Our Team

Amy has always been passionate about working with individuals experiencing housing insecurities and believes that housing is a basic human right. She came to NOAH in 2004 from Alabama as a volunteer through a United Methodist Church program. While here, Amy fell in love with Detroit and decided to make it her home. She graduated with her Master’s in Social Work from Wayne State University in 2008.

Amy has worked in various roles at NOAH and the Central CDC, first as Assistant Director of NOAH, then Director of NOAH, and now serves as the Director of the Central CDC. Amy has been a part of the Continuum of Care board, working to align system resources to progress toward end homelessness, since 2017. She served as the chair of the Continuum of Care board from 2019-2022.

Amy is excited about the growth of NOAH and the Central CDC and our collaborative work to address housing inequities in Detroit.

Stacie graduated from Wayne State University with a degree in Social Work. Stacie says she is excited to be part of NOAH because “I want to be a part of the transformative work that happens at NOAH.” Stacie brings over 20 years of experience in the Social Work field and says she enjoys working at NOAH because “it’s like a big family.”

Jessica joined the staff the summer of 2023. She graduated from James Madison College at Michigan State University in 2016 with degrees in Comparative Cultures & Politics and Social Policy. After college, she served in the Peace Corps in West Java, Indonesia. Since returning to Metro-Detroit from Peace Corps service in 2019, Jessica has worked in the nonprofit sector, progressing from direct client services, to case management, to development work. Jessica’s goals are to create holistic and meaningful projects, build lasting community partnerships, and personally connect with NOAH’s supporters. Jessica was selected as a 2023 American Fundraising Professionals (AFP) Fisher Fellow.

Yaya assists NOAH’s leadership team in all things operations and logistics. Yaya first came to NOAH in 2020 through Jesuit Volunteer Corps and served for a year as NOAH’s Community Center Manager.

Yaya is a University of Portland graduate, having studied political science and philosophy. They enjoy hiking, being outdoors, listening to music, and breaking bread with family, friends, and community.

Before becoming the Community Center Manager, Paige worked as a part of NOAH’s street outreach team doing case management and outreach to NOAH’s unsheltered clients, working to connect them to housing and other services. Paige first started with NOAH as a social work intern in 2019 and earned her BSW from Eastern Michigan University.

Angela’s experiences as a former NOAH client give her a unique level of empathy and understanding for clients as soon as they walk through the door, setting the tone for all of the interactions they have in our community center and the impactful work we do alongside them.

Angela shares that as a former NOAH client, she felt like “just a person, not a ‘homeless’ person” and aims to ensure all our clients continue to feel welcomed in the same way. Angela began volunteering in the NOAH Community Center in 2011 and was hired into her current role in 2020. In her role, Angela also manages the hygiene pantry and distributes client mail.

Angela is proud to have been born and raised in Detroit and to be raising her own family here as well.

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Elijah Earnest is a direct care worker and community advocate from Detroit. With over five years of experience, he has provided direct peer support for countless individuals. His passion lies in spreading awareness about recovery, particularly for those dealing with mental illnesses, addiction, and homelessness. Having personally received mental health, substance abuse, and housing services in the past, he empathizes with the challenges that those he supports are facing. Elijah believes in self-awareness, self-reflection, and self-evaluation and describes himself as a spiritual person.

Darrell began working with NOAH in 2023 as a Street Outreach Worker with the goal of aiding The NOAH Project’s efforts to end homelessness. Darrell is a native Detroiter who has worked in the human services field for more than 20 years in Detroit and Seattle, WA.  Supporting and advocating for the needs and concerns of the community has also been Darrell’s focus in past positions as a juvenile probation officer, street outreach/case manager, housing case manager, and community health worker.

Stephanie began working as a NOAH Street Outreach Caseworker in 2023. Prior to coming to NOAH, Stephanie worked for three years as a Permanent Supportive Housing Case Manager at another Detroit-based nonprofit. Stephanie believes that developing a rapport with clients based on trust, respect, reliability, consistency, and prioritizing the value of human relationships is the key to her successful start at NOAH. She’s also a proponent of encouraging our clients to advocate themselves, while ceaslessly advocating on their behalf. Stephanie is currently earning her Social Work degree through Wayne State University.