Kathleen B. Vogelsang
Chair
Chief Investment Officer
Van Andel Institute
Trustees + Committees
The People That Help us do Our Work
Meet our Board of Trustees and people that volunteer on the committees of Grand Rapids Community Foundation.
TRUSTEES OF THE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION
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Kyle D. Caldwell
Vice Chair
President & CEO
Council of Michigan Foundations
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Michael Rosloniec
Immediate Past Chair
Family Wealth/Institutional Consulting Director
Graystone Consulting
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Ryleigh Fischer
Forest Hills Northern
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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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Ana Ramirez-Saenz
Founder and CEO
La Fuente Consulting LLC
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Carlos Sanchez
Director, Latino Business and Economic Development Center
Ferris State University
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Ric Roane
Partner
Warner Norcross & Judd
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Amy Ruis
Owner
Art of the Table and Aperitivo
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Renee Williams
Senior Vice President, Community Development
Huntington Bank
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Daniel Williams
President and CEO
West Michigan Center for Arts and Technology
Our Committees
We're grateful to the community members who guide and advise us.
Advisory Council
- Caitlin Townsend Lamb, chair
- Brandy Arnold
- Craig Clark
- Stephanie Doublestein
- Brent Geers
- Candy Isabel
- Nakia Kyler
- Kyle Lim
- Bryant Mitchell
- Tim Mroz
- Jennifer Pascua
- Mary Reagan Shapton
- Eddie T.L.Tadlock
- Dave Thompson
- Shaun Shira, staff
African American Heritage Fund
- Kenneth James, chair
- Beverly A. Drake, immediate past chair
- Jeff Chappell
- Dr. B. Afeni McNeely Cobham
- Lauri S. Parks
- Keyuana Rosemond
- Aleka Thrash
- Jonse Young - Staff
Audit
- Janice Oshinski, chair
- David Centers
- Cindy Havard
- Thomas Kyros
- Matt Osterhaven
- Carlos Sanchez
- Lynne Black, staff
- Diana Sieger, staff
- Stan Vander Roest, staff
Challenge Scholars Advisory Committee
- Marisol Blanco
- Travus Burton
- Bridget Cheney
- John Helmholdt
- Clara Kilburn
- Kyle Lim
- Eleanor Moreno
- Carol Paine-McGovern
- Richard Roane
- Shayla Young
Challenge Scholars Dream Fund Committee
- Chi Benedict
- Travus Burton
- Jayanna Carter
- Isabel Lopez Slattery
- Kiki Gary
- Tennille Harkness
- Jessica Maat
- Antony Peña
- Elyanah Ruiz
- Pablo Eliseo Villalvazo
- Jahan Webb
- Jeremiah Weisman
Fund for Community Good Advisory Committee
- Emily Loeks, chair
- Mercedes Barragan
- DeDe Esque
- Brandy Lovelady Mitchell
- Amy Ruis
- Carlos Sanchez
- Janean Couch, staff
- Kate Schmid, staff
- Eugene Sueing, staff
Impact Investment
- Alex Caceres, Co-Chair
- Kyama Kitavi, Co-Chair
- Christina L. Keller
- Michael G. Rosloniec
- Kathleen B. Vogelsang
- Stan Vander Roest, staff
Investment Review
- Kathleen Vogelsang, chair
- Bill Darooge
- David W. Edwards
- Joan Garety
- Edward Mikolay
- Kevin Patterson
- Michael G. Rosloniec
- Nelson Sanchez
- Lynne Black, staff
- Diana Sieger, staff
- Stan Vander Roest, staff
Latinx Advisory Committee
- Carlos Sanchez, chair
- Andres Abreu
- Alex Caceres
- Sergio Cira-Reyes
- Guillermo Cisneros
- Claudia Covarrubias
- Omar Cuevas
- Ivette Melendez
- Alexis Reame
- Lea Tobar
- Rebeca Velazquez-Publes
- Jenine Torres, staff
Our LGBTQ Fund
- Michele McIsaac, chair
- Holly Cole
- Dr. Jason Franklin
- Graci Harkema
- David Heilman
- Teri Jourdan
- Marilyn Lankfer
- Jill May
- Mark Nettleton
- Shelley Padnos
- Dottie Rhodes
- Carol Sarosik
- Marilyn Zack, staff
Professional Advisory
- Michelle Anthes
- Daniel Baas
- Lori J. Baker
- Jason Brinks
- Robert Brower Jr.
- Mandy Chardoul
- Pamela Cross
- Carl W. Dufendach
- Christopher Edgar
- Eric Fischer
- Frederick Gaul
- Brent Geers
- Dirk Hoffius
- Wendy Holtvluwer
- Laura Jeltema
- Neil Kimball
- Bonnie Kopp
- Thomas Kyros
- Marilyn Lankfer
- Dan Miller
- Josh Pfennig
- Jeffrey Power
- Laura Radle
- Nick Reister
- Thomas Roberts
- Robert Schellenberg Jr.
