Board of Directors & Governance

Governance

2023-24 Officers

Theresa Petko Board Chair 

Retired Managing Principal at Progessive AE

Grand Rapids 

Emma Baranowski 1st Vice Chair 

COO - AUVESY, Inc. 

Grand Rapids 

Dana Hebreard 2nd Vice Chair 

Dir. of Advantage Center and Career Services, Aquinas College 

Grand Rapids 

Kyla Barranco Secretary

Assist. Attorney General, State of Michigan 

Grand Rapids 

Amanda Miscisin Treasurer 

Sr. Manager, Whirlpool Corporation 

Fennville 

Directors at Large

Shelley Irwin 

Host/Producer, NPR/PBS WGVU

Grand Rapids 

Ana Ramirez-Saenz

CEO, La Fuenta Consulting, LL 

Caledonia

Cathy Cooper 

Sr. Dir. of Community Partnerships & Giving, Meijer

Grand Rapids 

Nikeidra Battle-DeBarge 

Juvenile Probation Officer, Juvenile Treatment and Support Court

Grand Rapids 

Marcel van der Elst

Senior Director, DWH

Grand Rapids 

Kara Wipperfeld 

Marketing Operations Manager, Foursquare

Byron Center 

 

AJ Emery 

Coach and Owner, FourLeaf Leadership

Belmont 

Elizabeth Doyle 

Exec.Assoc. for Presidential Initiatives, Inclusion, and Equity, GVSU

Allendale 

Maureen Hale 

Retired - Community Relations, PNC Bank

Grand Rapids 

Monique Salinas, Ph.D.

Founder/Principal, Ascend to Greatness LLC

Grand Rapids 

Stephanie Briggs

Dir. of Admissions, Muskegon Community College

Muskegon

Michelle Krick

Owner Michelle Krick Style and The Modern Retailer

Grand Rapids 

Megan Smith Jovanovic

Principal Attorney, Lavender Legal Services

Ada

Angela Garrey

Assist. Dir. of Student Transfer Enrollment, CMU

Traverse City 

Kevin Yeomans 

Associate Planner, Fresh Coast Planning

Rockford 

Development Committee

GSMISTS CEO

Vivian TerMaat 

Chief Executive Officer 

Grand Rapids 

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