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Sustaining Members

Sustaining Membership Level

Thank you to all our Sustaining Members for supporting us at a higher level. Your extra contributions help us in our mission to connect, inform, and inspire.

Derek Anderson
Amber Valley Construction

Elton Paul Andres Knight

Stephanie Andrews
GRPS Foundation

Whitney Antor
Mercer

Laura Appel
Michigan Health and Hospital Association

Meena Ariagno
Meena Ariagno Consulting LLC

Erica Armstrong
Root Functional Medicine

Dirk Bakhuyzen
Beyond26 Inc.

Lori Balow
The Atonne Group

Beth Banta
Catholic Central High School

Luke Barber
Barber Packaging Company

Dan Barcheski
Axios Recruitment

Karen Barfield
Fifth Third Bank

Jon Barton
Williams Distributing

Jeff Beaton
Williams Dist, Kitchen & Bath

Matthew Becker
BDO USA PC

Scott Bernecker
Merrill Lynch

Art Betancourt
AE Betancourt

Peter Beukema
6PM Hospitality Partners LLC

Franco Bianchi
Haworth

Matt Biersack
Trinity Health Grand Rapids

Eric Blanchard
Brown & Brown Insurance Services

Beth Blanton
Lakeshore Advantage

Nicholas Borgdorff
Total Product Management, Ltd

Robert Boylen
Crystal View Capital. Inc.

Mark Brace
Brace Homes

Scott Branc
New Urban Home Builders, LLC

Tim Breadon
The Breadon Group

Wayman Britt
Wayman Britt Enterprises

Jim Brooks
Brooks Capital Management

Mike Brouwers
The Brouwers Agency, LLC

Jackie Buchanan
Genisys Credit Union

Ryan Burke
Bluewater Hayes, Inc.

Robert Burnetter
Flow-Rite Controls

Elizabeth Burnson
Warner Norcross + Judd

Jason Byrd
Concurrence Holdings

Greer Chandler

Erich Catzere
Marsh McLennan

Nicholas Ceglarek
HPS

Amy Chambers
HealthBridge Financial, Inc.

Anthony Chang
BAMF Health

Gregory Chapman
Morgan Stanley

Jessica Collette
AMDG Architects Inc.

Jeff Courter
Waldo

Jessica Crosby
Delight in Designs

Kelli Cullinane
Next Legacy Partners

Kevin Cusack
Stifel | PearlStreet Investment Management

Todd Custer
Custer, Inc.

Justin Dailey
HUB International

Marlee D’Arco
Safety Services, Inc.

Maria DeVos
Douglas & Maria DeVos Foundation

Raymond Dewey
Willis Towers Watson

Jon DeWys
DeWys Metal Solutions

Ryan Diepstra
Centennial Securities

Joe Dierks
Northwestern Mutual

Kirk Dornbush
Elevation Resources, LLC

Jesse Douglas
Vicinity Energy

Paul Doyle
Inclusive Performance Strategies

Tim Doyle
Flagstar Bank

Tico Duckett
Duckett Brothers Distributing

Rob Eames
Mercer

David Edwards
Second Act Partners

Joseph Elkins
Sawyer Fleet

Gina Ferwerda

Dan Fleetwood
Focal Point Coaching

Luke Fleischmann
Michigan Pipe & Valve

Jon Frantz
Top to Bottom Cleaning Group

Tina Freese Decker
Corewell Health

LaSandra Gaddy**
Grand Rapids Community Foundation

Lisa Gallagher
Kapnick Insurance

Lynn Gardner
BBG Corporation

Griff Gatewood
Alera Group

Danny Gaydou
Nextpoint Studio

Scott Gerhardt
Kent Power

Patrick Gillespie
Gillespie Group

John Globensky
City of Grand Rapids

Bing Goei
Eastern Floral

Lora Greenland
Greenland Advanced Oral Care

Nicole Gregory
Urban You

Todd Gustafson
Kinexus Group

Ross Haan
Impact Fab, Inc.

Jim Hamilton
Hamilton Tjalsma Wealth Planning Group

Anja Harmon
Hub International Midwest Limited

Ann Harten
C-Suite Advisor

Kevin Haviland
RHD Tire, Inc.

Bradley Henion
ChoiceOne Bank

Mark Herrema
Paycor

Shane Herrema
Integrity Tree Services

John Hiner
MLive Media Group, LLC

Matthew Hoeksema
West Michigan Community Bank

Brett Holleman
ThriveLab Consulting

Robert Humphrey
Humphrey Products Co.

John Inhulsen
Inhulsen Law, PLLC

Jenna Inns
SALT Productions

John Jaqua
LINAK US INC

Lynne Jarman-Johnson
Consumers Credit Union

Aaron Jenks
Paradigm Design

Abbey Johnston
AG Collaborative

John Johnston
PeopleIT

Jennifer Jurgens
1 Bold Step, LLC

Scott Kanai CFP®
Kanai Wealth Mgmt Grp

Chad Kasprzak
Morgan Stanley

Matt Keeler
The KR Group, Inc.

