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| Amy Lindholm |
Amy Lindholm is the newest management analyst at the Michigan Supreme Court’s Friend of the Court Bureau (FOCB). Amy earned her undergraduate degree at Kalamazoo College and her master’s degree from Grand Valley State University. Her master’s degree is in public administration with a focus in policy and planning.
Immediately before joining FOCB, Amy worked as the administrative director at a Michigan-based nonprofit organization, SowHope. The organization works with local people from developing countries to improve the overall health of families and communities in their countries by implementing projects designed to empower very poor women. Amy hopes to apply knowledge of systems change related to poverty, family structure, and cross-sector collaboration to the child support program.
Before completing her master’s degree, Amy worked at the Kent County Friend of the Court (FOC) from 2010 to 2015 with a focus on support review and modification. While at the Kent FOC, Amy served on the joint application design group tasked with creating the web-based Michigan child support formula calculator that is currently in use.
Amy also worked on projects related to process improvement, customer service improvement, community outreach, and holistic case management. Through these experiences with the Kent FOC, she developed a passion for effective customer service and accurate child support calculations and orders, as well as individualized case management techniques. Amy is excited to bring this local office experience to the FOCB team, as well as her public administration perspective.
Outside of work, Amy volunteers with local nonprofit organizations based in the Grand Rapids community doing things like tutoring children and working to improve residents’ access to opportunities and resources. You might hear her using buzzwords like “social justice” and “health equity.” She also enjoys and supports the local arts community through attending and organizing events. Amy’s favorite pastime is traveling, whether camping in Michigan, exploring cities in other states, or learning about different cultures and languages abroad.
You can contact Amy at LindholmA@courts.mi.gov. She looks forward to hearing from you!
