Larry Fredericksen
In addition to serving as Board President since opening in 2010, Larry was a Co-Founder of Haven House and served as a Director and Full Time Volunteer; managing overall operations of the program since August 2010. Following graduation with a BBA, Larry began his career as a CPA with Price Waterhouse, a public accounting firm. Upon leaving Price Waterhouse after 13 years he served as a Chief Financial Officer for 16 years with several New York stock exchange companies. Larry passed away unexpectedly in December of 2022 leaving his wife Lillian of 42 years to take over as President of the Board in his memory as well as his son Dan Fredericksen as Vice President. In 2023 Haven House honored Larry “the Legend” in our 1st annual Larry Fredericksen Memorial Golf Tournament – 8th annual Cobble Creek Tournament. We all miss Larry greatly and will carry on his legacy to help homeless families find long lasting self-sufficiency at Haven House.
Joanne Fairchild
Joanne served as Director and Communications Director to focus on medical issues. Before joining the Board, Joanne served as an advisor to the Board beginning well before we commenced operations. Since opening, she served as a volunteer in many ways, including publishing our Newsletters, developing our web site, helping with fund raising and was a tutor/mentor in Whiz Kids. While serving as a volunteer for Haven, she was Administrator of Dallas Creek Water Co.; she retired after eight years. Before that, she was the Human Resource Manager and Controller at Best Sign Systems for six years. She enjoyed working with children and spent many years as a Youth Group leader in Montrose churches. She has two grown children and six grandchildren.
Joanne lost her battle to cancer. The passion and support Joanne provided in so many ways to Haven House were deeply appreciated by other members of the Board and the staff. Her ability to think “outside the box” was a huge resource to our progress. We miss you Joanne.
Carolyn Carter
In addition to serving on the Board, Carolyn was a Co-Founder of Haven House and served as a Director and Volunteer; managing oversight of Clinical Staff since 2010. Carolyn is a retired Master’s-level social worker with 40 years’ practice in a variety of settings, including school social work, geriatrics, AIDS, and Child Protection. She is a cofounder of Christ Kitchen, a soup kitchen. Carolyn retired from our Board of Directors in 2022, but still remains close to all our staff.