meet our team
Vicki Welty, CEO of Michigan Community VNA, has brought her leadership skills to helping organizations grow since 1985. After owning several home health offices in Michigan, Vicki and her partners acquired Michigan Community VNA in 2014. She draws on her experience in education, organizational design, and human resources to guide profitability, management, and day-to-day operations across the company’s home health, hospice, and wellness divisions. Vicki also oversees human resources, executive management, and operations.
During her career, Vicki has worked in education, traveled the nation presenting management seminars, helped businesses right-size, and provided consulting services to companies in a variety of industries, including manufacturing, rural health, education, health care, and accounting. She has contributed to organizational success through effective recruiting, training programs, personnel development, team building, strategic structuring, enhanced benefit and compensation packages, facilitation of organizational planning, and ensuring compliance with federal guidelines.
After graduating from Bryan College in Dayton, Tennessee, with a bachelor’s degree in education, Vicki earned her master’s degree in training and development from Eastern Michigan University.
A longtime resident of the Detroit metropolitan area, Vicki is committed to improving quality of life in her local communities. She has served on the boards of the Partnership for the Arts & Humanities, the Wayne “100” Club, the Downtown Development Authority, the Workforce Readiness Task Force, and the Zoning Board. She has also served as Co-Chair of the Canton Village Theatre Opening, President of the local Rotary Club, and Vice President of the Wayne/Westland School Board.
Vicki and her husband, Keith, have been married for 45 years and have two grown children and a grandson. They are devoted to and involved in their church, family, and community. Vicki enjoys spending time with family and friends, traveling, golfing, boating, and getaways to their Upper Peninsula cottage.
VICKI WELTY
Chief Executive Officer
“We serve others by integrating the three arms of our company, wellness, home health care and hospice. We foster positive health choices and provide flu vaccinations, offer dynamic therapy choices for post-acute patients and empower patients with palliative/hospice options for those needing comfort near end of life.
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Kathryn serves as Owner and Chief Innovation Officer for Michigan Community. She oversees the growth of all areas of the company; Wellness, Home Health Care and Hospice. With 30 years of healthcare experience, Kathryn has worked with patients in home health care, hospice, physical medicine and rehab, mental health and chemical dependency. She continues to serve the community as a healthcare navigator and assists anyone at any time.
Kathryn graduated from Lake Superior State University where she played collegiate basketball. She earned her Master’s Degree at Wayne State University in Health Care Administration. She is also adjunct faculty at Wayne State University and Eastern Michigan University in the College of Education and Health Services. Kathryn serves on the Board of Directors for Presbyterian Villages of Michigan, The SAGE Board of Directors, The Alzheimer’s Association Advisory Board and the Oakland County Public School Board.
Kathryn is married, has two children, adopts senior rescue dogs (Ernie Dean, 10 year old Morkie) and loves practical jokes.
KATHRYN D. BARTZ
Chief Innovation Officer
Audris is a native Michiganite with southern roots. At the young age of eight, she declared nursing as my professional career. She never let go of that dream. To date, Audris has 35 years of nursing experience. Approximately 29 years have been in the home health care arena. Additionally, she has 10 years of adjunct professorial experience.
Her professional experiences have ranged from Quality Appraisal Coordinator to Chief Clinical Officer in home health. Her most venturous position was that of Nurse Surveyor for the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO). This was an excellent opportunity as it allowed her to not only evaluate the performance of health organizations, it opened the gateway to educate organizations on quality standards and the implementations of those standards. Moreover, she learned innovative ways to implement and sustain quality measures through this experience.
Educationally, Audris holds an Associate, Baccalaureate, Master’s , and Ph.D. degree in Nursing.
Audris has been a seamstress since age 13 and still enjoys sewing her own clothes. After approximately 35 years, she reconnected to my hobby of crocheting. She enjoys making baby clothing and someday plans to launch a crocheted baby clothing line of handmade items.
Membership: Sigma Theta Tau International (Honor Society in Nursing)
Published: Smith, A. D., & Treschuk, J. (2018). Disconnects and Silos in Transitional Care: Single-Case Study of Model Implementation in Home Health Care. Home Health Care Management & Practice, 30(3), 130–139. https://doi.org/10.1177/1084822318765737
AUDRIS SMITH
Chief Clinical Officer
Tina’s healthcare career began as a high school co-op placement and has grown into nearly 40 years of experience across home health, insurance, wellness, and hospice. Starting as a transcriptionist, she advanced into roles spanning billing, IT, finance, administration, management, nursing, and ownership. She has traveled nationwide to launch new home health offices, strengthen operations, and contribute to strategic planning as a board member. After owning several home health agencies in Michigan, Tina and her partners acquired Michigan Community VNA in 2014, expanding their portfolio to include wellness and hospice services. She enjoys working behind the scenes to improve daily operations through technology, administration, and finance.
Although much of Tina’s career was administrative, she earned her BSN from Chamberlain University in 2021 with Presidential Honors. She felt called to personally care for patients and families while deepening her understanding of the clinical side of her businesses. Since graduating, Tina has specialized in hospice care with a focus on improving the clinical and patient experience, and she currently leads the hospice team.
Tina has been married nearly 35 years to her husband, Greg, and they have three grown children and a grandson. Outside of work, they spend most of their time with family and are actively involved in their church, serving in many ways including the children’s and music ministries.
Tina is grateful her work makes a meaningful difference in patients’ lives each day.
TINA GRIFFITH
Chief Operating Officer