Board of Directors

Robert Ross
Robert Ross
Director of Upward Bound, Muskegon Community College
Lisa Sabourin
Lisa Sabourin
President/CEO, Employers Association of West Michigan
Ryan Bennett
Ryan Bennett
UA Local #174 West Michigan Plumbers, Fitters & Service Trades
John Severson
John Severson
Superintendent
MAISD
Mary Boyd
Mary Boyd
Chief Integration Officer, Trinity Health Michigan
Pat Shafer
Pat Shafer
Retired
Laura Carpenter
Laura Carpenter
Retired
Kay Williams
Kay Williams
Library Director, Hart Area Public Library
Walter J. Christophersen
Walter J. Christophersen
Membership Development Coordinator, IBEW Local 275
DJ Hilson
DJ Hilson
Muskegon County Prosecutor
Erik Gentzkow
Erik Gentzkow
Cannon Muskegon
Brad Hilleary
Brad Hilleary
President, Webb Chemical and Trace Analytical, Past Campaign Chair, Impact Council
Poppy Sias Hernandez
Poppy Sias Hernandez
State of Michigan, Community Affairs, Governor's Office
Brenda Jacobs
Brenda Jacobs
Managing Partner, Brickley DeLong, Women’s Leadership Chair
Rich Houtteman
Rich Houtteman
Lakeshore Area Manager, Consumers Energy
Jillian Nowak Meloche
Jillian Nowak Meloche
Sales & Marketing Manager, Nowak Machined Products, Young Leader’s Co-Chair
Steve Jackson
Steve Jackson
Jackson-Merkey Contractors
Fred Johnson
Fred Johnson
Muskegon County Public Defender
John Schaub
John Schaub
Plant Manager, Howmet Aerospace, Loaned Executive
Erin Kuhn
Erin Kuhn
Executive Director, WMSRDC
Shawn Buckner
Shawn Buckner
Meijer, 2020 Campaign Chair
Tyshon Massey
Tyshon Massey
UAW Local 539 President, CWC Textron
Dakota Crow
Dakota Crow
Boys & Girls Club of Muskegon, Agency Liaison
Kathy Herman Moore
Kathy Herman Moore
Martha Gabrielse
Martha Gabrielse
Gary Nelund
Gary Nelund
President/CEO, State Farm Insurance
Sherri Anderson Patterson
Sherri Anderson Patterson
Newaygo County Community Committee Chair, Retired Spectrum Health Gerber Memorial
Josh Reece
Josh Reece
Associate Attorney, Parmenter O'Toole
Kim Suarez
Kim Suarez
Kim Suarez
Jonathan Wilson
Jonathan Wilson
Regional Manager, past Loaned Executive
DTE Energy
Stacy Mellma
Stacy Mellma
Senior Manager
Hungerford Nichols