June 11th, 2021

New hires & promotions at The Right Place

The Right Place, Inc. recently welcomed two new employees to its Administrative and Business Intelligence teams and promoted two others who will work alongside these individuals.

Staff & Board

The Right Place, Inc. recently welcomed two new employees to its Administrative and Business Intelligence teams and promoted two others who will work alongside these individuals.

Rosemary Kolderman, who previously served as Executive Assistant to the Chief Operating Officer (COO) and Interim Executive Assistant to the President & CEO, has been promoted to Assistant to the Executive Office. Joining Rosemary as Assistant to the Executive Office is new hire Donna Ford, who came to The Right Place after more than sixteen years as an Executive Specialist for Spectrum Health.

In their roles, Rosemary and Donna provide executive assistance to the President & CEO as well as the COO of The Right Place. The two also provides administrative support for the Board of Directors, Executive Committee and Finance Committee.

On the Business Intelligence team, Rafael Martinez has been promoted to the role of Business Research and Intelligence Manager after working as a Business Research Analyst for the organization for over two years. Joining him as a Business Research and Intelligence Manager is John Wiegand, who came to The Right Place in May following his role as Senior Associate for global accounting and consulting firm, BDO. Prior to this, John also spent three and a half years as a business journalist for MiBiz where he covered manufacturing, economic development and agriculture.

In their roles, Rafael and John provide business intelligence and economic research for The Right Place, its investors and other stakeholders throughout the community.

Donna Ford

Donna Ford

Assistant to the President and CEO

Donna provides executive assistance to the President & CEO of The Right Place and provides administrative support to The Right Place Board of Directors and the Executive Committee.

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Rafael Martinez

Business Intelligence & Research Manager

Rafael works as a Business Intelligence & Research Manager for The Right Place. In this role, he provides business intelligence and economic research for the organization, and to investors and other stakeholders.


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John Wiegand

John Wiegand

Business Intelligence & Research Manager

As Business Research & Intelligence Manager for The Right Place, John provides business intelligence and economic research for the organization, investors and other stakeholders.

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