2008/2009
Officers
Chairman of the Board
Khan Nedd, MD, Infusion
Associates NE
First Vice Chairman
Jennifer VanSkiver, Rockford
Construction
Second Vice Chairman
Wendy Ohst, Muskegon County Dept of Employment & Training
Secretary
Donald Hall, Oakview Medical Care Facility
Treasurer
Lawrence Emig, Osceola County Board of Commissioners
2008/2009 Directors
Frank Bednarek, Frank
Bednarek Consulting
Richard Breon,
Spectrum Health
David Gast, Steelcase Inc
Joe Gavan, Van Andel Institute
Meg Goebel, Paul Goebel Group
Martha Gonzalez-Cortes, Hispanic
Center of Western Michigan
Thomas Haas, PhD, Grand Valley State University
Win Irwin, Irwin Seating Co
Connie Larson, Eagle Alloy
John MacKeigan, MD, Michigan Medical PC
Virginia Moralez,
Clinica Santa Maria
Don Oetman, UAW, Region 1-D
Sandi Frost Parrish, Kent County Commission
Paul Ponstein, DO, Westshore
Health Network
Marcia Rappley, MD, Michigan
State University College of Human Medicine
Kevin Seitz, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan
Jerome Schwind, Isabella State Bank,
Mecosta Branch
Hon. Walter A. Urick, Retired
Carole Valade, Gemini
Publications
Terri Weekley, Weekley & Associates
Standing Committee
Chairs
Evaluation Board
Robert J. Dugan, Esq., Rhoades McKee
Planning Board
Hon. Dennis B. Leiber, Kent County Circuit Court
Physician Advisory Group
Thomas Peterson, MD,
Spectrum Health Healthier Communities
West Michigan Nursing Advisory Council
Shirley Sutton-Rop, Allegan General Hospital
West Michigan Business
Group on Health
Joyce E. Moore, Alticor, Inc.
Health Benefits
Advisory Group
Annette Kok, The Hylant Group
Health Care Vision 2020
Greg Forzley, MD, Saint
Mary's Health Care
Patrick O'Hare, Spectrum Health
Paul Ponstein, DO, Westshore
Health Network
West Central Michigan Health Care Regional
Skills Alliance
Wendy Ohst, Muskegon County Dept of Employment & Training
First Friday Forum Planning Committee
Robert Wolford, Grand Rapids Ophthalmology
Past Board of Directors Chairpersons
Carl H. Morgenstern, 1968-1974
Honorable Stuart Hoffius, 1974-1977
Honorable Frederic A. Grimm, 1977
Russell J. Etzel, 1978
Gerald VanNoord, 1979
Leslie V. Spriggs, DO, 1980
Donald B. Birtwistle, 1981-1982
Jessie F. Dalman, 1982-1984
Honorable Donald A. Johnston, 1984-1986
Bernadine J. Hedrick, 1986-1988
Edward L. Ozark, 1988-1991
Stephen A. Lison, 1991-1993
Honorable Donald A. Johnston, 1993-1996
John B. O'Donnell, MD, 1996-1999
Joseph G. Sage, DO, 1999-2002
Roger Spoelman, 2002-2005
Rosa Fraga, 2005-2007