Board of Directors
The West Michigan Policy Forum is governed by an executive committee and supported by a board of directors made up of business and community leaders from across the state.
Led by President and CEO Jase Bolger, the board includes executives from manufacturing, healthcare, finance, energy, education, and other industries that together employ hundreds of thousands of Michigan workers. Board members bring direct experience building companies and creating jobs in Michigan, and they apply that perspective to developing practical, evidence-based policy recommendations for state leaders.
West Michigan Policy Forum Leadership
Jase Bolger
President & CEO
John Kennedy
Matthew R. Haworth
Vice Chair
Haworth
Rick Baker
Secretary
Grand Rapids Chamber
Dave Korte
Treasurer
Franklin Monroe
Dick DeVos
Policy Committee
Chair
The Windquest Group
Johnny Brann Jr.
Policy Committee
Co-Chair
Interphase,
Kitchen 67/Brann’s
Mark Murray
Policy Committee
Vice Chair
Mejier, Retired
J.C. Huizenga
National Heritage Academies
Mike Jandernoa
42 North Partners, LLC
Mike VanGessel
VanGessel Investments
Board OF DIRECTORS
BJORN GREEN, Tower Pinkster
BOB HUGHES, Advantage Benefits
BOB SCHERMER JR., Meritage Hospitality
BOBBY SCHOSTAK, Schostak Family Enterprises
BRAD KESSEL, Independent Bank
CRAIG D’AGOSTINI, Comcast Business
CRAIG DENOOYER, 633 Group
DAN MEYERING, Trillium Ventures, MSV
DAVE KORTE, Franklin Monroe
DIANE MAHER, DP Fox Ventures, LLC
DICK DEVOS, The Windquest Group
DOUG DEVOS, Continuum Ventures
FRANK WHEATLAKE, Utility Supply and Construction Company
GARRICK ROCHOW, Consumers Energy
GINNY SEYFERTH, SeyferthPR
J.C. HUIZENGA, National Heritage Academies
JARED FLEISHER, Bedrock
JASE BOLGER, President & CEO, WMPF
JOE HUNE, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan
JOHN KENNEDY, Autocam Medical
JOHNNY BRANN JR., Interphase, Kitchen 67/Brann’s Restaurant
JUSTIN WINSLOW, Michigan Restaurant & Lodging Association + Michigan Hospitality and Tourism Alliance
KRIS KOGEN, AdvisaCare
KYLE VERPLANK, Verplank Enterprises
MARC SCHUPAN, Schupan & Sons
MARK MEIJER, Life EMS
MARK MURRAY, Retired, Meijer
MARK WASSINK, Warner Norcross + Judd LLP
MATTHEW MAROUN, Central Transport
MATTHEW R. HAWORTH, Haworth, Inc.
MICHAEL JANDERNOA, 42 North Partners, LLC
MICHAEL SYTSMA, KeyBank
MIKE HILL, Total Control Health Plans
MIKE VANGESSEL, VanGessel Investments
RACHEL STEWART, Gardner-White
RICK BAKER, Grand Rapids Chamber
ROBERT RICHARD, DTE
ROBERT H. SCHIERBEEK, RDV Corporation
ROGER SPOELMAN, Spoelman Group
RONALD GRIFKA, MD, University of Michigan
SEAN WELSH, PNC Bank
SHANE NAPPER, Rockford
STEVE VAN ANDEL, Amway
DR. TAMMY BORN HUIZENGA, Born Clinic
TIM SCHOWALTER, Pioneer Construction
TINA FREESE DECKER, Corewell Health
TOM ROSS, Grand River Aseptic Manufacturing
TOM WELCH, Fifth Third Bank