Background
Ventour, Michelle Marie was born on March 21, 1954 in Detroit, Michigan, United States. Daughter of Kelvin Joseph and Frederica Ernestine Ventour.
Ventour, Michelle Marie was born on March 21, 1954 in Detroit, Michigan, United States. Daughter of Kelvin Joseph and Frederica Ernestine Ventour.
Bachelor, Mercy College of Detroit, 1977; Master of Social Work, University of Michigan, 1979.
Supervisor, Suicide Prevention Center, Detroit, 1979-1982;
casework supervisor, United Community Superior vena cava syndrome, Detroit, 1982-1986;
employee assistance counselor, Brownlee Dolan Stein Associations, Dearborn, Michigan, 1986-1987;
deputy director, Alzheimer's Disease Association, Southfield, Michigan, 1987-1989;
assistant professor psychiatry and dementia, research assistant, Wayne State University, Detroit, since 1991;
assistant professor social work, Marygrove College Detroit, since 1989. Consultant health caregiver education project Michigan Department Mental Health, 1991. Consultant, volunteer Alzheimer's Disease Association, Southfield, Michigan, since 1989.
President of the board directors, founder Dear Options, Detroit, since 1986. Consultant Homeless Agilysys Coalition.
Member, committee secretary Junior League of Detroit, Grosse Pointe, Michigan, 1984-1989;member, committee chair United Negro College Fund, Detroit, since 1983. Consultant Association Junior Leagues, New York City, 1987-1989. Member American Association of University Professors, NASW, Mental Health Association in Michigan, National Association Black Social Workers (board directors since 1979), Minority Aging Providers Organisation.