- Melissa Seguin
- Eric Smith
- Michael Taylor
- Molly Tupper Chelovich
- Michael VanHaren
- Marilyn Zack, staff
Scholarship
- June Anderson
- Ron Apol
- Mary M. Appelt
- Jennifer Bailey
- Claudia Bajema
- Beth Banta
- Mercedes Barragan
- Janeé L. Beville
- Damon Bouwkamp
- Kathy Boylon
- Reed Bretz
- Myra Burton
- Molly J. Tupper Chelovich
- Sue Y. Chu
- Leeann Clay
- Beverly Clifford
- Clay Coleman
- Ty Cook
- Chelsea M. Coretti
- Joe Croft
- Khumbo Croft
- John D. Darling
- Bill Darooge
- Gwendolyn D. Dawkins
- Maureen F. Dreher
- Hugh Eisen
- Jack Finn
- Tess Gaibi-Vandongen
- Patricia D. Gardner
- Victoria Gibbs
- Derether Greer
- Daniel Groce
- Kathy Hackett
- Ty Hallock
- Mary Hanson
- Kenyatta Hill
- Laura B. Huizenga
- Jennifer Jackson
- William Jackson
- Jennifer L. Jordan
- Cathryn Keating
- Kurt F. Kimball
- Shay Kraley
- Marjorie Kuipers
- Tammy Looman
- Tim Lopez
- Elias Lumpkins
- Allen E. MacDonald
- Nancy Maiquez
- J. Joseph Mapes
- Jon G. March
- J. Stephen Marshall
- Rodney D. Martin
- Kimberly McKee
- Diane McMillan
- Pam E. Mitchell
- David W. Morgenstern
- Kenneth H. Morris
- Rachel P. Mraz
- Carol Muth
- Patricia E. Newby
- Peggy Novosad
- Dan A. Oumedian
- Chad Patton
- Anke Pearson
- Todd Peters
- Jane Plaisted
- Charles F. Pletcher
- Susan Pocklington
- Gary E. Pritchard
- Laura M. Urzola Rivas
- Richard A. Roane
- Huemartin Robinson
- Chaunte Rodgers
- Kelli Rose
- Chuck Ruffin
- David M. Russell
- Margaret E. Ryan
- Frederick Sebulske
- Amy Skogstrom
- Matt Slagle
- J. Patrick Smith
- Corinne N. Sprague
- Wendy L. Stock
- Rebecca Strauss
- Lorie Tensen
- Beverly Thiel
- Mark Thomson
- Vertlee Trice
- Erica Tuohy
- Joy Uddin
- Jacquelyn Vander Laan
- Lou VanderHave
- Diane VanderVeen
- Lillian VanderVeen
- Jade VanderVelde
- Jolan Webster
- Yilin Wendland-Liu
- Barbara Wepman
- Carol Werkema
- James B. White
- Lois Wilber
- Carole Morgan Williams
- Troy Yarbrough
- Ruth Bishop, staff
Technology Advisory
- Jeff Kissinger, chair
- Laura Conrad
- Bill Corkill
- Doug MacNEIL
- Carrie Quigley
- Ashima Saigal
- Mark Slagle
- Kelly Talsma
- Ann Puckett, staff
- Stan Vander Roest, staff
Youth Grant
- Kyle Austin, Grand Rapids Christian
- Christian Baty, Grand Rapids Christian
- Ava BooydeGraaff, Grand Rapids Christian
- Stella BooydeGraaff, Grand Rapids Christian
- Zoe Braun, Forest Hills Northern
- Khya Carter, East Kentwood
- Carole Chee, Grand Rapids Christian
- Hope Chun, Grand Rapids Christian
- Noah Chun, Grand Rapids Christian
- Livia Dietrichson, Northview
- Pablo Eliseo Villalvazo, Union High
- Ryleigh Fischer, Forest Hills Northern
- Caleeb Fisher, Grand River Preparatory Academy
- Cody Garrison, Union High
- Dallas Hopson, Forest Hills Central
- Roman Jeffries, Forest Hills Eastern
- Midian Johnson, City High
- Clara Kilburn, West Michigan Aviation Academy
- Kyle Korte, Forest Hills Eastern
- Brenda Lopez-Arreaga, West Michigan Aviation Academy
- Skylar Meyer, Innovation Central
- Jack Nelson, Grand Rapids Christian
- Antony Pena, Union High
- Kaylanna Ross, West Michigan Aviation Academy
- Natalee Ryder, Northview/Kent Innovation
- Kynade Sparks, East Kentwood
- Kyndle Sparks, East Kentwood
- Drew Theut, East Grand Rapids
- Christina Vann, West Michigan Aviation Academy
- Alex Vaughn-Earvin, Forest Hills Central
- Lily Walker, Grand River Preparatory Academy
- Erika VanDyke, staff
More about the YGC and its work here.