We intend to write thank you cards for every staff member at Union and Ottawa High Schools. We also intend to have the principals at both schools give a short (5 to 10 minutes) presentation and answer questions about the challenges the schools face. In addition, while we are writing thank you cards, we will…
On May 22, 2018, University Research Corridor (URC), an alliance of Michigan State University, the University of Michigan and Wayne State University, announced the appointment of Britany Affolter Caine as executive director. Affolter-Caine oversees all strategic and operational aspects of the URC, one of the nation's most accomplished and respected academic research clusters. Affolter-Caine has…
Mitch Miller currently serves as the Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director for Carbon Green BioEnergy, LLC and is the President of Iroquois Bio-Energy Company, LLC and Managing Partner of NUVU Fuels. Mr. Miller has had an extensive history in the ethanol industry dating back to 1994. Mr. Miller’s education has been in Process Plant…
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A member of the Griffins’ original 1995 staff, Tim Gortsema began his career with DP Fox Sports & Entertainment as director of finance and administration before being named vice president in 1997. In February 2007 he was promoted to senior vice president of business operations, becoming just the second person to direct the Griffins’ front office, and…
Our Interact students will lead this luncheon today as part of their leadership involvement with our Club. These students join us from Catholic Central High School, City High Middle School, East Grand Rapids High School, Grand Rapids Christian School, Ottawa Hills High School, Union High School and West Catholic High School. They will moderate the…
The 2019 Rotary Club of Grand Rapids Service Above Self Award Dinner will be Tuesday, April 16, 2019 at the Culture Center at St. Nicholas, where the Frederik Meijer Service Above Self Award will be presented. The Rotary Club of Grand Rapids each year honors someone from our community who has made a difference by…
Eric K. Foster is the Co-founder, Chairman and Managing Director of Rende Progress Capital (RPC), an emerging Michigan Community Development Financial Institution (CDFI), and the only racial equity focused not-for-profit loan fund. RPC was founded to provide loans, investments and services to Excluded Entrepreneurs who face barriers to conventional small business financing because of racial…