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Experience Grand Rapids is pleased to have a board of directors to help guide us in our work. If you are a board member looking for meeting details or interested in becoming a future board member, please contact Abby Jefferson at 616-233-3552 or AJefferson@
ExperienceGR.com for information.
Creating an exceptional community by sharing Grand Rapids with the world.
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Ms. Jenifer Cutter | AHC Hospitality | Chair |
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Ms. Ping Liang | AlphaMax Advisors, LLC | Vice Chair |
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Mr. Rick Baker | Grand Rapids Area Chamber of Commerce | Secretary/Treasurer & Finance Committee Chair |
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Mr. Timothy Pietryga | Mary Free Bed Rehabilitation Hospital | Governance Committee Chair |
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Mr. Ed Wilson | Country Inn & Suites East | Hotel Advisory Committee Chair |
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Mr. Paul Stansbie | Grand Valley State University | Diversity Advisory Committee Chair |
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Mr. Richard MacKeigan | ASM Global | Immediate Past Chair |
Directors |
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Mr. Ross Bartlett | Amway Grand Plaza Hotel |
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Mayor Rosalyn Bliss | City of Grand Rapids |
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Ms. Cathy Cooper | Meijer, Inc. |
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Ms. Eva Aguirre Cooper | Univision |
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Ms. Lisa Calhoun | DoubleTree by Hilton GR Airport |
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Ms. Kayem Dunn | Downtown Development Authority |
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Ms. Heather Emmons | Holiday Inn Grand Rapids Downtown |
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Ms. Mimi Fritz | Downtown Market |
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Commissioner Dave Hildenbrand | Kent County Commissioner |
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Mr. Kyle Holst | Canopy by Hilton Downtown GR |
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Mr. Joe Jones | The Hekima Group |
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Mr. Jacob Maas | West Michigan Works! |
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Ms. Stephanie Montgomery | Delta Marriott Grand Rapids Airport |
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Mr. Suresh Patel | GR Hospitality |
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Ms. Katrina Peterson | LodgeCo Hospitality |
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Mr. Matt Piromari | Grand Hospitality Management Inc |
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Mr. Tory Richardson | Gerald R. Ford International Airport Authority |
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Mr. Craig Smith | RedWater Restaurant Group |
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Mr. Elijah Steinmetz | Hospitality Specialists, Inc. |
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Ms. Kathleen Stewart Ponitz | StewartPonitz Group |
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Mr. Al Vanderberg | County of Kent |
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Mr. Michael Verhulst | Acrisure |
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Mr. Mark Washington | City of Grand Rapids |
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Mr. Rick Winn | AHC + Hospitality |
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Ms. Kara Wood | Grand Action 2.0 |
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Ms. Amy Young, CMP | Destination Consultants |
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Mr. Douglas Small | Experience Grand Rapids* |
*Ex-Officio Board Member |