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
Risk Management Committee, Director
Penn & Ink
Nate Golomb
Secretary
Kalamazoo Area Chair
Mercantile Bank
Scott VanderLinde
Treasurer
Finance & Administrative Committee
Retired, Calvin University Professor
John Kruis
Risk Management Committee, Co-Chair
SHRR Attorney
Ian Hughes
Development Committee
PGA – Golf-Tec
Antoinette Freeman
Risk Management Committee
5th 3rd Bank
Randy Freeburg
Development Committee
Retired, Freeburg & Associates
Randy Lindquist
Muskegon Advisory Committee, Chair
Muskegon Area ISD
Matthew Forkin
Kalamazoo Advisory Committee, Chair
Boys & Girls Club of Greater Kalamazoo
Henry Stallings
Recruiting & Nominating Committee, Director
Grandville Public Schools, 3rd Grade Teacher
Russ Hines
Recruiting & Nominating Committee, Chair
Riverbank Events & Media
Jason Manshum
Development Committee, Chair
Seyferth PR
Ross Ryzenga
Holland Advisory Committee, Director
Nelson Steel Products