Reneé Williams, chair
Senior Vice President, Community Development
Huntington Bank
Trustees and Committees
The People Who Help Us Do Our Work
Meet our Board of Trustees and others who volunteer on the committees of Grand Rapids Community Foundation.
TRUSTEES OF THE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION
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Caitlin Townsend Lamb, vice chair
Flight Deck Leader
GE Aviation
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Mercedes Barragan
Global Inclusion & Diversity Manager
Dematic
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Kyle D. Caldwell, immediate past chair and secretary
President & CEO
Council of Michigan Foundations
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Ken Fawcett, MD
Retired health professional
Community Member
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Elaina Juarez
Youth Trustee
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Thomas Kyros
Partner
Varnum, LLP
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Emily Loeks
Director of Community Affairs & Public Relations
Loeks Theatres, Inc.
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Tim Long
Managing Director, Wealth Management Advisor
Merrill Lynch Wealth Management
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Daniel Williams, Ed.D.
President
Steelcase Foundation
Our Committees
We're grateful to the community members who guide and advise us.
Advisory Council
- Bryant Mitchell, chair
- Arthur Betancourt
- Craig P. Clark
- Stephanie Doublestein
- Brent T. Geers
- Jenifer Jackson
- Jon Van Keulen
- Saray Morales
- Tim Mroz
- Jennifer A. Pascua
- Joshua Reyes
- Mary Reagan Shapton
- Eddie T.L.Tadlock
- Caitlin Townsend Lamb
- Shaun Shira, staff
Audit Committee
- Jennifer Greenop, chair
- Kelly Timmer
- Janet Nisbett
- Thomas G. Kyros
- Danielle Brown, staff
Black Legacy Fund Advisory Committee
- Denavvia Mojet, co-chair
- Kyle Kimble, co-chair
- Kunle Akinpelu
- Taylor Foster
- Wardell Frazier
- Enid Gaddis
- Synia Grant-Jordan
- Kessia Graves
- Sonya Merriweather
- Hannah Fernando, staff
- Chantal Pasag, staff
- Jenine Torres, staff
Challenge Scholars Dream Fund Committee
- Rebeca Barajas-Juarez
- Chi Benedict
- Marisol Blanco
- Travus Burton
- Melissa Dean
- Tyies Kemp
- Isabel Lopez-Slattery
- Jessica Maat
- Giuliana Estrada, staff
Fund for Community Good Advisory Committee
- Mercedes Barragan, chair
- Belinda M. Bardwell
- Shavon Doyle-Holton
- Emily J. Loeks
- James Peacock
- Latricia Trice
- Aaron Turner
- Tynae Richardson
- MarcQus Wright
- Chantal Pasag, staff
- Eugene Sueing, staff
- Kas Valtierra, staff
Investment Review Committee
- Joan Garety, chair
- David W. Edwards
- Eric K. Foster
- Carl Jandernoa
- Tim Long
- Edward Mikolay
- Laina M. Mills
- Lisa Peterson
- LaSandra Gaddy, staff
- Danielle R. Brown, staff
Our LGBTQ Fund Advisory Committee
- Travis Reams, co-chair
- Jesus Aguilar-Cuevas
- DL McKinney, co-chair
- Brian Merucci
- Meagan Mongene
- Mossy
- Jenny Nielsen
- Ricardo Tavarez
- Nancy Toledo Jimenez
- Hannah Fernando, staff
- Chantal Pasag, staff
- Jenine Torres, staff
Professional Advisory Committee
- Molly J. Chelovich, co-chair
- Laura Radle, co-chair
- Michelle Hirschauer Anthes
- Jason R. Brinks
- Robert D. Brower
- Mandy Chardoul
- Pamela J. Cross
- Carl W. Dufendach
- Eric T. Fischer
- Brent T. Geers
- Wendy Holtvluwer
