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Board Members and Staff

Board Members

President
Dave Clark, Director of Architectural Design,
Fishbeck, Thompson, Carr & Huber, Inc.

Vice-President
Lisa Buffin, Private Banking Officer,
National City Bank

Secretary
Monica Scott, Editorial
The Grand Rapids Press

Treasurer
Eric A. Adamy, CPA/ABV ASA, CBA
Adamy Valuation Advisors

Heather Lee, Branch Manager,
Macatawa Bank

Mary Hanson, Member,
Altrusa International

Stephanie Setterington, Attorney,
Varnum, Riddering, Schmidt & Howlett LLP

Jim Botts , Board Member,
Grand Rapids Public Library Board

Karen Bakale

                     

Jean Dugan, Tutor,
Literacy Center of West Michigan

Jim Earley, Business Resource Manager,
Foremost Insurance

J. Patrick Hackett, Attorney,
Miller Johnson

Bill Nieboer, Director of Operations,
Lacks Trim Systems

Sandy Sefton, Retired,
Metro Health

Jorge Gonzalez, President,
West Michigan Hispanic Chamber,
Macatawa Bank

Katie Ferris, Manager,
BDO Seidman LLP

Gilda Gely, Provost
Grand Rapids Community College

Honorary Board Member
Juan R. Olivarez, President/CEO,
Kalamazoo Community Foundation &
Advisory Board Member,
National Institute for Literacy

 

Staff

Susan K. Ledy, M.A.
Executive Director

Diedre Deering, B.A.
Executive Assistant

Angela Steele, M.S.
Director, Adult Tutoring Program

Chris Belding, B.A.
Literacy Coordinator, Adult Tutoring Program

Lindsay McHolme, B.A.
Literacy Coordinator, Adult Tutoring Program

Nancy VanIngen
Literacy Program Assistant

Shay Kraley, B.A.
Coordinator, Family Literacy Program

Estela Gonzalez-Setles, A.A.
Program Assistant, Adult Tutoring Program

Laurie Emelander, B.A.
Accountant

 

Kristin Ekkens, M.A.
Director, Customized Workplace English Program

Vera Grishkina, B.A.
Coordinator, Customized Workplace English Program

Jane DeGroot , M.A.
Trainer, Customized Workplace English Program

Bruce Bennett, M.A.
Trainer, Customized Workplace English Program

Karen Sellaro, M.Ed.
Trainer, Customized Workplace English Program

Karen Krieg
ABE Instructor/Curriculum Developer

Val Emmenecker
CWE Program Assistant

Tom Branigan, M.Ed.
Director, Family Literacy Program

Linda Krombeen, B.S.
Development Director

Kate Rehmus, B.A.
Development Assistant

 

 

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