Meet The Board of Directors

Executive Director

Webb Lucas, BA, COTA/L

Webb Lucas serves as the Executive Director of Fresh Start Clubhouse, where he champions an intentional community built on empowerment and the Fountain House Model of Psychosocial Rehabilitation. Since joining the organization in 2021, Webb has seen the organization through a period of rapid expansion, nearly doubling its budget from $500K to $900K while strictly maintaining program fidelity.

As a second-career Certified Occupational Therapy Assistant, Webb applies a holistic, person-centered lens to strategic planning, fiscal management, and cross-sector partnerships. A recognized voice in both the Clubhouse and Occupational Therapy fields, he has presented at MiOTA, the CMHA Conferences, and Clubhouse Michigan’s Summer Conference.

Webb has co-developed specialized workshops on fundraising and transitional employment, all driven by his core conviction: people do their best work when they are empowered, respected, and valued.

Board President

Elizabeth Evans

Elizabeth Evans lives in the Ann Arbor area and is the current Chair of our Fresh Start Board of Directors. She has her master’s in social work and does evaluation and research at the University of Michigan. Elizabeth is also working on her doctorate in health administration. She is a member of the Keweenaw Bay Indian Community in Michigan’s beautiful upper peninsula, loves adventure, and has two miniature dachshunds Crosby and Lenny.

Board Seretary

Abigail Kunk

Hi, my name is Abigail! I learned about Fresh Start in 2018 through my work in Pediatric Respiratory Care at the University of Michigan. Mental health advocation is very personal me, and I'm grateful to be active in this vital community resource. In my free time, I like to stay active and care for my many pets and plants.

Board Member

Robert Johnson

My name is Robert Johnson I am very excited and optimistic to be serving Fresh Start Clubhouse at this time on the board. I have degrees in Social work from Eastern Michigan University and Columbia University. My career and life have taken me across North America, in clinical and managerial social work mainly in adult mental health the field psychiatry, and child welfare. I have had the privilege of supervising Social Work students in the field, at more than ten colleges and Universities in the United States and Canada. My present employment is at Avalon Housing as a Support Coordinator where I recently started after five years at Home of New Vision a Substance Use Disorder (SUD) serving agency. I am a person in recovery from an SUD, I am a biracial person and a Canadian citizen. When away from vocational pursuits I enjoy music, sports, biking, hiking, bird watching and photography. I have two adult children who live in Washington state and Yukon Territory, Canada.