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