Meet our Board of Directors

Bruce Kintz, CLU, is the current chair of Girls on the Run Southeastern Michigan as well as the Wolverine Human Services. Bruce has been a part of the GOTRSEMI board since January of 2008. Bruce is president of Secure Harbor Financial, LTD in Ann Arbor and has been in financial services since 1981. Bruce is a 1980 graduate of the University of Michigan and has obtained his Chartered Life Underwriter designation from the American College. Bruce currently resides in Ann Arbor with his wife Lori and their two children, Marcus and Natalie.

Bill is currently an American Airlines Captain and Vice President of Chelsea Milling Company. He spends a large amount of his time and energy volunteering with a variety of different organizations. Bill is currently the chair of the St. Joe’s Hospital Renewal Campaign ($100 million) as well as participates on the Quality Committee. He also sits on numerous boards in the community including the St. Joseph Mercy Health System, the Purple Rose Theatre, the Ann Arbor YMCA where he is on the finance and camp committee, the Joan C. Banfield Foundation, and the University of Michigan Club in Ann Arbor. Bill joined the GOTRSEMI board in November of 2007. Bill is the father of three daughters and enjoys running. He has completed over 30 marathons to date. Bill also partakes in high performance motorcycle track competition and anything to do with University of Michigan Athletics.

Jim is an Audit Partner with Grant Thornton LLP, a global audit, tax and advisory firm. Jim has a Bachelor’s degree in Business from Miami University of Ohio and a M.B.A. from the University of Michigan. Jim and his wife Susan lived and worked in France and Germany for five years and have three children. He first heard about Girls on the Run when his daughter participated in the program in 2008 and she has run several 5k events since then. He enjoys coaching basketball, travel, and running.

Owner of Bill Crispin Chevrolet and Co-Founder and Co-Owner of Live With Gratitude, LLC

Lakshmi is the Vice President for Quality and Systems Improvement, SJMHS. She attended Harvard Medical School and completed a residency and chief residency in Internal Medicine at Brigham and Women’s Hospital. She has extensive experience in quality improvement efforts and is a Six Sigma black belt. She has used this training to improve clinical care in the areas of heart failure, care coordination and care transitions. Lakshmi continues to work clinically as an academic hospitalist. Lakshmi is a member of the NQF Steering Team for Care Coordination, is the Secretary of the Society of Hospital Medicine, and is a past-chair and current member chair of the Society of Hospital Medicine’s Quality and Patient Safety Committee. Through these roles she has lead a variety of task forces and sub-groups targeted at improving care across the continuum. She has published several peer-reviewed articles and written several book chapters related to hospital medicine and quality improvement and patient safety.

Allison Lazette is currently an associate attorney with Magdich & Associates, PC in Novi, Michigan, practicing general negligence, premises liability, automobile liability, insurance disputes, medical malpractice defense, and subrogation matters. Allison was born and raised in Michigan and attended undergrad at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor and law school at Michigan State University College of Law in East Lansing. Outside of work, Allison enjoys volunteering and also frequently participates in running events. Allison also enjoys spending time with her friends and family. Allison first heard of Girls on the Run during her years attending University of Michigan and joined the Board of Directors in 2010. Allison is inspired by GOTR's mission and is delighted to be a part of such a motivating organization.