Board of Directors

Board Chair

Shannon Tomlinson was born in Flint, Michigan, grew up in the town of Flushing, and has been a resident of Genesee County most of her life. She is a graduate of Flint Powers Catholic High School where she excelled academically and won two state championships in basketball- Go Lady Chargers!

Shannon went on to study nursing at Saginaw Valley State University, where she obtained her Bachelor’s of Science in Nursing degree. She has practiced as a Registered Nurse in the Emergency Department, the Intensive Care Unit, and specialized care areas. Shannon was the Administrator and Director of Nursing at Dixie Lodge Living & Wellness, of which she incorporated holistic healing modalities and educated clients and families on alternative medicinal options, alongside traditional approaches. Currently, Shannon is the Director of Healthcare at Grand Brook Memory Care in Wyoming, Michigan. She utilizes mindfulness in her care for clients with dementia and offers a well-balanced healing approach.

Shannon is a person in long-term recovery and is passionate about being an advocate of holistic healing. She successfully completed the Health Professional Recovery Program in 2011. She is certified in Recovery Reiki I & II, of which she practices in and out of her family life. She incorporates balance and practices meditation in her personal and work life. Shannon has three beautiful children whom are well aware of the importance of caring for the mind body and soul. She expresses gratitude for the life she and her better half, whom is also in recovery, have created for their family.  

Shannon says, “I am forever grateful for finding this path. I share my experience with an open mind, in hopes of touching the lives of many individuals searching for peace and serenity.” 

“There is Hope---People Do Recover from addiction, co-dependency, and trauma.” “The Serenity House of Flint is saving lives everyday-I am honored to be a part of the journey.” 

Vice Chair

Dr. Jamil is excited to be a part of the Medical Rehabilitation  Group. A Kalamazoo native, he graduated from the University of Michigan,  double majoring in Chemistry and Cellular-Molecular Biology. He  attended medical school at Ross University and did his residency in  Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation at The Ohio State University in  Columbus, OH, where he was Chief Resident his final year. He  successfully completed a fellowship in Interventional Physiatry at  OrthoCarolina in Charlotte, NC. He is board certified in PM&R with  subspecialty certification in Sports Medicine. His clinical interests  are spine, sports, and musculoskeletal medicine. When not working, he  enjoys exercising and spending time with his wife and two daughters. Dr.  Jamil is a recovery ally and aims to provide education for his fellow  colleagues in addiction 

Secretary 

Stephanie is a registered nurse in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit at Hurley Medical center. At Hurley she has been on the Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome (NAS) committee for 7 years. She advocates for pregnant mothers in addiction, recovery, and MAT treatments to have the best experience for mother and infant bonding. She has worked hard to decrease the stigma of addiction within her unit and to educate fellow nurses about infants exposed to substances in-utero.

She plans to take the Recovery Reiki course and expand her knowledge of holistic healing. Stephanie has experienced trauma and co-dependency throughout her life. She also has addiction in her family and was looking for an alternative approach for help. She found The Serenity House in Flint a few years ago and used their services to heal not only herself but family and friends.

Stephanie is married and has 3 children and 1 grandchild on the way. She enjoys camping with family and doing crafts. Her and her family are originally from Arizona but have been in Michigan for over 10 years now.

“I believe in what The Serenity House of Flint has to offer for the community! I believe we all need inner healing to get to the root of our problems. I love that they offer alternative methods of healing other than medications. I am excited and honored to be a part of the Serenity House.”

Board Member

Stacey is honored to be a member of the Board of Directors for The Serenity House.  Stacey resides in Flint, with her husband, Jason and daughter, Jenna.  She enjoys time with her family and friends,scrapbooking, traveling or camping, reading, golf and is a devoted fan of the Boston Red Sox.  She currently works with her husband, a Real Estate Agent with EXP Realty and runs her own business, Contracts to Closing Table, a transaction management service for real estate agents.  They also have established a small non profit, “Killin it With a Skillet” in honor of her brother in law, her husband's beloved brother Jeremy, that they lost to addiction.  In honor of him, they decided to give back to the recovery community and those in need, as Jeremy would do. This project led Stacey to Tara, and The Serenity House.  Stacey, grew up with a family member in addiction, and currently in recovery, and she is so proud of that family member.   “I know recovery is possible, I also know how hard it is. I have seen that.  I recognize that there is a lot needed for the loved ones of those in addiction and in recovery.  My hope is to help with that in some way, and I feel that role for me is in The Serenity House.  Having been involved the past year in the community events, such as The Recovery Walk and Rally, and Community Trunk or Treat, has been such an honor.  Being able to impact the community is so important to me, and I truly feel grateful for this opportunity to serve. ”