Professional Advisory Committee
Grand Rapids Community Foundation recognizes the importance of professional advisors in the charitable gift process. Their work is a valuable part of our long-term success. We’d like to thank the Professional Advisory Committee for its work to strengthen our organization.
- Daniel Baas, Founders Bank & Trust
- Lori J. Baker, Baker Spindler Holtz
- Glen Borre, Miller Johnson
- Jason Brinks, Crowe Horwath LLP
- Robert Brower Jr., Miller Johnson
- Sharon Burtrum, Northern Trust Bank FSB
- Pamela Cross, Rhoades McKee PC
- Brian Downs, Legacy Trust
- Christopher Edgar, Miller Johnson
- Charles Frayer, Crowe Horwath LLP
- Frederick Gaul, Fifth Third Bank
- Dirk Hoffius, Varnum Riddering Schmidt & Howlett
- Thomas Jeakle, Prangley Marks LLP
- David Jensen, BDO Seidman LLP
- Carol Karr, Miller Johnson
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Neil Kimball, Mika Meyers Beckett & Jones
- Bonnie Kopp, JPMorgan Private Client Services
- Marilyn Lankfer, Varnum Riddering Schmidt & Howlett
- Dan Miller, Edward Jones
- Jeffrey Power, Warner Norcross & Judd
- Thomas Roberts, Macatawa Bank
- Robert Schellenberg Jr., Schellenberg & Evers, PC
- Miles V. Schmidt, CPA, PLC
- Michael Taylor, Miller Johnson
- Michael VanHaren, Warner Norcross & Judd
- Marilyn Zack, staff
Community Foundation Partners
We’d also like to recognize and give special thanks to these advisors with whom the Community Foundation has worked closely on gifts to benefit the community.
- Lori J. Baker, Baker Spindler Holtz
- James Black, Smith, Haughey, Rice & Roegge
- Glen Borre, Miller Johnson
- Robert Brower Jr., Miller Johnson
- David L. Carrier, Law Offices of David L. Carrier, P.C.
- Christopher Edgar, Miller Johnson
- Stephen Elkins, Strain, Murphy & VanderWal, PC
- Ben Fowler, McShane & Bowie, PLC
- Frederick Gaul, Fifth Third Bank
- Timothy Hillegonds, Warner Norcross & Judd
- Dirk Hoffius, Varnum Riddering Schmidt & Howlett
- John Huff, Law Weathers & Richardson
- Carol Karr, Miller Johnson
- John T. Klees, Rhoades McKee PC
- Marilyn Lankfer, Varnum Riddering Schmidt & Howlett
- John D. Logan, Founders Bank & Trust
- David Lund, Merrill Lynch
- Susan Meyers, Warner Norcross & Judd
- Dan Miller, Edward Jones
- Stephen Mulder, Mika Meyers Beckett & Jones
- J. Lee Murphy, Miller Johnson
- Jeffrey Power, Warner Norcross & Judd
- Paul J. Ryan, CFP, Fifth Third Bank Wealth Management Group
- Nancy Sabolish , Beene Garter, LLP
- Robert Schellenberg Jr., Schellenberg & Evers, PC
- Miles V. Schmidt, CPA, PLC
- Craig Sharp, Merrill Lynch
- Martin L. Simescu, CPA, Vereecke Simescu & Associates CPAs
- Eric Smith, Beene Garter, LLP
- Michael Taylor, Miller Johnson
- Karen S. Thrun, ChFC,CTFA, JPMorgan, Private Client Services
- Dick Tupper, Merrill Lynch
- Michael VanHaren, Warner Norcross & Judd
- Thomas Waalkes, Verspoor, Waalkes, Lalley, Slotsema & Talen, P.C.
- James A. Wesseling, Wesseling & Brackmann P.C.
- Jan R. Winters, AMBS Investment Counsel, LLC
If you are interested in becoming a Community Foundation partner, we invite you to contact a member of the Foundation's development staff at 616.454.1751.