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 Vice President of Whitecaps Professional Baseball, Jim is responsible for creating and upholding the "Fifth Third Ballpark Experience," which includes fun and exciting family entertainment-for…
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 retention, expansion and attraction of businesses to the West Michigan Area. Ms. Klohs, a native of Germany, came to The Right Place, Inc. from Grand…
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 2015. In this leadership role, Caldwell is responsible for the administrative and development functions of the organization while providing vision, passion, and guidance to one…
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 Education Leadership program at Michigan State University Karl has been a teacher and coach at Creston and Ottawa Hills High Schools. The Athletic Director at Creston and…
Reds, Whites & Brews, our annual Spring Celebration, will be held on Thursday, May 19th at the Downtown Market in Grand Rapids, benefitting our Camper Scholarship Fund. This fund helps us provide another best day to all who come to us, regardless of their financial ability. Tickets are available at http://2016redswhitesandbrews.eventbrite.com or call us at…
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 investigates and treats children who have been sexually abused. Prior to that she served as Economic Development Director for the cities of Grand Rapids and…
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 an on-going catalyst for the region’s design network, bringing in key design thinkers for public presentations and demonstrating the value of design through case studies,…
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 Rapids Press, The Flint Journal, the Kalamazoo Gazette, Jackson Citizen-Patriot, Muskegon Chronicle, Saginaw News, The Bay City Times and the Advance Weeklies. Prior to his…
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 he was president of the Senior Class. He graduated in 1967 with high honors majoring in Humanities. In 1969.he received an MBA degree from Harvard…