Council Chair
Laurie Forte
Chief Operating Officer
Grand Rapids Chamber
of Commerce

Council Chair Elect
Kelly Springer
Partner
Plante & Moran, PLLC

Affinity Group Committee Co-Chair
Mary Kay Shaver
Attorney/Partner
Varnum, Riddering,
Schmidt & Howlett

Corporate Investor Acquisition Committee Chair
Denise Sherwood
Vice President Employee Benefits Group
Aon

Membership Committee Chair
Sharon Inman
Strategic Human
Resources &
Organizational
Development

Program Committee Co-Chair
Doris Drain
Vice President
Commercial Loans
United Bank

WeConnect Chair
Doreen Bolhuis
President/Owner
Gymco Inc.

Melissa Collar
Attorney/Partner
Warner Norcross & Judd LLP

Jean Eckelkamp
Finance Manager
Steelcase Inc.

Lori Gibson
Chief Human
Resources Officer
Spectrum Health
Continuing Care

Maxine Gray
Project Coordinator
Williams Group

Jennifer Greenop
Partner
Ernst & Young

Patti Griswold
Senior Vice President
Comerica Bank

Michelle Hoexum
Senior Vice President
US Trust

Catherine Lazarock
President/Owner
Simplicity Communications

Debra Minton
President
Philanthropia Partners

Deborah Phillips
Chief Administrative
Officer
Priority Health

Betsy Raymond
COO
Miller Johnson

Penny Roseman
Global Engineer
Amway

Michelle Shangraw
Senior Vice President - Retail Banking Director
Mercantile Bank