Jamie Yeats is a Michigan representative for ShelterBox, an international disaster relief charity that delivers emergency shelter, warmth and dignity to people affected by disasters worldwide.

He also volunteers at the International Institute of Metropolitan Detroit where he assists immigrants to the United States to become citizens.

He is retired from General Dynamics Land Systems after a career in systems engineering and program management and is the founder and principal of Y8S, a systems engineering / program management consultancy.

Most at home on the Holy Waters of the Au Sable river in northern Michigan, his other interests include fly fishing, wooden boats, cross country skiing, and Sacred Harp singing.