Avni Thomas, Director of Grant Management, joined PVM in 2014.

Prior to PVM she worked as Development Project Manager at Oakland University’s School of Education and Human Services for 7 years. Her responsibilities included raising over $1.3 million and assisted faculty in requesting funding for research and service projects. She has a BA in Psychology from University of Missouri-Columbia and Master of Public Administration from Oakland University, Rochester, MI. She serves on the Benevolence and Shining Star Committee with PVM, and has helped plan the national Grantmakers in Aging conference. She and her husband reside in Sterling Heights, Michigan.