Cindy Brown, Executive Director, Hello West Michigan & Vice President of Talent Initiatives, The Right Place, Inc. Cindy Brown serves as the Executive Director for Hello West Michigan, a talent attraction and retention initiative promoting West Michigan as a great place to live and work. The organization, which helps member companies increase their rate of success in…
Patrick J. Cwayna, Sr., is the founding CEO of West Michigan Aviation Academy. His leadership has been key in implementing the vision of the school and his leadership influences all facets of the school operation. Prior to his time at WMAA, Pat was Chief Liaison for Presidential Affairs and then Vice President for College Relations…
Iris Boutique Welcome to Iris Boutique! Iris is a new retail concept brought to you by long-time personal stylist, Cathy Starnes, owner of wardrobe consulting firm, Style Speaks. Iris is a women’s accessory boutique catering to the sophisticated woman looking for unique accessories from delicate everyday pieces to statement-making stunners. SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT: Michelle Krick, personal…
Aaron joined the Boy Scouts of America’s professional staff in 2005 in the Gerald R. Ford Council of the Boy Scouts of America based in Grand Rapids, Michigan. He served as a District, then Senior District Executive before becoming Program Director, Field Director, then Assistant Scout Executive/COO. Aaron moved to the newly forming Pathway to…
Rick Albin is the political and government reporter for WOOD TV 8 in Grand Rapids. Rick has covered politics in five states and Presidential electiond since 1976. He has interviewed every person to hold the office of President from Gerald Ford to Barack Obama. He is frequently in Lansing and Washington keeping up with state…
Monique Hampton became the Center Director of the Gerald R. Ford Job Corps Center on September 1, 2018. Ms. Hampton began her career with Job Corps in 2008, when she accepted the position of Executive Assistant to the Center Director at the Detroit Job Corps Center, in Detroit, Michigan. The position of Executive Assistant laid…
Club 77 in the PM, a time for networking and socializing, while getting to know more about Rotary and our Rotary Club of Grand Rapids Members. Please feel free to invite your significant other, friends, co-workers and prospective members for a fun evening enjoying food, beverages and friendship.
Peter Varga is the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Emeritus of the Interurban Transit Partnership, known as The Rapid, an urban transit system with an operating budget of $43.9 million and an annual capital program that is currently $49.8 million. Peter currently serves on the American Public Transportation Association (APTA) Board and served as its past…
Born on the west coast of Ireland and after speeding five years at college in Dublin I immigrated to Canada in 1964. I began working in the tire business in 1965 and worked for two major tire corporations until I purchased my own business in Sault Ste Marie in 1983. Over the next thirty years…