Reneé Williams, chair
Senior Vice President, Community Development
Huntington Bank
Trustees + 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
Director of People Advancement, Lean Continuous Improvement Systems & Communications
Cascade Engineering
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Mercedes Barragan
Global Inclusion & Diversity Manager
Dematic
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Kyle D. Caldwell, immediate past chair
President & CEO
Council of Michigan Foundations
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Ken Fawcett, MD
Retired health professional
Community Member
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Thomas Kyros
Partner
Varnum, LLP
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Isabel Landero
Youth Trustee
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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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Brandy Lovelady Mitchell, Ed.D.
Deputy Superintendent of PreK-12 Academics & Leadership
Grand Rapids Public Schools
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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
- Dave Thompson
- Caitlin Townsend Lamb
- Shaun Shira, staff
Audit Committee
- Jennifer Greenop, chair
- Kelly Timmer
- Janet Nisbett
- Thomas G. Kyros
- Danielle Brown, staff
- Stan Vander Roest, staff
Black Legacy Fund Advisory Committee
- Denavvia Mojet, co-chair
- Zahna Woodson, co-chair
- Kunle Akinpelu
- Wardell Frazier
- Synia Grant-Jordan
- Kessia Graves
- Kyle Kimble
- 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, co-chair
- Emily J. Loeks, co-chair
- Belinda M. Bardwell
- Shavon Doyle-Holton
- James Peacock
- Latricia Trice
- Aaron Turner
- Tynae Richardson
- MarcQus Wright
- Janean Couch, staff
- Eugene Sueing, 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
- Stan Vander Roest, staff
- Danielle R. Brown, staff
Our LGBTQ Fund Advisory Committee
- Ricardo Benavidez, co-chair
- Taylor Ellison, co-chair
- Jesus Aguilar-Cuevas
- Emily R. Ambs
- Kendra Avila
- Cari Dufel
- Austin McNeal
- DL McKinney
- Meagan Mongene
- Travis Reams
- 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
- Josh Pfennig
- Nicholas A. Reister
- Robert W. Schellenberg
- Melissa A. Seguin
- Eric Smith
- Corinne N. Sprague
- Shaun Shira, staff
- Marilyn Zack, 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
- Sergio Cira-Reyes, co-chair
- Stacy Stout, co-chair
- Loanna Abreu
- Ingrid Aguayo
- Omar A. Cuevas
- Reyna Garcia
- Alejandra Guillen
- Ken Miguel Cipriano
- Leslie Orduna
- Alexis Reame
- Laci V. Resendiz
- Juan Rosario
- Hillary Sawyer
- Lea Tobar
- Gloria Valeria Scheid
- Betsaida Valdiva
- Hannah Fernando, staff
- Chantal Pasag, staff
- Jenine Torres, staff
Youth Grant Committee
- Alexander Bartish, West Catholic High School
- Andrew Wu, City High Middle
- Beatrice Kilburn, Northview High School
- Christian Boyce, Forest Hills Northern High School
- Claire Jones, East Grand Rapids High School
- Elaina Juarez, Godwin Heights High School
- Halima Suleiman, Union High School
- Hannah Chun, Grand Rapids Christian
- Isabel Landero, Godfrey Lee
- Isabelle (Izzy) Underhill, Godwin Heights High School
- Jerry Benedict, Grand Rapids Christian High School
- Julian Wilson, City High Middle School
- Kaitlynn Araujo, The Potter's House High School
- Karina Rodriguez, City High Middle
- Kenna Charbauski, Forest Hills Northern High School
- Kimani Brame, East Kentwood High School
- Krish Agarwal, Forest Hills Eastern
- Lia Lin, City High Middle School
- Orli Dujovny, East Grand Rapids High School
- Ram Reddy, City High Middle School
- Syncere Hobson-Washington, East Kentwood High School
- Hannah Fernando, staff
- Chantal Pasag, staff
More about the YGC and its work here.