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

	Ms. Jenifer Cutter \| AHC Hospitality \| Chair
	Ms. Ping Liang \| AlphaMax Advisors, LLC \| Vice Chair
	Mr. Rick Baker \| Grand Rapids Area Chamber of Commerce \| Secretary/Treasurer & Finance Committee Chair
	Mr. Timothy Pietryga \| Mary Free Bed Rehabilitation Hospital \| Governance Committee Chair
	Mr. Ed Wilson \| Country Inn & Suites East \| Hotel Advisory Committee Chair
	Mr. Paul Stansbie \| Grand Valley State University \| Diversity Advisory Committee Chair
	Mr. Richard MacKeigan \| ASM Global \| Immediate Past Chair
Directors
	Mr. Ross Bartlett \| Amway Grand Plaza Hotel
	Mayor Rosalyn Bliss \| City of Grand Rapids
	Ms. Cathy Cooper \| Meijer, Inc.
	Ms. Eva Aguirre Cooper \| Univision
	Ms. Lisa Calhoun \| DoubleTree by Hilton GR Airport
	Ms. Kayem Dunn \| Downtown Development Authority
	Ms. Heather Emmons \| Holiday Inn Grand Rapids Downtown
	Ms. Mimi Fritz \| Downtown Market
	Commissioner Dave Hildenbrand \| Kent County Commissioner
	Mr. Kyle Holst \| Canopy by Hilton Downtown GR
	Mr. Joe Jones \| The Hekima Group
	Mr. Jacob Maas \| West Michigan Works!
	Ms. Stephanie Montgomery \| Delta Marriott Grand Rapids Airport
	Mr. Suresh Patel \| GR Hospitality
	Ms. Katrina Peterson \| LodgeCo Hospitality
	Mr. Matt Piromari \| Grand Hospitality Management Inc
	Mr. Tory Richardson \| Gerald R. Ford International Airport Authority
	Mr. Craig Smith \| RedWater Restaurant Group
	Mr. Elijah Steinmetz \| Hospitality Specialists, Inc.
	Ms. Kathleen Stewart Ponitz \| StewartPonitz Group
	Mr. Al Vanderberg \| County of Kent
	Mr. Michael Verhulst \| Acrisure
	Mr. Mark Washington \| City of Grand Rapids
	Mr. Rick Winn \| AHC + Hospitality
	Ms. Kara Wood \| Grand Action 2.0
	Ms. Amy Young, CMP \| Destination Consultants
	Mr. Douglas Small \| Experience Grand Rapids*
	*Ex-Officio Board Member

	Ms. Jenifer Cutter \| AHC Hospitality \| Chair
	Ms. Ping Liang \| AlphaMax Advisors, LLC \| Vice Chair
	Mr. Rick Baker \| Grand Rapids Area Chamber of Commerce \| Secretary/Treasurer & Finance Committee Chair
	Mr. Timothy Pietryga \| Mary Free Bed Rehabilitation Hospital \| Governance Committee Chair
	Mr. Ed Wilson \| Country Inn & Suites East \| Hotel Advisory Committee Chair
	Mr. Paul Stansbie \| Grand Valley State University \| Diversity Advisory Committee Chair
	Mr. Richard MacKeigan \| ASM Global \| Immediate Past Chair
Directors
	Mr. Ross Bartlett \| Amway Grand Plaza Hotel
	Mayor Rosalyn Bliss \| City of Grand Rapids
	Ms. Cathy Cooper \| Meijer, Inc.
	Ms. Eva Aguirre Cooper \| Univision
	Ms. Lisa Calhoun \| DoubleTree by Hilton GR Airport
	Ms. Kayem Dunn \| Downtown Development Authority
	Ms. Heather Emmons \| Holiday Inn Grand Rapids Downtown
	Ms. Mimi Fritz \| Downtown Market
	Commissioner Dave Hildenbrand \| Kent County Commissioner
	Mr. Kyle Holst \| Canopy by Hilton Downtown GR
	Mr. Joe Jones \| The Hekima Group
	Mr. Jacob Maas \| West Michigan Works!
	Ms. Stephanie Montgomery \| Delta Marriott Grand Rapids Airport
	Mr. Suresh Patel \| GR Hospitality
	Ms. Katrina Peterson \| LodgeCo Hospitality
	Mr. Matt Piromari \| Grand Hospitality Management Inc
	Mr. Tory Richardson \| Gerald R. Ford International Airport Authority
	Mr. Craig Smith \| RedWater Restaurant Group
	Mr. Elijah Steinmetz \| Hospitality Specialists, Inc.
	Ms. Kathleen Stewart Ponitz \| StewartPonitz Group
	Mr. Al Vanderberg \| County of Kent
	Mr. Michael Verhulst \| Acrisure
	Mr. Mark Washington \| City of Grand Rapids
	Mr. Rick Winn \| AHC + Hospitality
	Ms. Kara Wood \| Grand Action 2.0
	Ms. Amy Young, CMP \| Destination Consultants
	Mr. Douglas Small \| Experience Grand Rapids*
	*Ex-Officio Board Member