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
gim@firstteewestmichigan

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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Drew Jones
Operations & Administrative Generalist
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Emily Damstra
Program Communications Coordinator
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Dan Soltysiak
Community Development Officer
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Chris Hashley
IT & Fundraising Coordinator
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Board of Directors

Maureen Fitzgerald Penn
Board Chair
Claims and Litigation Management Alliance

Nate Golomb
Vice Chair
Mercantile Bank

Randy Freeburg
Secretary
Freeburg & Associates, Retired

Scott VanderLinde
Treasurer
Calvin University, Retired

Travis Mikulenas
Chair Emeritus
Bradford White

Ian Hughes, PGA
GOLFTEC

Antoinetta Freeman
Fifth Third Securities

Kylie Lannen
Meijer

Randy Lindquist
Muskegon Area ISD

Matthew Forkin
Boys & Girls Club of Greater Kalamazoo

Henry Stallings
Grandville Public Schools

Ross Ryzenga
Nelson Steel Products

John Kruis
Smith Haughey Rice & Roegge