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, chair

    Flight Deck Leader

    GE Aviation

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    Mercedes Barragan

    Global Inclusion & Diversity Manager

    Dematic

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    Kyle D. Caldwell, secretary

    President & CEO

    Council of Michigan Foundations

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    Karen Dujovny

    Chief Investment Officer

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    Ken Fawcett, MD

    Retired health professional

    Community Member

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    Lynne Ferrell

    CEO

    Midwest Giving Strategies

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    Elaina Juarez

    Youth Trustee

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    James Logan

    President and CEO

    Wege Foundation

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    Tim Long

    Managing Director, Wealth Management Advisor

    Merrill Lynch Wealth Management

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    Laura Radle

    Partner

    Varnum, LLP

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    Reneé Williams, immediate past chair

    Senior Vice President, Community Development

    Huntington Bank

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

  • Kyle Kimble, co-chair
  • Kunle Akinpelu
  • Jamal Dawson
  • Taylor Foster
  • Wardell Frazier
  • Enid Gaddis
  • Synia Grant-Jordan
  • Kessia Graves
  • Sonya Merriweather
  • Ashley Powell
  • Hannah Fernando, 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

  • DL McKinney, co-chair
  • Travis Reams, co-chair
  • Ben Boerkoel
  • Jesus Aguilar-Cuevas
  • Aaron Cole
  • Brian Merucci
  • Meagan Mongene
  • Mossy
  • Jenny Nielsen
  • Chelle Steffens
  • Cole Sweda
  • Ricardo Tavarez
  • Nancy Toledo Jimenez
  • Hannah Fernando, 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
  • Ingrid Aguayo
  • Santiago Gayton
  • Alejandra Guillen
  • Joel Reyes Hernandez
  • Victoria Keenan
  • Ken Miguel Cipriano
  • Leslie Orduna
  • Juan Rosario
  • Viviana Rubio
  • Stephanie Suero
  • Hannah Fernando, 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.