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

The mission of Experience Grand Rapids is to strengthen the region’s economic vitality and quality of life by marketing Grand Rapids/Kent County as a preferred visitor destination.

Experience Grand Rapids Board of Directors

Executive Committee

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

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