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
Matthew Smith
Managing Director
Deloitte LLP
Rich Sorota
CEO
Miller Johnson
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
Vice President & General Manager
Wood-TV
SVP of Government Markets
Priority Health
Partner
DWH
Vice President, Corporate Controller and Assistant Treasurer
Wolverine World Wide, Inc.
President
The Economic Club of Grand Rapids
SVP and Corporate Controller
BHSH System
President of Real Estate Development
Rockford Construction
Office Managing Partner
BDO
Jen Seman
— JA of Northwest Michigan Advisory Chair
Director of Client Sales and Services
Priority Health
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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