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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
 
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
 
Sara Kemperman  — Vice-Co-Chair, Volunteers
SVP of Retail Operations
Lake Michigan Credit Union
 
Steve Opper  — JA Mid Michigan Chairperson
Partner/Vice President, New Business Development
Wieland
 
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
 
Meredith Brown  — NSO/Petoskey Advisory Chair
Community Leader
Kilwins Petoskey, Retired
 
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
 
Director of Design Professionals & Resources
Haworth, Inc.
 
Vice President, Senior Commercial Relationship Manager
Huntington Bank
 
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
 
SVP of Communications
SpartanNash
 
Partner
DWH
 
COO and CFO
EQI
 
Nicholas Espinoza  — Co-Chair
Assistant VP, Financial Solutions Advisor
Bank of America
 
VP, Financial Planning & Analysis
Macy's Inc.
 
VP, Financial Planning & Analysis
Bissell Inc.
 
President
The Economic Club of Grand Rapids
 
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
 
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

Nicholas Espinoza  — Co-Chair
Assistant VP, Financial Solutions Advisor
Bank of America
 
Vice President
Charter Capital Partners
 
Sarah Caldwell
Director of Development
Junior Achievement of the Michigan Great Lakes
 
Managing Director, Tax Integration
BDO USA, LLP
 
Content Specialist
Council of Michigan Foundations
 
Director of Ecommerce
SpartanNash
 
Branch Manager
MSU Federal Credit Union
 
Financial Planning and Analysis
Gordon Food Services
 
Steelcase
 
State and Local Tax Senior Manager
Crowe LLP
 
Director of Membership
Grand Rapids Chamber of Commerce
 
Associate Attorney
Warner Norcross and Judd
 
Sr. Communications Specialist
Farmers Insurance
 
Stephanie Lares  — Co-Chair
Sales and Service Manager
Michigan First Credit Union
 
Shelbee Axsom-Anderson
Associate Program Director
Junior Achievement of the Michigan Great Lakes
 

 

 

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