Maria Curtis
Director of Business and Product Development
Meijer

Angel Duff
Director of Employment Law
PwC

Linsey Gleason
Partner
Varnum Law

Lynne Jarmon Johnson
Chief Marketing Officer
Consumer Credit Union

Philly Mantella
President
Grand Valley State University

Ciciley “CC” Moore
Director, Office of the President
WK Kellogg Foundation

Stephanie Eckley
Chief Information Officer
Trinity Health

Jennifer Feuerstein
Associate State Director/On-Air Personality
AARP Michigan/ABC 4

Ileana McAlary
EVP Chief Legal Officer
SpartanNash

Angela Nadeau
VP of Commercial Management
Gentex

Kimberly Slaikeu
Founder
Luxe Artisan Preserves

Amber Snow
Director, DE&I
Amway

Evelyn Esparza-Gonzalez
Executive Director
Hispanic Center

Floriza Genautis
CEO
Management Business Solutions

Abha Gpta Varma
Cherry Health

B. Afeni McNeely Cobham
Chief Equity & Inclusion Officer
Grand Rapids Community College

Hillary Scholten
Senior Counsel
Miller Johnson

Mary Schug Barnhart
Director of Global Planning
Kalsec Inc.

Rachel Gonzalez
Director, Global Compensation & Benefits
Dayco

Shaquanda Gordon
Vice President, HR Talent & Diversity
Spartan Nash

Michelle Hall
Vice President, Corporate HR & Compensation
Meijer

Kim Hanrahan
Vice President, Global Tax & Assistant Treasurer
Steelcase

Paola Mendivil
Catering Coordinator
El Granjero Mexican Grill

Pam Ries
Chief Human Resources Officer
Spectrum Health

Leslie Jurecko
Senior Vice President, Quality, Safety, & Experience
Spectrum Health

Michelle Lajoye-Young
Kent County Sheriff

Nisha McKenzie
Founder & Director
Center for Women’s Sexual Health of Grand Rapids

Amanda McVay
Group Vice President, Grocery
Meijer

Charisse Mitchell
CEO
YWCA West Central Michigan

Angela Nelson
Vice President of Multicultural Business Development
Experience Grand Rapids

Michelle Rabideau
President
Saint Mary’s Foundation

Sandra Gaddy
CEO
Women’s Resource Center

Catherine Lazarock
President
Symplicity Communications

Val Lego
Anchor/Health Reporter
WZZM 13

Monique Salinas
Executive Director
Mind Meets Music

Julie Smith
PR & Communications Manager
Haworth

Kelly Springer
CEO
Metal Flow Corp.

Christina Freese-Decker
President
Spectrum Health Hospital Group

Christina Keller
President
Cascade Business Team

Sara Lachman
Civil Litigator
Miller Johnson

Senita Lenear
City Commissioner
City of Grand Rapids

Peaches McCahill
Owner/President
McCahill Group

Janis Petrini
Owner
Express Employment Professionals

Daniela Garcia
State Representative
Michigan’s 90th House Disctrict

Melissa Howell
Senior Vice President, Global Human Resources
Wolverine Worldwide

Stephanie Naito
Vice President, Talent Management
Meijer

Bonnie Nawara
CEO
Grow

Kelly Savage
Chief Human Resources Officer
Amway

Kris Spaulding
Co-Owner
Vivant Brewery

Kathy Hanenburg
Attorney and Partner
Warner Norcross & Judd

Nancy Hickey
Chief Adminstrative Officer (retired)
Steelcase

Michelle Hoexum
CEO
Propeller LLC

Faye Richardson-Green
Director of Global Talent Management (retired)
Steelcase

Denise Sherwood
President and Owner
Sandler Training

Meg Goebel
President and Owner
Paul Goebel Group

Ann Harten
Senior Vice President of Global Human Resources
Haworth

Laura Knapp
Fire Chief
City of Grand Rapids Fire Department

Marlene Kowalski-Braun
Assistant Vice Provost for student affairs
Grand Valley State University

Kathleen Ponitz
Prinicipal
AE Progressive

Gloria Lara
President & CEO
Girl Scouts of Michigan Shore to Shore

Candace Matthews
Chief Marketing Officer
Amway

Peggy Murphy
Partner
Hungerford Aldrich

Deborah Phillips
Owner
Deborah A Phillips & Associates LLC

Amy Proos
President
Proos Manufacturing

Dr. Linda Rinker
EVP for Academics/Provost
Davenport University

Amy Ruis
Owner
Art of the Table

Denise Sherwood
Co-Owner
Sandler Training

Maureen ‘Moe’ Girkins
President/CEO
Zondervan

Margaret E. ‘Meg’ Goebel
President & Owner
PAUL GOEBEL GROUP

Nancy Hickey
Senior Vice President and Chief Administrative Officer
STEELCASE INC.

