About Us
Board of Directors
The business and community leaders of Greater Grand Rapids currently serving on The Right Place, Inc. Board of Directors
Sean P. Welsh* | Chair
Regional President - Western Michigan, PNC Bank
Tina Freese Decker* | Vice Chair
President & CEO, Spectrum Health
Bill Pink, Ph.D. * | Treasurer
President, Grand Rapids Community College
Stephen M. Abbott
Executive Director, Middle Market | Commercial Banking, JPMorgan Chase
Rick Baker
President & CEO, Grand Rapids Chamber
Norman J. Beauchamp Jr., MD MHS*
Executive Vice President for Health Sciences, Michigan State University
Matthew K. Becker*
Managing Partner - Tax, BDO USA, LLP
Luke Cherveny
Grand Rapids Office Managing Partner - Tax Reporting & Strategy Partner, PwC
Jeffrey Connolly
Senior Vice President & President, West Michigan & Upper Peninsula, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan
Ronald G. DeWaard
Managing Partner, Varnum LLP
Steve Downing*
President & CEO, Gentex Corporation
Douglas A. Dozeman
Managing Partner, Warner Norcross + Judd, LLP
Krista Flynn
Regional President - West Michigan, TCF Bank
Patrick Greene
President, Cascade Die Cast Group, Inc.
John Irwin
President - West Michigan Region, The Huntington National Bank
Jim Keane
President & CEO, Steelcase, Inc.
John Kennedy
President & CEO, Autocam Medical
Blake W. Krueger*
Chairman of the Board, CEO & President, Wolverine World Wide, Inc.
Dr. Philomena Mantella*
President, Grand Valley State University
Michael P. McGee
Chief Executive Officer, Miller, Canfield, Paddock and Stone, P.L.C.
Andi Owen
President & CEO, Herman Miller, Inc.
Hank Meijer
Executive Chairman, Meijer, Inc.
Matt Paul
President & COO, DTE Gas
Richard J. Pappas, Ed.D
President, Davenport University
John C. Porterfield
Regional Bank President, Department Manager, Comerica Bank
William R. Payne*
Amway Corporation
Julie Rietberg
CEO, Greater Regional Alliance of Realtors
Garrick Rochow*
President & CEO, Consumers Energy Company
Darrel Schmalzel
City Manager, City of Walker
Tony Sarsam
President & CEO, SpartanNash
Richard Sorota
Executive Vice President & President, Consumer Self-Care Americas, Perrigo
Renee Tabben*
Director, Merrill Lynch Wealth Management Market Executive and Market President, Bank of America
Jim Teets*
Chairman & CEO, ADAC Automotive
Randy Thelen*
President & CEO, The Right Place, Inc.
David L. Van Andel*
Chairman & CEO, Van Andel Institute
Mike VanGessel
CEO, Rockford Construction
Mark Washington
City Manager, City of Grand Rapids
Thomas G. Welch, Jr.
Regional President, Fifth Third Bank - West Michigan
Bob Wolford
Managing Member, Miller Johnson*Denotes member of the Executive Committee