Al Kauffman, DNP, earned a doctorate in nursing practice from Union University in Jackson, Tennessee. After more than 20 years in nursing practice and nursing leadership positions, he joined the teaching staff of Spring Arbor University in 2003. Dr. Kauffman was named Dean of the School of Nursing in 2019. He is also an Associate Professor, teaching moral and ethical decision making for advanced practice nurses.
Jon Lake, MD, is a retired physician who practiced family medicine for 14 years before serving in a variety of administrative leadership roles with Henry Ford Allegiance Health. Dr. Lake’s roles included the Chief of Medical Staff, Medical Director for Independent Hospitalist Physicians, and Medical Director for Hospice Services for the Henry Ford Allegiance Hospice Home.
The Henry Ford Allegiance Hospice Board and Henry Ford Allegiance Health thank their outgoing board members for their dedicated service: Michelle Cole (three years), John Crist (eight years) and Sally VanSchoick (one year).