Diane Kniowski
President and General Manager
WOOD/WOTV/WXSP

Terri Lynn Land
Secretary of State
MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT OF STATE

Marilyn Lankfer
Partner
Varnum, Riddering, Schmidt & Howlett LLP

Stephanie Leonardos
Preisent & CEO
Amerikam

Karen Morris
Senior Vice President, Human Resources and Government Relations
Meijer, Inc.

Beth Nickels
President, Herman Miller for Healthcare
Herman Miller

Sandi Parrish
President
PARRISH CONSULTING

Marsha Rappley
Dean College of Human Medicine
MSU College of Human Medicine

Faye Richardson
Director Global Learning Development
Steelcase Inc.

Patricia Duthler
CEO & Dealer Principal / Senior Consultant
Duthler Trucks / Greystone Global

Jeanne Englehart
President/CEO
Grand Rapids Area Chamber of Commerce

Meredith Gremel
President and Owner
Gremel Communications Inc.

Patti Griswold
Senior Vice President
Comerica Bank

Mary Hollinrake
County Clerk, Register of Deeds
Kent County

Carol Karr
Partner
Miller Johnson

Cynthia Kay
President & CEO
Cynthia Kay & Co.

Birgit Klohs
President & CEO
Right Place, The

Carol Lopucki
State Director
Michigan Small Business & Technology Development Center

Diane Maher
CFO
Dan DeVos

Janet Mason
President and General Manager
WZZM TV-13

Barb Mieras
Executive Vice President for Advancement and President of the Foundations
Davenport University

Jamie Mills
President
Mills Benefit Group LLC

Deb Phillips
Chief Administrative Officer
Priority Health

Kathleen Ponitz
Senior Vice President/Director of Marketing
Progressive AE

Betsy Raymond
Chief Operating Officer
Miller Johnson

Sharron Reynolds
Vice President of Community Relations
Huntington Bank

Paula Scott Fogarty
President
Paula Scott Unlimited

Gayle Davis
Provost & Vice President for Academic Affairs
Grand Valley State University

Betsy DeVos
former “chair of the Michigan Republican Party”

Candace Dugan
Senior Counsel
Warner Norcross & Judd LLP

Jeanne Englehart
President/CEO
Grand Rapids Area Chamber of Commerce

Linda Esparza
Vice President Human Resources
Spartan Stores

Margaret E. Goebel
President & Owner
Paul Goebel Group

Cindy Havard
COO/CFO
Coles Quality Foods, Inc.

Nancy Hickey
Senior Vice President and Chief Administrative Officer
Steelcase Inc.

Mary Hollinrake
County Clerk, Register of Deeds
Kent County

Kim Horn
President & CEO
Priority Health

Tracey Hornbeck
CFO
Fifth Third Bank of West Michigan

Mary Kay Kempker-Van Driel
President
Value Health Partners

Birgit Klohs
President & CEO
The Right Place

Diane Kniowski
President and General Manager
WOOD/WOTV/WXSP

Terri Lynn Land
Secretary of State
Michigan Department of State

Marilyn Lankfer
Partner
Varnum, Riddering, Schmidt & Howlett LLP

Allyn Lebster
Michigan Medical P.C.
COO

Carol Lopucki
State Director
Michigan Small Business & Technology Development Center

Diane Maher
CFO
Dan DeVos

Janet Mason
President and General Manager
WZZM TV-13

Barb Mieras
Executive Vice President for Advancement and President of the Foundations
Davenport University

Karen Morris
Senior Vice President, Human Resources and Government Relations
Meijer, Inc.

Beth Nickels
President, Herman Miller for Healthcare
Herman Miller

Tanja Oquendo
Formerly Vice President of Human Resources
Spectrum Health

Janice Oshinski
Vice President, Finance
Viking Group, The

Cindy Parker-Euscher
Vice President, Marketing
Harbor Industries