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, Oxford Financial Group, Ltd.
- Robert Brower Jr., Miller Johnson
- Christopher Brown, Willis Law
- 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
- Paula Hampson, Northwestern Mutual
- Dirk Hoffius, Varnum LLP
- Thomas Jeakle, Prangley Marks LLP
- Carol Karr, Miller Johnson
- Neil Kimball, Mika Meyers Beckett & Jones
- Bonnie Kopp, Northern Trust Bank
- Thomas Kyros, Varnum LLP
- Marilyn Lankfer, Varnum LLP
- Dan Miller, Edward Jones
- Jeffrey Power, Warner Norcross & Judd
- Thomas Roberts, Macatawa Bank
- Robert Schellenberg Jr., Schellenberg & Evers, PC
- Miles V. Schmidt, CPA, PLC
- Eric Smith, Beene Garter
- 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
- Daniel Borst, Warner Norcross & Judd
- Robert Brower Jr., Miller Johnson
- Christopher Edgar, Miller Johnson
- Stephen Elkins, Strain, Murphy & VanderWal, PC
- Ben Fowler, McShane & Bowie, PLC
- Frederick Gaul, Fifth Third Bank
- John Grzybek, Fifth Third Bank, JD
- Timothy Hillegonds, Warner Norcross & Judd
- Dirk Hoffius, Varnum LLP
- John Huff, Law Weathers & Richardson
- Carol Karr, Miller Johnson
- John T. Klees, Rhoades McKee PC
- Marilyn Lankfer, Varnum LLP
- 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
- Lauretta K. 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
- Lisa Sharp, Fifth Third Bank, JD
- Martin L. Simescu, CPA, Vereecke Simescu & Associates CPAs
- Eric Smith, Beene Garter, LLP
- Henry R. Smitter, White, Smitter and Walters
- Chad Soukup, Plante Moran
- 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.