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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.

Philip Abraham
GR Cloud Smoke Shop

Elton Paul Andres Knight

Stephanie Andrews
GRPS Foundation

Whitney Antor
Mercer

Laura Appel
Michigan Health & Hospital Association

Erica Armstrong
Root Functional Medicine

Jon Barton
Williams Distributing

Jeff Beaton
Williams Dist, Kitchen & Bath

Norman Beauchamp
MSU College of Human Medicine

Scott Bernecker
Merrill Lynch

Art Betancourt
AE Betancourt

Peter Beukema
6PM Hospitality Partners LLC

Matt Biersack
Trinity Health Grand Rapids

Mark Bissell
BISSELL Inc.

Nicholas Borgdorff
Total Product Management, Ltd

Scott Branc
New Urban Home Builders, LLC

Tim Breadon
The Breadon Group

Wayman Britt
Wayman Britt Enterprises

Meredith Bronk
Graham Allen Partners

Jim Brooks
Brooks Capital Management

Matt Brzezinski
Doeren Mayhew

Ryan Burke
Bluewater Hayes, Inc.

Shannon Burkel
Axios HR

Elizabeth Burnson
Warner Norcross + Judd

Jason Byrd
Concurrence Holdings

Shawn Cash
Insperity

Erich Catzere
Marsh McLennan

Amy Chambers
HealthBridge Financial, Inc.

Adrienne Chance
SpartanNash

Anthony Chang**
BAMF Health

Jessica Collette
AMDG Architects Inc.

Kelli Cullinane
Next Legacy Partners

Kevin Cusack
Stifel | PearlStreet Investment Management

Todd Custer
Custer, Inc.

Justin Dailey
HUB International

Mark DeHaan

Maria DeVos
Douglas & Maria DeVos Foundation

Alisha DeWalt, PhD
The Chicago School

Raymond Dewey
Willis Towers Watson

Jon DeWys
DeWys Metal Solutions

Ryan Diepstra
Centennial Securities

Joe Dierks
Northwestern Mutual

Jamie Dionne
MLive Media Group, LLC

Kirk Dornbush
Elevation Resources, LLC

Jesse Douglas
Vicinity Energy

Paul T. Doyle**
Inclusive Performance Strategies

Tim Doyle
Flagstar Bank

Tico Duckett
Duckett Brothers Distributing

Jeff Dykstra
Rockefeller

Rob Eames
Mercer

David Edwards
Second Act Partners

Muhammad “Umar” Farooq
NeuroX

Jacob Fein
Fluresh

Gina Ferwerda

Dan Fleetwood
FocalPoint Coaching

Luke Fleischmann
Michigan Pipe & Valve

Jon Frantz
Top to Bottom Cleaning Group

Tina Freese Decker**
Corewell Health

Max Friar
Calder Capital, LLC

LaSandra Gaddy**
Grand Rapids Community Foundation

Lisa Gallagher
Kapnick Insurance

Lynn Gardner
BBG Corporation

Griff Gatewood
Alera Group

Patrick Gillespie
Gillespie Group

John Globensky
City of Grand Rapids

Bing Goei
Eastern Floral

Lora Greenland
Greenland Advanced Oral Care

Todd Gustafon
Kinexus Group

Anja Harmon
Hub International Midwest Limited

Jim Hamilton
Hamilton Tajlasma Wealth Planning Group

Ann Harten
Haworth

Gayle Harvey
Harvey Lynn Group

Kevin Haviland
RHD Tire, Inc.

Bradley Henion
ChoiceOne Bank

Matthew Hoeksema
West Michigan Community Bank

Brett Holleman
LeadWell LLC

John Inhulsen
Inhulsen Law

Aaron Jenks
Paradigm Design

Abbey Johnston
AG Collaborative

John Johnston
PeopleIT

Jennifer Jurgens
1 Bold Step, LLC

Scott Kanai, CFP, RICP, ChFc
Kanai Wealth Mgt Grp

Chad Kasprzak
Morgan Stanley

Matt Keeler
The KR Group, Inc.

Nancy Kennedy
Center for Sound Literacy

John Kennedy
Autocam Medical

John Kennedy IV
Autocam Medical

Carolyn King
Reach Out To Youth

Andy Klinger
Centennial Securities

Rich Kogelschatz
Heartland Builders

Harvey Koning
Varnum LLP

David Kortman
Alera Group

Dewi Kreckman
WoundCare Zone

Chip LaFleur
LaFleur Marketing

Asa Lakeman
Lakeman Financial

Hunter Lastacy
Powerwell

Jake Lazar
Amwins

Joana Leatherman
WCSG

Bret Lewis
Cherette Group

Jane Lovell
Monsma Marketing Corporation

Pamela Lovell
AMP Residential

Mike Lown
Catholic Diocese of Grand Rapids

Matt Maines
Worksighted

Keri McCarthy
DISHER

Jeffrey McKee
X-Rite Inc.

Greg Mead
The Mead Group at Merrill Lynch

Drew Meyers
Lafleur & Godfrey Private Wealth

Rachel Michaud
Gillespie Group

Jamie Mills
JRM Holdings, LLC

Deidra Mitchell
Waseyabek Development Company

Gerson Moreno-Riaño
Cornerstone University

Dave Morin
Samaritas

David Muilenberg
Discovery Financial LLC

Manoj Mulki
La Nima Tequila

Aimee Muller
The Shade Shop

Wes Muller
Mullers Paint & Design Co

Teresa Weatherall Neal
Lead 616

Brian O’Connell
Clark Hill

Deb O’Leary
YWCA West Central Michigan

Chris Ortega
Lake Michigan Credit Union

Katie Ostreko
Quality Edge

Chad Paalman
NuWave Technology Partners

Stacy Paul
Array of Engineers, LLC

Jason Pawloski
Arcadia Digital

Eric Payne
PR Design Build

Claudia Pohlen
Grand Rapids Community Foundation

Jason Popma
CasterDepot 

Deb Prato
The Rapid

Kenny Purcell
Sentinel Technologies

Michelle Rabideau
Trinity Health

John Rice
Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices

Catherine Ripley
SIMPLICITY COMMUNICATIONS, INC.

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

Bob Roth**
RoMan Manufacturing

Charles Samfilippo
Northwestern Mutual

Mark Schipper
InsITe Business Solutions

Randy Sherwood
Sales Performance Plus, LLC

Te Smith, Esq.
SAG LAW P.C

Ashlea Souffrou
SxanPro

Chad Soukup
JVL Wealth Strategies

Laura Steenwyk
Rehmann

Martin Stein
Blackford Capital

Nick Stevenson
Simplicity Communications, Inc.

Kevin Stotts
TalentFirst

David Sweet
Eurasia Group

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

Jason Vanderground
BrandHaven

Bridgett VanDerhoff

Michael VanGessel
VG Investments, L.L.C.

Julie Vlietstra
Mall City Mechanical

Bob Von Kaenel
Hope Network

Jeffrey Votruba
Raymond James & Associates

Ed Walter
Advantage Group General Agency

Ashley Watts
Plant Life with Ashley Anita

William Werkmeister
Wheaton Ventures & MedInvest Conferences

Jeff Williams
Atomic Object

Nelson Wilner
Kawasaki Motors Corp USA

Wade Wyant
Red Wagon Advisors

** 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