DRM
International Learning Center is located near downtown Lansing, Michigan,
and is highly sought out for its excellent training programs. It is
the vision of DRM International Learning Center to be the most respected
and influential healthcare education facility in the region. Our mission
is to provide effective classroom instruction in high demand healthcare
fields and community courses that lead to sustainable employment and
community service.
The
values that direct the daily activities of DRM International Learning
Center, its employees and students are as follows:
Excellence:
to commit to continuous improvement in programs and services and
to maintain high expectations of our students
Integrity:
to be honest and consistent in our actions
Collaboration:
to work together with organizations within the community in pursuit
of our common mission
Compassion:
to treat all students with respect and dignity
Creativity:
to pursue and encourage new ideas and innovations.
Diversity:
to recognize and embrace different races, genders, ages, abilities,
nationalities, ethnicities, and sexual orientations.
Respect:
to recognize and encourage individuality.
Understanding: to address
the possibility of caregiver bias and the ways that bias can affect
the delivery of care.
About the Founder
DRM
International Learning Center started in 1997 as a mentoring center
for at-risk teen girls, based on Re’Shane Lonzo’s personal experience.
She wanted to be a role model for these young ladies and created a
vehicle to provide the much needed programming. As a young teen, Re’Shane
became pregnant. Rather than eliminate her “problem,” Re’Shane chose
the difficult and selfless option to raise her son and become a shining
role model for her helpless bundle of joy. At age 14, Re’Shane decided
to continue and complete her high school education without the much
desired support of mentors and counselors. She struggled through high
school, maintaining excellent grades while working to support her
son.
Her
struggles inspired Re’Shane to continue her education, and after graduating
high school, she enrolled at Michigan State University and earned
scholarships to help fund her tuition. With her son in tow and gleaning
support from whatever sources she could find, Re’Shane attended classes
and graduated from MSU with a Bachelor’s degree in Criminal Justice.
Her experiences, however, fueled a passion to affect the lives of
students coming up behind her who faced difficult challenges and obstacles
to successfully completing their education and decision-making. This
resulted in the foundation of DRM International Learning Center and
the introduction of four core training programs designed to enhance
the educational and developmental experiences of teen girls.
DRM
first offered The “Shadowing Success” Mentoring Program that allowed
teen girls to partner with women who were experiencing the types of
success to which they might aspire. These young ladies were exposed
to esteem building exercises, goal setting, and career planning so
they could begin to develop a working vision for their futures. Having
a focus on student success, Re’Shane also developed three programs
emphasizing positive academic directions. These programs addressed
truancy, suspension alternatives, and educational alternatives for
at-risk students.
For
several years following the establishment of DRM International Learning
Center, Re’Shane traveled and trained at various institutions and
events, including addressing Congress in Washington, D.C. on her achievements
as an African American Woman raising children alone while pursuing
her dreams. She presented on Tutor Training at the Michigan
Developmental Education Consortium Conference in Michigan as well
as for the New York College Learning Skills Association. She also
attended and presented at conferences in Wisconsin, Indiana, and Louisiana. Re’Shane shares her expertise in areas such as Motivation, Success,
Attitude, Overcoming Obstacles in Life, and New Ways of Learning.
One of Re’Shane’s program graduates was in a
terrible automobile accident and became
incapacitated as a quadriplegic. Re’Shane assisted
her in obtaining much needed care through her auto
insurance agency. Her success with this case
compelled Re’Shane to open her own agency, DRM
Private Home Healthcare Providers. As the owner of a
small home health care agency, Re’Shane realized it
was good business practice to carefully train her
workers about acceptable health care practices. She
researched the industry and developed a program of
education that helped her employees to stand out as
excellent care providers. In fact, in 2006, after
much cajoling from other industry agencies, DRM
International Learning Center became a state
licensed full service vocational school that offers
a dynamic three-tiered development program for
individuals wanting to enter the healthcare
professions. DRM ILC programming includes basic
home health aide training, advanced home health aide
training, certified nurse assistant training, CNAplus™ training, CPR/First Aid training, and
employability training.
DRM
International Learning Center started in 1997 as a mentoring center
for at-risk teen girls, based on Re’Shane Lonzo’s personal experience.
She wanted to be a role model for these young ladies and created a
vehicle to provide the much needed programming. As a young teen, Re’Shane
became pregnant. Rather than eliminate her “problem,” Re’Shane chose
the difficult and selfless option to raise her son and become a shining
role model for her helpless bundle of joy. At age 14, Re’Shane decided
to continue and complete her high school education without the much
desired support of mentors and counselors. She struggled through high
school, maintaining excellent grades while working to support her
son.
DRM
first offered The “Shadowing Success” Mentoring Program that allowed
teen girls to partner with women who were experiencing the types of
success to which they might aspire. These young ladies were exposed
to esteem building exercises, goal setting, and career planning so
they could begin to develop a working vision for their futures. Having
a focus on student success, Re’Shane also developed three programs
emphasizing positive academic directions. These programs addressed
truancy, suspension alternatives, and educational alternatives for
at-risk students. 
incapacitated as a quadriplegic. Re’Shane assisted
her in obtaining much needed care through her auto
insurance agency. Her success with this case
compelled Re’Shane to open her own agency, DRM
Private Home Healthcare Providers. As the owner of a
small home health care agency, Re’Shane realized it
was good business practice to carefully train her
workers about acceptable health care practices. She
researched the industry and developed a program of
education that helped her employees to stand out as
excellent care providers. In fact, in 2006, after
much cajoling from other industry agencies, DRM
International Learning Center became a state
licensed full service vocational school that offers
a dynamic three-tiered development program for
individuals wanting to enter the healthcare
professions. DRM ILC programming includes basic
home health aide training, advanced home health aide
training, certified nurse assistant training, CNAplus™ training, CPR/First Aid training, and
employability training.