John Van Camp - Social Services
Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney PC

John has been with Southwest Solutions since its beginning in 1973 and became head of the organization in 1981. John expanded the vision of Southwest Solutions to include quality affordable housing and support services, active participation in neighborhood revitalization and economic development as key to reintegrating the mentally ill and homeless into the community.

John was named Ernst & Young’s “Entrepreneur of the Year” for 2007. In 2009, he was one of six individuals in the country to be a named a "Behavioral Healthcare Champion." His leadership has been acclaimed by the Mental Health Corporation of America and Crain’s Detroit Business, who named Southwest Solutions “Best Managed Nonprofit” in 2005. John has attracted top leaders in their respective fields to realize the vision of a thriving southwest Detroit. He is guided by the credo that “leadership is creating a compelling vision that others see as their own.”