Willa completed an Associates Program for Youth Services from Grand Rapids Community College, followed by a Bachelor of Science Degree in Criminal Justice from Ferris University in 2010. In 2013, she started her career with the Ionia County Sheriff’s Office. Throughout the years, Willa has taken on different roles and responsibilities and was promoted to sergeant within the Corrections Division in 2022. Her goal in serving on the Ionia/Montcalm Face Addiction Now board is to utilize FAN to provide more knowledge and resources to the community. She believes that I/M FAN can give individuals and families impacted by substance use disorder the ability to take a step forward into recovery.