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

Kathleen B. Vogelsang

Chair

Chief Investment Officer

Van Andel Institute
Kyle D. Caldwell

Vice Chair

President & CEO

Council of Michigan Foundations
Noah Chun

Grand Rapids Christian High School
Ken Fawcett, MD

Vice President of Healthier Communities

Spectrum Health
Thomas Kyros

Partner

Varnum, LLP
Emily Loeks

Director of Community Affairs & Public Relations

Loeks Theatres, Inc.
Brandy Lovelady Mitchell, Ed.D.

Director of Diversity, Equity & Inclusion

Michigan Education Association
Ana Ramirez-Saenz

Founder and CEO

La Fuente Consulting LLC
Carlos Sanchez

Director, Latino Business and Economic Development Center

Ferris State University
Ric Roane

Partner

Warner Norcross & Judd
Reneé Williams

Senior Vice President, Community Development

Huntington Bank
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
Brandy Arnold
Craig Clark
Stephanie Doublestein
Brent Geers
Candy Isabel
Nakia Kyler
Tim Mroz
Jennifer Pascua
Mary Reagan Shapton
Eddie T.L.Tadlock
Dave Thompson
Caitlin Townsend Lamb
Shaun Shira, staff

Black Legacy Fund

Kenneth James, chair
Jeff Chappell
Denavvia Mojet
Lauri S. Parks
Keyuana Rosemond
Jennifer Smith
Aleka Thrash
Zahna Woodson
Jonse Young - Staff

Audit

Janice Oshinski, chair
David Centers
Cindy Havard
Thomas Kyros
Matt Osterhaven
Carlos Sanchez
Danielle Brown, 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
Belinda "Lin" Bardwell
Mercedes Barragan
DeDe Esque
Dr. Brandy Lovelady Mitchell
Carlos Sanchez
Aaron Turner
MarcQus Wright
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

Joan Garety, chair
Bill Darooge
David W. Edwards
Edward Mikolay
Ana Ramirez-Saenz
Michael G. Rosloniec
Nelson Sanchez
Kathleen Vogelsang
Renee Williams
Danielle Brown, 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
Emily Ambs
Ricardo Benavidez
Holly Cole
Graci Harkema
Teri Jourdan
Marilyn Lankfer
Jill May
Austin McNeal
Stephanie Myott-Beebe
DL McKinney
Shelley Padnos, founder
Keyuana Rosemond
Carol Sarosik, founder
Eric-John Szczepaniak
Jenine Torres, staff
Erika VanDyke, staff

Professional Advisory

Michelle Anthes
Jason Brinks
Robert Brower Jr.
Mandy Chardoul
Pamela Cross
Carl W. Dufendach
Christopher Edgar
Eric Fischer
Brent Geers
Wendy Holtvluwer
Laura Jeltema
Neil Kimball
Bonnie Kopp
Thomas Kyros
Josh Pfennig
Laura Radle
Nick Reister
Thomas Roberts
Robert Schellenberg Jr.
Melissa Seguin
Eric Smith
Corinne Sprague
Molly Tupper Chelovich
Marilyn Zack, staff

Members Emeritus

Lori Baker
Fred Gaul
Dirk Hoffius
Marilyn Lankfer
Dan Miller
Jeff Power
Mike Taylor
Mike VanHaren

Scholarship

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

Rohit Agarwal, City High Middle School
Sparsh Aiyar, City High Middle School
Alani Arnold, Grandville High School
Caebre Baty, Grand Rapids Christian
Stella BooydeGraaff, Grand Rapids Christian
Jazpe Cano, Southwest Community Campus
Lendy Chavez, Catholic Central High School
Noah Chun, Grand Rapids Christian
Britney Garcia, City High Middle School
Camille Gerville-Reache, Forest Hills Northern High School
Emmalene Grace, Grand Rapids Christian
Claire Hart, Grand Rapids Christian
Helen Lee, Forest Hills Northern High School
John Lee, Forest Hills Northern High School
Juan Manuel Lopez Zamudio, Byron Center High School
Jeannette Muhawenimana, Ottawa High School
Temesgen Muruts, West Michigan Aviation Academy
Lily Nykamp, Grand Rapids Christian
Sydney Ozinga, South Christian High School
Samantha Rivera, Grandville High School
Natalie Rodriguez, City High Middle School
Alexandria Smith, Grandville High School
Madeline Uren, City High Middle School
Julian Wilson, City Middle High School
Erika VanDyke, staff

More about the YGC and its work here.