Kendall is the Founder and Director of The Aspen House. She brings experience in entrepreneurism and the hospitality industries to create a first of it’s kind business in Northern Michigan, and one of only a handful of coworking + childcaring spaces in the country. Creating The Aspen House is a passion of hers in that it combines her love of early childhood, supporting families and women in their child-bearing years, and fostering unique ways to form community in the 21st century. Her day to day role involves leading and coordinating our team, overseeing our building and operations, and making The Aspen House a hospitality forward place to work and play.

Kelsey is our Member Services Coordinator here at The Aspen House. She is the first person you’ll want to see if you have questions, and she leads our team to deliver a wonderful and thoughtful experience for our members. Before joining The Aspen House team, Kelsey spent the last nine years in the telecommunications industry — most of that time running operations for a small, family-owned business. Her background in customer service, logistics, and team management makes her a natural fit for creating thoughtful and well-organized experiences for our members. Kelsey is systems-thinker and small business advocate. She is skilled at running operations, solving complex problems that require creative approaches, and thoroughly enjoys working with people in service based and hospitality based settings. 

With a career spanning 30 years as a Registered Nurse throughout the state of Michigan, Nancy is a dedicated Community Health Worker who loves working with women and infants. She has worked with parents and infants to provide education, support, and care, and is an empathetic listener and guide. Among Nancy’s many accolades, she has been a Registered Nurse in a Neonatal Care Unit, a Childbirth Educator, Director of Childbirth Education and Director of Prenatal Access Clinic with Munson Hospital in Grayling, a Community Health Volunteer and Community Health Educator at a local school. Most recently, Nancy was a Maternal Child Health Nurse with an evidence-based and culturally tailored home visiting intervention program designed by the Johns Hopkins Center for American Indian Health.  Nancy will not only be leading our caregiving for our infant and toddler aged children, but will also be working to develop our programming, support groups, classes, and events aimed at supporting our members in their parenthood journey.

Carly is a passionate Early Childhood Educator with over eight years of experience in early childhood education ranging from infancy to elementary. She has a background in various teaching styles including play-based, Montessori, and nature preschools. In 2020, Carly received her Associates Degree in Early Childhood Education from Northern Michigan College, and has since completed an assortment of certifications and training to further her continuing education in the field. Watching children grow and flourish feels magical to Carly, and she is so thrilled to be a Childcare Coordinator for our infant and toddler children.