About Us
Board of Directors
The business and community leaders of Greater Grand Rapids currently serving on The Right Place, Inc. Board of Directors
Tina Freese Decker* | Chair
President & CEO, Spectrum Health
Bill Pink, Ph.D. * | Vice Chair
President, Grand Rapids Community College
Steve Downing* | Treasurer
President & CEO, Gentex Corporation
Sara Armbruster
President & CEO, Steelcase
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
Matt Biersack, MD
President, Mercy Health Saint Mary's
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
Michael Davenport
President & CEO, Jireh Metal
Ronald G. DeWaard
Managing Partner, Varnum LLP
James E. Dillard III
EVP & President of Consumer Health Care Americas, Perrigo Company
Katie L. Ferris, CPA
Tax Office Managing Partner, BDO
Krista Flynn
Regional President - West Michigan, Huntington Bank
Patrick Greene
President, Cascade Die Cast Group, Inc.
Joshua Hulst
Co-founder & Managing Partner, Michigan Software Labs
Nick Hrnyak
CEO, Lacks Enterprises, Inc.
John Kennedy
President & CEO, Autocam Medical
Blake W. Krueger*
Chairman of the Board, CEO & President, Wolverine World Wide, Inc.
Charles W. Lott
Senior Vice President, Wells Fargo & Company
Dr. Philomena Mantella*
President, Grand Valley State University
Michael P. McGee
Chief Executive Officer, Miller, Canfield, Paddock and Stone, P.L.C.
Hank Meijer
Executive Chairman, Meijer, Inc.
Andi Owen
President & CEO, Herman Miller, Inc.
Milind Pant
CEO, Amway Corporation
Richard J. Pappas, Ed.D
President, Davenport University
John C. Porterfield
Regional Bank President, Department Manager, Comerica Bank
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
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
Al Vanderberg
County Administrator/Controller, Kent County
Mike VanGessel
CEO, Rockford Construction
Mark Washington
City Manager, City of Grand Rapids
Mark J. Wassink
Partner, Warner Norcross + Judd, LLP
Thomas G. Welch, Jr.
Regional President, Fifth Third Bank - West Michigan
Sean P. Welsh*
Regional President - Western Michigan, PNC Bank
Bob Wolford
Managing Member, Miller JohnsonNot pictured: Joi Harris, DTE Gas President & COO, DTE Energy
*Denotes member of the Executive Committee