Board
Junior Achievement of Michigan Great Lakes Executive Committee
Jodi Havera
— Chairperson of the Board
Chief Financial Officer
Landscape Forms
William Kessel
— Immediate Past Chairperson & Investment Committee Chair
President & CEO
Independent Bank
Joe Tomaszewski
— Corporate Secretary & BHOF Co-Chairperson
Partner
Crowe LLP
John Maynard
— Vice-Chair, Play for JA
Partner
KPMG US LLP
Sarah Mezwicki
— Vice-Chair, Finance & Chair Elect
Partner
Ernst & Young
Lance Erickson
— Vice-Chair, Free Enterprise Golf Invitational
Senior Vice President
Fifth Third Bank
Ronald Foor
— JA Southwest Michigan Chairperson
SVP and Dir. Govt. Banking
Mercantile Bank
Noble Billingsley
— At Large Member
Manager, Customer Strategy
DTE Energy
Julie Brinks
— Vic-Chair Marketing
Vice President & General Manager
Wood-TV
Steve Carlson
— Chair, JA Entrepreneurial Programs
Community Leader
Retired GE Aviation Vice President
President & CEO
Junior Achievement of the Michigan Great Lakes
Robyn Heron
— JA of Mid Michigan Chairperson
Chief Marketing Officer
PFCU
Sara Kemperman
— Vice-Chair, Volunteers
Chief Operations Officer
Lake Michigan Credit Union
Scott Setlock
— Vice-Chair, Movie Events
Executive VP and Chief Operating Officer
Mercantile Bank
Rich Sorota
— Vice Chair of Board Development
CEO
Miller Johnson
Junior Achievement of Michigan Great Lakes Board Members
Partner
Crowe LLP
Partner/Attorney
Varnum LLP
Deputy Director of Federal Affairs
Michigan Department of Talent & Economic Development
Director of Design Professionals & Resources
Haworth, Inc.
Community Leader
President
CQL Inc.
Zachary Littleton
— Co-Chair Golf Scramble
Managing Director
Oxford Financial Group, Ltd.
Owner
RAM Management Group
Managing Director
Deloitte Tax LLP
Managing Director
Blackford Capital LLC
Community Leader
Retired Stryker
SVP of Government Markets
Priority Health
SVP of Communications
SpartanNash
Partner
DWH
COO and CFO
EQI
VP, Financial Planning & Analysis
Macy's Inc.
VP, Financial Planning & Analysis
Bissell Inc.
Executive Director, Market Team Lead
J.P.Morgan Chase Bank
Partner
Client Success Lambert
CFO
Open Systems Technologies, Inc.
President
The Economic Club of Grand Rapids
Stephanie Lares
— Associate Leadership Board Chair
Sales and Service Manager
Michigan First Credit Union
President
GRCC
President
West Michigan Northern Trust
SVP and Corporate Controller
Corewell Health
President of Real Estate Development
Rockford Construction
Managing Partner
BDO
VP Human Resources
Aspen Surgical
Partner/Vice President, New Business Development
Wieland
Regional President
Horizon Bank
Jen Seman
— JA of Northern Michigan Advisory Chair
Director of Client Sales and Services
Priority Health
Sr. VP, Business Consultant - Michigan
Lockton Companies
Vice President, Enterprise Relationship Specialist
Bank of America
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
Content Specialist
Council of Michigan Foundations
Associate Attorney
Warner Norcross and Judd
Branch Manager
MSU Federal Credit Union
Director of Ecommerce
SpartanNash
State and Local Tax Senior Manager
Crowe LLP
Director of Membership
Grand Rapids Chamber of Commerce
Communications Business Partner
Meijer
Assistant to the President
Talent First
Nicholas Espinoza
— Associate Leadership Board Co-Chair
Assistant VP, Financial Solutions Advisor
Bank of America
Stephanie Lares
— Associate Leadership Board Chair
Sales and Service Manager
Michigan First Credit Union
Director
Adamy Valuation
Credit Analyst
MillerKnoll
VP, Regional Bank Manager
Independent Bank
Operations Manager
Steelcase
District Manager
LMCU
Senior Retail Instructional Designer
LMCU
Marketing Manager
Kent Companies
Manager, Internal Audit
Corewell Health
Shelbee Axsom-Anderson
Associate Program Director
Junior Achievement of the Michigan Great Lakes
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Fiduciary Financial Advisors
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