John Kennedy
Autocam Medical

Nancy Kennedy
Center for Sound Literacy

John Kennedy IV
Autocam Medical

Carolyn King
Reach Out To Youth

Nichole Kladder
Mercantile Bank

Andy Klinger
Centennial Securities

Rich Kogelschatz
Heartland Builders

Eric Kohn
America’s Future

Harvey Koning
Varnum LLP

David Kortman
Alera Group

Matt Kruer
BISSELL Inc.

Brennan Lafferty
Crain’s Grand Rapids Business

Chip LaFleur
LaFleur Marketing

Asa Lakeman
Lakeman Financial

Jake Lazar
Amwins

Jeremy Lehman
AlixPartners

Bret Lewis
Cherette Group

Jimmie Liggins
Rivertown Insurance Group

Jane Lovell
Monsma Marketing Corporation

Pamela Lovell
AMP Residential

Mike Lown
Catholic Diocese of Grand Rapids

Duncan MacLean
Johnson Controls

Matt Maines
Worksighted

Anil Mandala
V Solutions Global

Bill Mast
Visser Brothers, Inc.

Pattijean Mccahill
Feeding America West Michigan

Jeffrey McKee
X-Rite Inc.

Greg Mead
The Mead Group at Merrill Lynch

Drew Meyers
Lafleur & Godfrey Private Wealth

Jamie Mills
JRM Holdings, LLC

Jamie Millspaugh
Hobbs+Black

Ken Misiewicz
Pleune Service Company

Natalie Mitchell
Switch

Deidra Mitchell
Waséyabek Development Company

Gerson Moreno-Riaño
Cornerstone University

Andy Moriarity
Advanced Radiology Services

Dave Morin
Samaritas

David Muilenberg
Discovery Financial LLC

Donny Nguyen
VanderWinn Consulting

Brian O’Connell
Clark Hill

Deb O’Leary
YWCA West Central Michigan

Chris Ortega
Lake Michigan Credit Union

Andy Owen
MillerKnoll, Inc.

Chad Paalman
NuWave Technology Partners

Eshwar Pastapur
Symplyphy.ai

Jason Pawloski
Arcadia Digital

Eric Payne
PR Design Build

Scott Petersen
Arbor Financial Credit Union

Jim Pike
Fusion Financial Group

Ryan Pisciotta
RL Growth

Claudia Pohlen
Grand Rapids Community Foundation

Jason Popma
CasterDepot 

Jason Porritt
Atomic Object

Teri Quimby
Michigan Chemistry Council

John Rice
Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices

Catherine Ripley
SIMPLICITY COMMUNICATIONS, INC.

Clarence Rivette
Wirt-Rivette Group

Leadriane Roby, Ph.D**
Grand Rapids Public Schools

Bob Roth**
RoMan Manufacturing

Nick Savasta
Andalusian Private Capital

Mike Schipper
InsITe Business Solutions

Stephen Scholler
IThe Scholler Private Wealth Group of Wells Fargo Advisors

Randy Sherwood
Sales Performance Plus, LLC

Atharv Singh
Purus Research LLP

Te Smith, Esq.
SAG LAW P.C.

Joshua Snyder
Arthur J. Gallagher

Ashlea Souffrou
SxanPro

Chad Soukup
JVL Wealth Strategies

Laura Steenwyk
Rehmann

Martin Stein
Blackford Capital

Nick Stevenson
Symplicity Communications, Inc

Daryl Targosz
Rehmann

Gary Tilkin
GLT Capital

Casey Tjalsma
Hamilton Tjalsma Wealth Planning Group

Bob Tsironis
Burnham & Co

Jerry Tubergen
Buttonwood Capital Management

David Tuit
High Street Insurance Partners

Mark Vander Meer
Community Recovery International

Jason Vanderground
BrandHaven

Bridgett VanDerhoff

Michael VanGessel
VG Investments, L.L.C.

Corey Verdusco
cre8ion

Julie Vlietstra
Mall City Mechanical

Bob Von Kaenel
Hope Network

Jeffrey Votruba
Raymond James & Associates

Ed Walter
WFP Michigan

Ashley Watts
Plant Life With Ashley Anita

Jason Webb
Cushman & Wakefield

Skot Welch
Global Bridgebuilders

Mike Wesholski
Independent Bank

Nelson Wilner
Kawasaki Motors Corp USA

Adam Wright
Midwest Strategy Group

Valerie Wright
Diekema Hamann Architects

Wade Wyant
Red Wagon Advisors

Chelsie Wyse
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** Econ Club Board Members

Sustaining Member Benefits

$450/year

Sustaining Members provide maximum support for the Econ Club and enjoy all the Regular Member benefits PLUS

Become a Member
  • Recognition on our website and at our luncheon events
  • Invitation to attend Private Speaker Meet & Greets prior to each luncheon event
  • Opportunity for member highlight social media feature
  • Invitation to seasonal Welcome Happy Hour to help welcome new members
  • Opportunity to sit at the speaker table upon request
  • Invitation to a Sustaining Member Reception