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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.
Experience Grand Rapids Board of Directors
Executive Committee
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Ms. Jenifer Cutter, CTA | AHC + Hospitality | Chair |
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Ms. Ping Liang, CTA | AlphaMax Advisors, LLC | Vice Chair |
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Mr. Rick Baker, CTA | Grand Rapids Area Chamber of Commerce | Secretary/Treasurer & Finance Committee Chair |
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Mr. Timothy Pietryga, CTA | Mary Free Bed Rehabilitation Hospital | Governance Committee Chair |
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Mr. Ed Wilson, CTA | Country Inn & Suites East | Hotel Advisory Committee Chair |
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Mr. Paul Stansbie, CTA | Grand Valley State University |
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Mr. Richard MacKeigan, CTA | ASM Global | Immediate Past Chair |
Directors |
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Mr. Ross Bartlett | Amway Grand Plaza Hotel |
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Mayor Rosalyn Bliss, CTA | City of Grand Rapids |
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Ms. Cathy Cooper, CTA | Meijer, Inc. |
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Ms. Eva Aguirre Cooper, CTA | Univision |
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Ms. Kayem Dunn, CTA | Downtown Development Authority |
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Ms. Heather Emmons, CTA | Holiday Inn Grand Rapids Downtown |
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Mr. Dana Friis-Hansen, CTA | Grand Rapids Art Museum |
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Ms. Mimi Fritz, CTA | Downtown Market |
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Mr. Grant Hirst | Embassy Suites Downtown Grand Rapids |
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Mr. Kyle Holst | Canopy by Hilton Downtown GR |
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Commissioner Diane Jones, CTA | Kent County Commissioner |
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Mr. Joe Jones | The Hekima Group |
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Mr. John Lagazo, CTA | Hilton Garden Inn, East Beltline |
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Ms. Samantha Molzer, CTA | Holiday Inn Grand Rapids North |
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Ms. Stephanie Montgomery | Delta Marriott Grand Rapids Airport |
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Mr. Jon Nunn, CTA | Grand Action |
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Mr. Suresh Patel | GR Hospitality |
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Ms. Katrina Peterson, CTA | LodgeCo Hospitality |
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Mr. Matt Piromari, CTA | Grand Hospitality Management Inc |
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Mr.Tory Richardson, CTA | Gerald R. Ford International Airport Authority |
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Mr. Craig Smith, CTA | RedWater Restaurant Group |
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Mr. Elijah Steinmetz, CTA | Hospitality Specialists, Inc. |
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Ms. Kathleen Stewart Ponitz, CTA | StewartPonitz Group |
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Mr. Al Vanderberg | County of Kent |
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Mr. Rick Winn, CTA | AHC + Hospitality |
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Ms. Amy Young, CMP, CTA | Destination Consultants |
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Mr. Douglas Small, CTA | Experience Grand Rapids* |
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