- Laura A. Jeltema
- Neil L. Kimball
- Bonnie S. Kopp
- Tom G. Kyros
- Trevor Mason
- Josh Pfennig
- Nicholas A. Reister
- Robert W. Schellenberg
- Melissa A. Seguin
- Eric Smith
- Corinne N. Sprague
- Shaun Shira, staff
Members Emeritus
- Lori J. Baker
- Christopher L. Edgar
- Frederick W. Gaul
- Dirk C. Hoffius
- Marilyn A. Lankfer
- Daniel W. Miller
- Jeffrey B. Power
- Mike Taylor
- Michael Van Haren
Scholarship Advisory Committee
- Rebeca Barajas-Juarez
- Lorenzo Bradshaw
- Ashlee Mishler
- Gina J. Peters
- Shayla Young
- Giuliana Estrada, staff
- Cris Kutzli, staff
- Angela Reyna Perez, staff
Scholarship Committees
- Jill Annable
- Ron Apol
- Mary Appelt
- Paul Arnold
- Chelsea Austin
- Tracy Benjamin
- Janee' L. Beville
- Rob Bonner
- Reed Bretz
- Keli Christopher
- Andrew Clauson
- Leeann Clay
- Beverly Clifford
- Jay Clifford
- Clay Coleman
- Wanda E. Falk
- Jack Finn
- Patricia D. Gardner
- Victoria Gibbs
- Amisha Groce
- Daniel Groce
- Kathy Hackett
- Lindsey Hansen
- Mary Hanson
- Kenyatta Hill-Hall
- Laura B. Huizenga
- Timothy P. Jasperse
- Marjorie Kuipers
- Jacquelyn Vander Laan
- Anthony Lambers
- Diane F. Lobbestael
- Tammy Looman
- Kyle Los
- Elias Lumpkins
- Tim Mabin
- Timothy Mabin
- Allen E. MacDonald
- Jon G. March
- J. Stephen Marshall
- Derrick Martin
- Patty McCormick
- Pam E. Mitchell
- David W. Morgenstern
- Kenneth H. Morris
- Rachel P. Mraz
- Carol Muth
- Peggy Novosad
- Jay Ofield
- Anke Pearson
- Robert J. Pinder
- Susan Pocklington
- Danielle Ralston
- Chuck Ruffin
- David M. Russell
- Margaret E. Ryan
- Bernard Schaefer
- Amy Skogstrom
- Matt Slagle
- J. Patrick Smith
- Benjamin A. Spring
- Beverly Thiel
- Mark Thomson
- Diane VanderVeen
- Jade VanderVelde
- Maria Villagomez
- Matt Wakely
- James B. White
- Lois Wilber
- Robert J. Zylstra
Somos Comunidad Fund Advisory Committee
- Betsaida Valdiva, co-chair
- Loanna Abreu
- Ingrid Aguayo
- Alejandra Guillen
- Ken Miguel Cipriano
- Leslie Orduna
- Juan Rosario
- Hannah Fernando, staff
- Chantal Pasag, staff
- Jenine Torres, staff
Youth Grant Committee
- Alexander Bartish, West Catholic High School, Member at Large
- Alysin Harrold Godwin Heights High School
- Beatrice Kilburn, Northview High School
- Charmaine Blakely Grand Rapids Christian High School
- Christian Boyce, Forest Hills Northern High School, Co-Chair
- Claire Jones, East Grand Rapids High School, Member at Large
- Cora Sawyer, City High Middle School
- Elaina Juarez, Godwin Heights High School, Youth Board Trustee
- Isabelle (Izzy) Underhill, Godwin Heights High School, Member at Large
- Kaitlynn Araujo, The Potter's House High School
- Karina Rodriguez, City High Middle, Secretary
- Kenna Charbauski, Forest Hills Northern High School, Co-Chair
- Kimani Brame, East Kentwood High School, Member at Large
- Krish Agarwal, Forest Hills Eastern
- Kurtis Toliver, City High Middle School
- Leyranis Rodriguez Serrano, Southwest Middle High School
- Lluviayleen Sosa, Southwest Middle High School
- Orli Dujovny, East Grand Rapids High School, Youth Board Trustee in Training
- Rissiana Teem-White, Union High School
- Samantha Bartish, North Rockford Middle School/West Catholic
- Teresa Wright, Forest Hills Central High School
- Varun Vijay, City High Middle School
- Vincent Mayfield, East Kentwood High School
- Hannah Fernando, staff
- Chantal Pasag, staff
More about the YGC and its work here.