NICK EMMENDORFER, the district representative for Congressman Jack Bergman, has been selected as the new executive director of the Room at the Inn. He'll replace Doug Russell who was terminated from his job a couple of months ago. Emmendorfer is only 28 years old, an NMU graduate, and a longtime volunteer at RATI. "He's ... Read More
Unrest at Room at the Inn
ROOM AT THE Inn, Marquette's program that provides lodging, meals, counseling, and warmth for the homeless, has hit a rough patch. Consider this. In the last couple of months, RATI has... Terminated its executive director, Doug Russell.Dismissed two paid staff members.Lost three members of its board, including ... Read More
A Different Kind of Christmas Story
SHAWN SALO DOESN'T much believe in the joy of the holiday season. He lives alone, he's not religious, and he's been chronically depressed since he was fifteen. But wait! There's more to this story than you might think. This isn't just another one of those "Christmastime leads to depression" stories. Shawn's forty ... Read More
The Room at the Inn Firing: What Really Happened
IT CAME AS a surprise--even a shock--to many of us. Doug Russell, the highly respected executive director of Room at the Inn and this community's leading advocate for the homeless, was terminated. Fired. It seemed to come out of the blue, totally unexpected. And unfair, as well. After all, the man wasn't making a ton ... Read More
Shake-up at Room at the Inn
DOUG RUSSELL IS out as the executive director at Room at the Inn. No reason given for what Russell refers to as his "termination" which occurred on Thursday. "The Board is looking for new leadership," Ryan Redmond says. He's been manager at the Warming Center and is now acting as interim executive director at Room at ... Read More