Officers of The Board of Directors:


Jim Keane Headshot

JIM KEANE
Chair, Econ Club
Former President & CEO
Steelcase

Christina Keller Headshot

CHRISTINA KELLER
Vice-Chair, Econ Club
CEO
Cascade Engineering Family of Companies

Natalia Headshot

NATALIA KOVICAK
President
Economic Club of Grand Rapids

Bob Wolford Headshot

BOB WOLFORD
Secty/Legal Counsel, Econ Club
Attorney/Managing Member
Miller Johnson

Bob Herr Headshot

BOB HERR
Treasurer, Econ Club
Retired
Crowe

The Board of Directors:


Sara Armbruster Headshot

SARA ARMBRUSTER
President & CEO
Steelcase

Rick Baker Headshot

RICK BAKER
President & CEO
Grand Rapids Chamber of Commerce

Stacie Behler Headshot

STACIE BEHLER
Vice President & Chief Public Affairs and Communications Officer
GVSU

Tasha Blackmon Headshot

TASHA BLACKMON
President & CEO
Cherry Health

Mayor Rosalynn Bliss Headshot

ROSALYNN BLISS
Mayor
City of Grand Rapids

Johnny Brann Jr Headshot

JOHNNY BRANN, JR.
Owner
Kitchen67 and Interphase

Meredith Bronk Headshot

MEREDITH BRONK
Head of Portfolio Operations
Graham Allen Partners

Eric Brown Headshot

ERIC BROWN
President & CEO
Urban League of West Michigan

Brian Calley Headshot

BRIAN CALLEY
President & CEO
Small Business Association of MI

Guillermo Cisneros Headshot

GUILLERMO CISNEROS
President & CEO
W. MI Hispanic Chamber of Commerce

Paul T Doyle Headshot

PAUL T. DOYLE
Founder & CEO
Inclusive Performance Strategies

Eric Foster Headshot

ERIC FOSTER
Co-Founder, Chair & Managing Director
Rende Progress Capital

Tina Freese Decker

TINA FREESE DECKER
President & CEO
Corewell Health

Chip George Headshot

CHIP GEORGE
CEO
Comfort Research

Tim Gortsema Headshot

TIM GORTSEMA
President
Grand Rapids Griffins

Peter Hahn Headshot

PETER HAHN, MD
President & CEO
University of Michigan Health-West

Lynne Jarman Johnson Headshot

LYNNE JARMAN-JOHNSON
Chief Marketing Officer
Consumers Credit Union

Lynn Jekkals Headshot

LYNN JEKKALS
Resident Managing Director
Aon

Sandy Jelinski Headshot

SANDY JELINSKI
CEO
Lake Michigan Credit Union

Joe Jones Headshot

JOE JONES
President & CEO
The Hekima Group

Scott Lewis Headshot

SCOTT LEWIS
President & CEO
YMCA of Greater Grand Rapids

JD Loeks Headshot

JD LOEKS
President
Studio C

Rich Mackeigan Headshot

RICH MACKEIGAN
Regional General Manager
ASM Global

Jeff Maddox Headshot

JEFF MADDOX
CFO,
Gordon Foods

Philomena Mantella Headshot

PHILOMENA MANTELLA, Ph.D.
President
GVSU

Rachel Mraz Headshot

RACHEL MRAZ
Vice President-Wealth Management,
Merrill Lynch

Michael Nelson Headshot

MICHAEL NELSON
Chief Administrative & Supply Chain Officer
Amway

Mat Nguyen Headshot

MAT NGUYEN
Founder
19 Alpha, Inc.

Andi Owen Headshot

ANDI OWEN
President & CEO
MillerKnoll

Joseph Ponstein Headshot

JOSEPH PONSTEIN
Partner/Principal
Ernst & Young

Ana Ramirez-Saenz Headshot

ANA RAMIREZ-SAENZ
CEO & Founder
La Fuente Consulting, LLC

Leadriane Roby Headshot

LEADRIANE ROBY, Ph.D.
Superintendent
GRPS

Garrick Rochow Headshot

GARRICK ROCHOW
President & CEO
Consumers Energy

Bob Roth

BOB ROTH
President & CEO
RoMan Manufacturing

Carlos Sanchez Headshot

CARLOS SANCHEZ
Executive Director, Latino Program
Davenport University

Kevin Stotts Headshot

KEVIN STOTTS
President
TalentFirst

Praveen Thadani Headshot

PRAVEEN THADANI
President
Priority Health

Randy Thelen Headshot

RANDY THELEN
President & CEO
The Right Place, Inc.

John Truscott Headshot

JOHN TRUSCOTT
CEO
Truscott Rossman

Mike VanGessel Headshot

MIKE VANGESSEL
CEO
Rockford Construction

Mark Washington Headshot

MARK WASHINGTON
City Manager
City of Grand Rapids

Sean Welsh Headshot

SEAN WELSH
Regional President
PNC