and various behavioral health services in the community. He retired from full-time work in 2017. Daryl’s family has a 10-month-old dog that keeps them hopping, as well as entertained. They are working at training her as a therapy dog. Daryl also likes working on his 1987 Corvette convertible and traveling the beautiful roads of Northern Michigan.

Dr. Susanne E. Glynn has both an MSW and a PhD in social work and has worked in the behavioral health field for over four decades, both as a clinician and as an educator of graduate students at several universities. She moved to Frankfort in 2007, thought of retiring, and had a brief stint on Frankfort City Council before returning to part time work as a psychotherapist and a domestic mediator. She served on the Recovery Court board in Benzie County for many years. Over time, it became apparent that there was also an urgent need for a recovery court that would address the drug/opioid epidemic and its presence in Benzie and Manistee Counties; such a court is now being constructed. While Susanne’s professional career has centered on mental health issues, she never dealt specifically with substance abuse. As a domestic mediator, she became familiar with the overlapping issues of addiction, abuse (child and domestic), and mental health.  However, she only began a steep learning curve to educate herself (and hopefully now others) when one of her daughters acknowledged having a serious substance use disorder. As a result, she is guardian to her eight-year-old granddaughter, a cheerleader for her daughter’s recovery, and hoping to provide some of the support, education, and understanding to others struggling with similar circumstances. 

Cyndi began working for Michigan State University Extension as a SNAP-Ed Community Nutrition Instructor in 1998. She has an Associate’s Degree in Culinary Arts from Northwestern Michigan College. Cyndi and her husband lost their 25-year-old son, Jeremy, to an opioid overdose in 2009. Soon after losing her oldest son, she became an advocate for raising awareness about the Opioid Epidemic. Cyndi attended the first FED UP rally in Washington DC, a rally to unite voices in a call for immediate, comprehensive, and sustained federal action to end the opioid addiction epidemic. Cyndi has attended numerous statewide conferences dealing with the Opioid Crisis and is a trained Recovery Coach. In 2018, Cyndi received the Munson Healthcare Manistee Hospital’s Community Health Hero Award for her volunteer work to raise awareness and to educate about the Opioid Crisis. She enjoys volunteering in the community and has served on the board of directors for FiveCAP, Community Kitchen, NMRR (Northern Michigan Recovery Residences), and Manistee Friendship Society Drop in Center. Cyndi represents Manistee MSU Extension at the Human Services Collaborating Body monthly meetings, and is a member of HSCB sub-groups, LiveWell Manistee, and SEA (Substance Education and Awareness). As a member of SEA, Cyndi has been on the planning committee of the Manistee Regional Opioid Symposium for three years. She has organized International Overdose Awareness Memorial events in Manistee and has spoken to several youth at local schools regarding substance use disorder. She is passionate about making a difference in honor of her beloved son, Jeremy.

As the Victim Advocate in the Benzie County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office, Karen Mallon advocates for victims of crimes ranging from juvenile petitions to misdemeanors and felonies. She worked the previous seven years in the Benzie County Sheriff’s Office’s Detective Bureau, providing administrative support to the detectives and deputies. While not working for the county, Karen is the Homestead Township Treasurer. She has worked more than 15 years in local government at the township level, and  is passionate about serving her neighbors and the community in which she has a vested interest. Karen has worked as the Assessment Coordinator for the College of Engineering and Engineering Technology at Northern Illinois University, where community and industry outreach was the focal point of the position. She is married and has three children.