Michelle Voke,
President & CEO
Michelle Voke joined AASC in December 2019 as vice president with 16 years of experience in affordable senior housing, service coordination and program development.
Michelle began her career at National Church Residences (NCR), working directly with the elderly living in affordable housing. Recognizing a desire to lead and mentor others, she moved into a clinical quality assurance role at National Church Residences and from there she ultimately became the director of the service coordinator program; leading and mentoring over 600 service coordinators nationwide.
During her time at NCR, Michelle was afforded opportunities to facilitate program advancement and culture change at the organizational, community and national level. Following her work at NCR she shifted the focus of her career to collaboration within the Central Ohio community.
Michelle’s work as the vice president of strategic partnerships at the Healthcare Collaborative of Greater Columbus (HCGC) allowed her to advance the work of Medical Neighborhood by implementing and growing the utilization of an electronic referral tool among clinical and community partners. During her time at HCGC, Michelle created collaborative partnerships to improve the value of healthcare for all people.
Most recently, Michelle served as the director of the Franklin County Office on Aging as an appointee of the Board of Commissioners. In this role she was responsible for the distribution of senior services levy funding to local community based organizations serving over 9000 older adults living independently. Additionally, in this role, she was responsible for the Adult Protective Services operations for the largest county in the state of Ohio.
She was a Licensed Social Worker in the state of Ohio and holds a master’s degree in sociology from Arizona State University. Michelle also earned a Certificate in Leadership in Human Services Management from The Ohio State University.
At AASC, Michelle handles the overall operations of the organization's professional development, advocacy, communications. She meets with national partners and decision makers to strengthen the Service Coordinator profession and establish new opportunities within the field. Along with AASC's Board of Directors, she develops new strategies to broaden AASC's footprint, create new partnerships and build foundations for a strong future.