Our Staff

Executive Staff

Tyler Smies
Chief Executive Officer
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Taylour Boer
Program Director
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Gim Lee
Director of Operations
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Staff

Matthew Gifford
Kalamazoo Area Director
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Erik Sanford
Muskegon Area Director
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Jeff Keyser
Holland Area Director
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Brandon Jean
Kalamazoo Program Coordinator
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McKenna Inglis
Muskegon Program Coordinator
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Sarah Owens
Holland Program Coordinator
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Kenna Durian
Marketing & Communications Coordinator
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Chris Hashley
IT & Fundraising Coordinator
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Emily Damstra
Program Communications Coordinator
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Board of Directors

Travis Mikulenas
Board Chair
Bradford White

Maureen Fitzgerald Penn
Vice Chair
Claims and Litigation Management Alliance

Nate Golomb
Secretary
Mercantile Bank

Scott VanderLinde
Treasurer
Calvin University, Retired

John Kruis
Smith Haughey Rice & Roegge

Ian Hughes, PGA
GOLFTEC

Antoinetta Freeman
Fifth Third Securities

Randy Freeburg
Freeburg & Associates, Retired

Randy Lindquist
Muskegon Area ISD

Matthew Forkin
Boys & Girls Club of Greater Kalamazoo

Henry Stallings
Grandville Public Schools

Russ Hines
Riverbank Events & Media

Jason Manshum
Seyferth PR

Ross Ryzenga
Nelson Steel Products