Craig Covey - Chief Executive Officer
Craig founded MAPP in 1988 after developing and implementing the first behavior based HIV/AIDS prevention programs in Ohio and Michigan during the mid-l980s. He has served since that time at the Executive Director and is now the C.E.O. He also served up until 2002 in the dual role as an education consultant with the HIV AIDS Prevention and Intervention Section at the Michigan Department of Community Health.

Craig is originally from Columbus Ohio, where he attended the Ohio State University and later founded the Stonewall Union, Ohio’s largest Gay rights group. He is the current Mayor-Pro-Tem of Ferndale, and has been elected to the Ferndale City Council twice. He founded the annual Ferndale Blues Festival, which raises money for charity.

Craig can be contacted at CSCovey@aol.com.


Robert Babut - Finance & Systems Manager
Bob has served MAPP since the beginning in 1988 as a Board Member and Treasurer. He now serves as Finance and Systems Manager. He became a staff member in 1995 as MAPP had grown to the point where a financial professional was needed to keep the organization fiscally sound. He also keeps the office running by maintaining the computer network and communications infrastructure. He manages the employee benefits and works hard to keep MAPP a state of the art agency at a minimal cost. Bob has also served as president and treasurer of the Motor City Bears, President and Treasurer of Detroit STUDS-30 and founding treasurer of FANS of Ferndale

You may reach Bob at rbabut@aidsprevention.org

Barb Wood - Editor, Michigan HIV News (www.mihivnews.com)
Barb Wood is editor of the Michigan HIV News web site and quarterly newsletter.

Barb has been involved in HIV prevention and education since 1985, when she began a speakers’ bureau on AIDS for the American Red Cross, Washtenaw County Chapter. She was one of the first instructor trainers for the Red Cross HIV/AIDS Education program in Michigan. Barb has edited the statewide news source for HIV/AIDS with its evolving mastheads and media since 1995, as part of the MAPP team since 1999.

You can contact her at bwood@mihivnews.com.

Yvonne Greenhouse - Development Director
Yvonne has a B.A. in Public relations. She is the Development Director and also is in charge of our fund raising efforts, coordinating "Dine Out Detroit", "Artworks for Life" and "Denim". She has been with MAPP for over 13 years helping us raise the much needed private funding our agency receives.

Contact Yvonne at ygreenhouse@aidsprevention.org.

Mark Peterson - Technical Assistance Coordinator/Program Director
Mark Peterson coordinates the Prevention Options for Positives (POP) Project which was the first of its kind HIV prevention program designed for people living with HIV/AIDS.


Mark Peterson at can be reached at mpeterson@aidsprevention.org or 248-545-1435 ext. 106.

Monica Mills - Special Administrative/Project Coordinator
Monica began working at MAPP in 2003 as the Volunteer & Project Coordinator. Her duties include coordinating and managing program volunteers, special projects such as the Ferndale Blues Festival, the Pride Banquet, the Ferndale Pub Crawl, Salsa and the AIDS Walk. She is also the administrative assistant to the CEO.

Before working at MAPP, Monica and her husband Larry of 25 years, have spent many hours volunteering at the agency and for the city of Ferndale. In 2002 they were the first couple ever to be honored as Ferndale Citizens of the Year. They have met many wonderful people through the many interesting activities they have been a part of. Working at a non-profit agency is far more rewarding then her previous work in retail, although most of the skills she learned have been put to good use at MAPP.

Please contact Monica for volunteer opportunities or information about MAPP programs at mmills@aidsprevention.org.

Royale Theus - Program Director
Royale has been with MAPP since 2004 doing trainings and outreach to men who have sex with men (MSM), and he is facilitator of MAPP's Many Men, Many Voices. Prior to MAPP he did HIV prevention and education work for Visiting Nurse Association and the Detroit Health Department, starting in the field back in 2000 as a volunteer with the former Men of Color agency. Royale is also a nursing student at Oakland County Community College.

Royale can be reached at rtheus@aidsprevention.org.

Jihannh Jones - Outreach Coordinator
Jihannh (pronounced Ja-ni`), a MAPP volunteer since 2004, is now the full-time special outreach coordinator. He also is co-facilitator of the Many Men Many Voices (3MV) intervention and co-coordinator of the WAGS program. Jones is currently in training to earn his State certification for Counseling and Testing and has completed Outreach to MSM training. He has previous HIV/AIDS experience doing volunteer work for the former Men of Color and MPowerment Detroit. Prior to coming to MAPP, Jones was providing home health care for people with autism and continues to do this part-time.

Jihannh can be reached at jjones@aidsprevention.org.

Kathie R. Griffin - Counseling & Testing Supervisor
Kathie is referred to by friends and family Racquel. She has been working in the field of HIV/AIDS since 1992. She started as a peer educator for Community Health Awareness Group passing out information on HIV and telling others her age about how to be safe.  15 years later, she is now the supervisor of the counseling and testing program for MAPP.  She enjoys educating people about HIV as well as testing people.

Kathie is also a mother of a 13 year old son, and a 1year old West Highland Terrier.  In her free time she enjoys teaching CPR for the Red Cross and being around family and friends.  Because education is important to her she tries to stay current with what’s going on in and outside her community. Kathie can be reached at kgriffin@aidsprevention.org.

Robert D. Thomas - Program, Project & Event Manager
Robert joined MAPP in November 2007.  Prior to his new role as Program, Project, and Event Manager, Robert had been in the field of human services for over 5 years from working in the Detroit Public School system to being a key member of the administrative/executive team at one of the largest youth social services agencies in the region that specifically addresses Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgendered and Questioning (LGBTQ) homeless and at-risk youth.  Robert takes professionalism seriously and aims to exude nothing short of heartfelt excellence when it comes to servicing communities in need. 

While he will be coordinating the successful implementation of programs, projects, and events, Robert will be a certified HIV test counselor. This couples well with his prior knowledge of Safer Sex practices and his experience in training various agencies in creating safe spaces for LGBTQ persons, especially youth and young adults statewide.

In his leisure, he enjoys bowling, playing the flute, annual camping trips with his family, and spending quality time with his puppy and his loving partner. Feel free to contact Robert at rthomas@aidsprevention.org.