Staff & CoCo

Kyle is a long-term member of the ICC, living in Owen from 2017 until 2021 and in Baker from 2021 to the present. As the Accounts Payable Coordinator, he supports House Treasurers in managing the House accounts across all 16 cooperative houses and works with the VP of Finance and the Director of Finance to develop Treasurer training. He also processes all Share Return Forms and manages the House food accounts payable as well as house credit card accounts and applies fines and fees as assessed by house treasurers.

Geoff is an alum of MichMinnie’s Cooperative, a former maintenance manager, board rep, and house president.  He joined the ICC maintenance staff in 2005 and now serves as director.  Geoff’s responsibilities include managing house renovations from large to small. Geoff trains and assists houses in maintaining and improving their homes by conducting skill training sessions and working with members to solve specific house issues. Geoff works with staff and contractors to address more technical projects and with city inspectors to ensure we stay up to housing code. Geoff is also responsible for the development of the ICC Maintenance website and its contents.

Audrey got started in maintenance work while living in the ICC from 2006-2010 at Nakamura and King Houses. From there, Audrey worked for the University of Michigan Library as a facilities coordinator handling space planning, office moves, renovations, signage and special projects.  Audrey is delighted to be back in the co-op system working on house improvement projects, preparing for housing inspections, addressing RFA’s, and assisting maintenance managers.

For 22 years, Dan Edwards was the lead carpenter for Clark Home Improvement, a company contracted by the ICC to do major projects such as siding and window replacements. So, although, Dan was formally hired by the ICC in 2012 as a Maintenance Technician, he had actually been working on ICC houses since 2002! While at his previous job, Dan was lead carpenter on major ICC siding projects at King, Ruths’, Lester, Linder and Debs. He also helped to replace windows at Truth and Escher. Now, as an ICC Maintenance Tech, he tackles smaller remodeling jobs and all types of maintenance issues facing our houses.

Deric managed a painting crew for 12 years before joining the ICC as a Maintenance Technician in 2016.  Deric is our resident expert in painting, drywall, and various other skills. He tackles a variety of maintenance issues and projects in our homes and takes pride in continually improving our facilities.

Alex has lived at Truth House since the fall of 2021, where he has served as Sustainability Steward, Work Manager, Food Steward, Interim Manager, and Board Representative. Alex graduated from the University of Michigan in 2022 with a bachelor’s in Public Policy and a focus on Intersectional Justice. As the VP for Facilities, Alex chairs the Facilities Management Committee and the Size Management and Restructuring Team, overseeing initiatives related to maintenance, compliance with city and University inspections, and expansion efforts.

McKinney joined the ICC team as the Director of Member Services in 2014. After seven fun-filled “seasons” of figuring out 75 years of history and what exactly a “member service” was, they’ve transitioned to a new role. McKinney is ready and willing to tackle a massive barrier the organization faces. . . COMMUNICATION. Since the pandemic took priority over operations, McKinney will hit the ground running this Spring/Summer 2021 as the newly minted Director of Communications. McKinney is primarily responsible for Communication Strategy and Knowledge Management Support. They hope to achieve organizational goals by working cooperatively with the Communications Coordinator and Vice President of Marketing and Recruitment. McKinney hopes to dismantle the silos of central operations and remind members that they are in fact empowered to lead one of the oldest and somewhat largest student housing co-ops in the country. A big believer in the Leadership Challenge, McKinney continues to tackle the turnover and constant transitions by….

1. Modeling the way
2. Inspiring a shared vision
3. Challenging the process
4. Enabling others to act
5. Encouraging the heart

All. . . at the speed of cooperation!

Susan is the staff liaison to the ICC Alumni Team (AT). Her job is to coordinate, assist and support the Alumni Team in the maintenance of an ICC Alumni Program. Some of her responsibilities include developing and maintaining relationships between the ICC and current alumni; alumni event planning; working with the Alumni Team to achieve strategic planning objectives; coordinating with the appropriate committees and staff regarding alum participation in ICC current member events; managing social media and connection projects and implementing a fundraising initiative.