Board Members
We are proud to have our local elected officials and workforce development board members come together every two months to discuss workforce development activities in our six-county region. As you can see, our board consists of a wide variety of individuals from various industries, making our board very unique in its make-up.
LOCAL ELECTED OFFICIALS (LEO)
Chair - OPEN
Vice Chair -Janet Andersen - Mason County
Burt Cooper - Newaygo County
Ken DeLaat - Newaygo County
Tom Hogenson - City of Big Rapids
Linda Howard - Mecosta County
Les Johnson - City of Ludington
VACANT - Lake County
VACANT - Oceana County
VACANT - Osceola County
WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT BOARD (WDB)
Chair - Deborah Smith-Olson, Lake-Osceola State Bank - Baldwin
Vice Chair - Sheri Thompson, Thompson Milk Hauling - Reed City
David Cooper, Whitehall Industries - Ludington
David Eisler, Ferris State University - Big Rapids
Larry Emig, Youth Attention Center - Reed City
Nancy Griffin, Dept. of Health and Human Services/Michigan Rehabilitation Services - Big Rapids
Eric Gustad, Consumers Energy - Ludington
Lindsay Hager, Fremont Area Community Foundation - Fremont
Dave Hamelund, Hamtech Inc. - Big Rapids
Tracy Johns, North Lake Correctional Facility - Baldwin
Karl Kemnitz, Leprino Foods Co. - Remus
Dan Kosheba, United Auto Workers - Grand Rapids
Ron Marek, Reed City Group - Reed City
Dan Massy, Osceola County Community Development - Reed City
Cynthia Romanowski, Arbre Farms - Walkerville
Liz Stark, Mason-Lake Adult Education - Scottville
Summer Thompson, E&M Design Solutions - Fremont
Jon Timmers, Michigan Dept. of Corrections - Grand Rapids
Mary Trucks, Five-Cap Inc. - Scottville
Larissa Vanderputte, Michigan Freeze Pack - Hart
Jill Vasquez, Spectrum Health - Ludington
William Visser, Plumbers, Fitters and Service Trades No. 174 - Coopersville
Janet Vyse-Staszak, Dept. of Health and Human Services - Ludington
Paige Wheeler, Tubelite Inc. - Reed City
Adam Wilson, Nestle Nutrition/Gerber Products - Fremont
VACANT
VACANT