Board of Directors

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.

Mission

Creating an exceptional community by sharing Grand Rapids with the world.

Executive Committee

Jenifer Cutter

Jenifer Cutter AHC Hospitality

Board Chair

Ping Liang

Ping Liang AlphaMax Advisors, LLC

Vice Chair

Rick Baker

Rick Baker Grand Rapids Area Chamber of Commerce

Secretary/Treasure & Finance Committee Chair

Timothy Pietryga

Timothy Pietryga Mary Free Bed Rehabilitation Hospital

Governance Committee Chair

Ed Wilson

Ed Wilson Country Inn & Suites East

Hotel Advisory Committee Chair

Paul Stansbie

Paul Stansbie Grand Valley State University

Diversity Advisory Committee Chair

Richard MacKeigan

Richard MacKeigan ASM Global

Immediate Past Chair

Directors

Mitten Brewing Co. sign.

Chris Andrus Mitten Brewing Co.

Ross Bartlett

Ross Bartlett Amway Grand Plaza Hotel

Mayor Rosalyn Bliss

Mayor Rosalyn Bliss City of Grand Rapids

Eva Aguirre Cooper

Eva Aguirre Cooper

Kayem Dunn

Kayem Dunn Downtown Development Authority

Exterior photo of SpringHill Suites North front entrance.

Jennifer Eddy Spring Hill Suites GR North

Heather Emmons

Heather Emmons Holiday Inn Downtown Grand Rapids

Mimi Fritz

Mimi Fritz Downtown Market

Dave Hildenbrand

Commissioner Dave Hildenbrand Kent County Commissioner

Kyle Host

Kyle Host Cannopy by Hilton Downtown GR

Emma Jamakovic

Emma Jamakovic N&P Hospitality

Joe Jones

Joe Jones The Hekima Group

Jacob Maas

Jacob Maas West Michigan Works!

Stephanie Montgomery

Stephanie Montgomery Holiday Inn - Grand Rapids Airport

Suresh Patel

Suresh Patel GR Hospitality

Tory Richardson

Tory Richardson Gerald R. Ford International Airport Authority

Craig Smith

Craig Smith RedWater Restaurant Group

Elijah Steinmetz

Elijah Steinmetz Hospitality Specialist, Inc.

Kathleen Stewart Ponitz

Kathleen Stewart Ponitz StewartPonitz Group

Al Vanderberg

Al Vanderberg County of Kent

Mike Verhulst

Michael Verhulst Acrisure

Mark Washington

Mark Washington City of Grand Rapids

Rick Winn

Rick Winn AHC + Hospitality

Kara Wood

Kara Wood Grand Action 2.0

Amy Young

Amy Young, CMP Destination Consultants

Doug Small- President & CEO at Experience Grand Rapids, 2019.

Doug Small Experience Grand Rapids

Ex-Officio Board Member