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 of the Board
President & CEO
Independent Bank
Joe Tomaszewski
— Vice Chair, Business Hall of Fame
Partner
Crowe LLP
Robin Kleinjans-McKee
— Vice-Chair, Volunteers
CFO
Open Systems Technologies, Inc.
John Maynard
— Vice-Chair, Play for JA
Partner
KPMG US LLP
Sarah Mezwicki
— Vice-Chair, Finance
Partner
Ernst & Young
Lance Erickson
— Vice-Chair, Free Enterprise Golf Invitational
Senior Vice President
Fifth Third Bank
Scott Fiser
— Co-Vice Chair, Volunteers
Senior Vice President Global Commercial Banking
Bank of America
Ronald Foor
— JA Southwest Michigan Chairperson
Community President / Commercial Relationship Manager
Fifth Third 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
Steve Opper
— JA Mid Michigan Chairperson
Partner/Vice President, New Business Development
Wieland
Rich Sorota
— Vice Chair of Board Development
CEO
Miller Johnson
Junior Achievement of Michigan Great Lakes Board Members
Victor Sturgis
— Associate Leadership Board Chair
Partner
Crowe LLP
Meredith Brown
— NSO/Petoskey Advisory Chair
Owner & President
Kilwins Petoskey
David Seppala
— Montcalm County Advisory Chair
Division President
Isabella Bank
Partner/Attorney
Varnum LLP
Deputy Director of Federal Affairs
Michigan Department of Talent & Economic Development
Rhonda DeBoer
HR Director
Autocam
Director of Design Professionals & Resources
Haworth, Inc.
Vice President, Senior Commercial Relationship Manager
Huntington Bank
President and CEO
Gun Lake Investments
Chief Financial Officer
Metro Health – University of Michigan Health
President
CQL Inc.
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
Partner
DWH
COO and CFO
EQI
VP, Financial Planning & Analysis
Macy's Inc.
VP, Financial Planning & Analysis
Bissell Inc.
SVP of Retail Operations
Lake Michigan Credit Union
President
The Economic Club of Grand Rapids
SVP and Corporate Controller
Corewell Health
President of Real Estate Development
Rockford Construction
Managing Partner
BDO
Jen Seman
— JA of Northwest Michigan Advisory Chair
Director of Client Sales and Services
Priority Health
Executive VP and Chief Operating Officer
Mercantile Bank
Sr. VP, Business Consultant - Michigan
Lockton Companies
Robert Worthington
— Vice-Chair Free Enterprise Center
Chief Risk Officer, Secretary & Gen. Counsel
Mercantile Bank
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
Partner
Crowe LLP
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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