Events

With 21 years of experience in professional baseball, Jim Jarecki has helped make the vision of the West Michigan Whitecaps a reality starting with the team's inaugural year (1994). As […]

Birgit Klohs is President & CEO of The Right Place, Inc., a position she has held since 1987. The Right Place, Inc. is the regional economic development organization for the […]

Kyle Caldwell is the executive director of the Dorothy A. Johnson Center for Philanthropy at Grand Valley State University in Grand Rapids, Mich. Caldwell joined the Johnson Center in August […]

Karl earned is BA in Business Education and Mathematics - Ferris State University and his MA in Educational Leadership at Michigan State University. He is currently in the 3rd year as a doctoral student in the […]

Susan Shannon has spent thirty years in leadership positions in government and non-profits in Grand Rapids and Seattle.  She is currently the Executive Director of the Children’s Assessment Center which […]

Ken Krayer is the Executive Director of Design West Michigan. As a unique extension of Kendall College of Art and Design of Ferris State University, Design West Michigan acts as […]

Dan Gaydou is the President of the MLive Media Group, Michigan’s largest multi-media news and marketing solutions company which produces MLive.com on the web as well as newspapers: The Grand […]

Charles C. Stoddard was born in Lansing, Michigan in 1945; Charles grew up in East Lansing. Following graduation from Cranbrook School in Bloomfield Hills, he attended Michigan State University where […]