Board

Junior Achievement of Michigan Great Lakes Executive Committee

Brad Kessel  — Chairperson of the Board (2020-2021)

President & CEO

Independent Bank

 

Joe Tomaszewski  — Immediate Past Chairperson (2020-2021) & Corporate Secretary

Partner

Crowe LLP

 

Robert Worthington  — Vice-Chair Free Enterprise Center

Chief Operating Officer

Mercantile Bank

 

Jodi Havera  — Chairperson Elect (2022-2024)

Chief Financial Officer

Landscape Forms

 

Robin Kleinjans-McKee  — Vice-Chair, Business Hall of Fame

Vice President of Finance & Operations

Open Systems Technologies, Inc.

 

John Maynard  — Vice-Chair, Bowling

Partner

KPMG US LLP

 

Sarah Mezwicki  — Vice-Chair, Finance

Partner

Ernst & Young

 

James Nicholson  — Vice-Chair, Board Development

Sr. Vice President – CFO

Bissell Inc.

 

Lance Erickson  — Vice-Chair, Free Enterprise Golf Invitational

Senior Vice President

Fifth Third Bank

 

Scott Fiser  — Vice-Chair, Volunteers

Senior Vice President Global Commercial Banking

Bank of America

 

Ron Foor  — JA Southwest Michigan Chairperson

Community President/ Commercial Relationship 2 Manager

Fifth Third Bank

 

Noble Billingsley  — At Large Member

Manager, Customer Service

DTE Energy

 

William Coderre III

President & CEO

Junior Achievement of the Michigan Great Lakes

 

Steve Opper  — JA Mid Michigan Chairperson

Partner/Vice President, New Business Development

Wieland

 

 

 

Junior Achievement of Michigan Great Lakes Board Members

Victor Sturgis  — Associate Leadership Board Chair

Sr. Tax Manager & Racial Equity Fellow

Crowe LLP & CEO Action for Racial Equity Fellowship

 

Meredith Brown  — NSO/Petoskey Advisory Chair

Owner & President

Kilwins Petoskey

 

David Seppala  — Montcalm County Advisory Chair

Division President

Isabella Bank

 

Kim Baber

Partner

Varnum LLP

 

Jennifer Bowman

Deputy Director of Federal Affairs

Michigan Department of Talent & Economic Development

 

Steve Carlson

Community Leader

Retired GE Aviation Vice President

 

Rhonda DeBoer

Group Human Resource Director

Autocam

 

Scott Harris

President Senior Commercial Relationship Manger

TCF Bank

 

Jeff Harrison

Vice President North American Business Group

Haworth, Inc.

 

Monica King

Managing Partner & CEO

DWH, LLC

 

Kris Kurtz CPA

Chief Financial Officer

Metro Health – University of Michigan Health

 

Mark Lardieri

President

CQL Inc.

 

Zachary Littleton

Vice President

Oxford Partners

 

Ron Modreski

Owner

RAM Management Group

 

Gregg Peters

Corporate Controller

Sound Off Signal

 

Scott Pranger

Community Leader

 

Pamela Ries

SVP, Chief Human Resources Officer

Spectrum Health System

 

Matthew Smith

Managing Director

Deloitte LLP

 

Rich Sorota

Executive VP & President, Consumer Self-Care Americas

Perrigo

 

Martin Stein

Managing Director

Blackford Capital LLC

 

Michael Stornant

CFO, Sr. Vice President & Treasurer

Wolverine World Wide, Inc.

 

Mike Volk

Executive VP & Treasurer

Davenport University

 

Tim Williams

Community Leader

Retired Stryker

 

David Faber  — Education Advisory Council

Superintendent of Catholic Schools

Diocese of Grand Rapids

 

John Helmholdt  — Education Advisory Council

Executive Director of Communications & External Affairs

Grand Rapids Public Schools

 

Julie Brinks

Vice President & General Manager

Wood-TV

 

Joyce Chan Russell

SVP of Government Markets

Priority Health

 

Natalia Kovicak

President

The Economic Club of Grand Rapids

 

Kevin Muntter

Office Managing Partner

BDO

 

Jen Seman  — JA of Northwest Michigan Advisory Chair

Director of Client Sales and Services

Priority Health

 

Jon Snead

Sr. VP, Business Consultant - Michigan

Lockton Companies

 

 

 

Junior Achievement of Michigan Great Lakes Education Advisory Council

David Faber  — Education Advisory Council

Superintendent of Catholic Schools

Diocese of Grand Rapids

 

John Helmholdt  — Education Advisory Council

Executive Director of Communications & External Affairs

Grand Rapids Public Schools

 

 

 

Junior Achievement of Michigan Great Lakes JA Associate Leadership Board

Victor Sturgis  — Associate Leadership Board Chair

Sr. Tax Manager & Racial Equity Fellow

Crowe LLP & CEO Action for Racial Equity Fellowship

 

Jay Begrow

Interior Designer

Custer

 

Melanie Cordero Minder

Lead Financial Analyst

Eaton

 

Jeremy Cosby

Director

DWH, LLC

 

Morgan Dailey

Career Navigation Coordinator

Kent ISD

 

Heather DeLaLuz CPA.

Managing Director, Tax Integration

BDO USA, LLP

 

Ron Erway

Vice President of Employee Health & Benefits

Marsh & McLennan Agency

 

Nicholas Espinoza

Assistant Vice President Financial Solutions Advisor

Merrill Lynch

 

Brianne Frucci-Tucker

Sr. Communications Specialist

Farmers Insurance

 

DeAndre' Harris

Labor and Employment Attorney

Warner Norcross Judd

 

Phil Haywood

Associate Attorney

Warner Norcross and Judd

 

Amanda Hentsch

Membership Engagement Manager

Grand Rapids Chamber

 

Brad Lundvick

Principal

Grand Rapids Public Schools

 

Christine Stevens

Senior Project Manager

Galapagos Marketing

 

Vincent Sturgis

Nutrition Service Supervisor

Grand Rapids Public Schools

 

Joanna Udo

Lead Business System Analysis

Spectrum Health

 

Alee'a Ulsh-Cherry

Marketing Manager

Grand Rapids Public Museum

 

Martin Veliz

Business Client Manager

TCF Bank

 

Russ Waligorski

Branch Manager

MSU Federal Credit Union

 

Zach Wiersma

Vice President

Charter Capital Partners

 

 

 

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