Board of Directors

The West Michigan Policy Forum is governed by an executive committee and supported by a board of directors. The BOD consists of business and community leaders throughout the state.

Executive Committee of the Board

John Cropped
John Kennedy
WMPF Chair
President & CEO
Autocam Medical
Doug DeVos

Communications Committee Chair
President
Continuum Ventures

Matthew R. Haworth

WMPF Vice Chair
Chairman
Haworth

Michael Jandernoa

WMPF Policy Chair
Managing Partner
42 North Partners, LLC

Rick Baker

WMPF Secretary
President & CEO
Grand Rapids Chamber

Mark Murrary

Retired
Meijer

Roger Spoelman

President & CEO CURE, International

Mike VanGessel

CEO
VanGessel Investments

Jase Bolger

Policy Advisor
Tusker Strategies, LLC

J.C. Huizenga

Chairman & Founder
National Heritage Academies

Diane Maher

President & COO
DP Fox Ventures, LLC

Dan Meyering

Partner
Trillium Ventures MSV

Johnny Brann Jr.

Policy Committee Chair
Kitchen 67, Brann’s

Board OF DIRECTORS

RICK BAKER, Grand Rapids Chamber

DR. TAMMY BORN HUIZENGA, Born Preventative Health Care Clinic

JOHNNY BRANN JR., Kitchen 67, Brann’s Restaurant

CRAIG D’AGOSTINI, Comcast Business

TINA FREESE DECKER, Corwell Health

CRAIG DENOOYER, 633 Group

DOUG DEVOS, Continuum Ventures

DICK DEVOS, Windquest Group

DR. RONALD GRIFKA, University of Michigan Health-West

MATTHEW R. HAWORTH, Haworth

MIKE HILL, Coldbrook Insurance Group

J.C. HUIZENGA, National Heritage Academies

JOE HUNE, Blue Cross Blue Shield

MICHAEL JANDERNOA, 42 North Partners, LLC

JOHN KENNEDY, Autocam Medical

DIANE MAHER, DP Fox Ventures

DAN MEYERING, Trillium Ventures, MSV

MARK MURRAY, Retired, Meijer

GARRICK ROCHOW, Consumers Energy

TOM ROSS, Grand River Aseptic Manufacturing

TONY SARSAM, SpartanNash

GINNY SEYFERTH, Seyferth PR

BOB SCHERMER JR., Meritage Hospitality

ROBERT H. SCHIERBEEK, RDV Corporation

MARC SCHUPAN, Schupan & Sons

ROGER SPOELMAN, Spoelman Group

STEVE VAN ANDEL, Amway

MIKE VANGESSEL, VanGessel Investments

MARK WASSINK, Warner, Norcross + Judd LLP

TOM WELCH, Fifth Third Bank

SEAN WELSH, PNC Bank

FRANK WHEATLAKE, Utility Supply and Construction Company

KYLE VERPLANK, Verplank Enterprises