Board of Directors
2010/2011 Officers
Chair of the Board
Jennifer VanSkiver, North Ottawa Community Health System
First Vice Chair
Lawrence Emig, Osceola County Board of Commissioners
Second Vice Chair
Donald Hall, The Paradigm Consortium
Secretary
John MacKeigan, MD, Spectrum Health
Treasurer
Jerome Schwind, Isabella State Bank, Mecosta Branch
2010/2011 Directors
Frank Bednarek, Frank Bednarek Consulting
Susan Broman, Steelcase Foundation
Jeff Connolly, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan
Nancy Crandall, Former Mayor, City of Norton Shores
Lynne Ferrell, Frey Foundation
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
Paul Keep, The Grand Rapids Press
Evelyn Kolbe, Oceana County Commission
Bruce Los, Gentex
Don Oetman, UAW, Region 1-D
Philip McCorkle, Saint Mary's Health Care
Sandra Frost Parrish, Kent County Commission
Paul Ponstein, DO,Lakeshore Health Network
Marcia Rappley, MD, Michigan State University College of Human Medicine
Robert Roth, RoMan Manufacturing
Bill Schoonveld, Owen-Ames-Kimball Company
Mark Vipperman, Memorial Medical Center of West Michigan
STANDING COMMITTEE CHAIRS / EX OFFICIO DIRECTORS
Evaluation Board
John Lichtenberg, Esq., Rhoades McKee
Planning Board
Greg Forzley, MD, Co-Chair
Hon. Dennis B. Leiber, Kent County Circuit Court,
Co-Chair
Physician Advisory Group
Khan Nedd, MD, Hospitalists of West Michigan
West Michigan Nursing Advisory Council
Shawn Ulreich, Spectrum Health
West Michigan Business Group on Health
Joyce E. Moore, Amway
Health Benefits Advisory Group
Annette Kok, The Hylant Group
Health Care Skills Alliance
Bill Raymond, Ottawa County Michigan Works
First Friday Forum Planning Committee
Robert Wolford, Grand Rapids Ophthalmology
Health Expo Planning Committee
Norm Felker
Nominating Committee
Khan Nedd, MD, Hospitalists of West Michigan
Past Board Chairs
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
Norman Felker, 2007-2008
Khan Nedd, MD, 2008-2009