CEO Council Current Members

CEO Council Members

The TalentFirst CEO Council consists of more than 100 of employers from every industry sector across West Michigan.

Learn more about the CEO Council’s work and how to join this exclusive group.

Membership in alphabetical order by company name

Company nameName
1 Bold StepAdam Clarke
42 North PartnersMike Jandernoa
Advantage Benefits Group IncRobert Hughes
AEBetancourtArt Betancourt
AMDG ArchitectsPeter Baldwin
American Society of Employers | West MichiganLisa Sabourin
AmwayBrian Kraus
Applied InnovationJohn Lowery
Aquinas CollegeAlicia Cordoba
ArtiflexErin Hoffmann
Autism Alliance of MichiganColleen Allen
Autocam MedicalJohn Kennedy
Axios HRKellie Haines
Baker CollegeAaron Maike, Ph.D.
BDO USA, LLPKatie Ferris
Blue Cross Blue Shield of MichiganJoseph Hune
Brooks Capital ManagementScott Brooks
Cascade EngineeringChristina Keller
Comerica IncorporatedTom Stritzinger
Consumers EnergyGarrick Rochow
Corewell HealthTina Freese-Decker
Cornerstone UniversityGerson Moreno-Riaño
Crowe LLPVictor Sturgis
Davenport UniversityRick Pappas
DeWys Metal SolutionsJon DeWys
DISHERJoe Dyer
DTE EnergyJerry Norcia
EG Workforce SolutionsMark Lancaster
Emmanuel HospiceSara Lowe
Erhardt ConstructionBen Wickstrom
Express Employment ProfessionalsJanis Petrini
EYJay Preston
Ferris State UniversityBill Pink
Fifth Third Bank, National AssociationTom Welch
FlexcoDoug Saunders
Gentex CorporationSteve Downing
GNS North AmericaMike Alcala
Goodwill Industries of West MichiganJeanette Hoyer
Grace Christian UniversityKen Kemper
Grand Rapids Community CollegeCharles Lepper
Grand Valley State UniversityPhilomena Mantella
GW Ford ConsultingGene Ford
Haworth IncFranco Bianchi
Hines CorporationLarry Hines
Honor ConstructionJeff Royce
Hope NetworkBob Von Kaenel
HR Solutions GroupAmy Kraal
Huntington BankLauren Davis
Impact Fluids, Inc.John Hoff
Interphase InteriorsJohnny Brann Jr.
IrwinWin Irwin
Jireh Metal ProductsMichael Davenport
John Ball ZooPeter D'Arienzo
JSJ CorporationNelson Jacobson
KeyBankMichael Sytsma
Lorin IndustriesPark Kersman
Mary Free Bed Rehabilitation HospitalKent Riddle
MeijerRick Keyes
Mercantile BankRaymond Reitsma
Metal Flow CorporationKelly Springer
Michigan Software LabsMark Johnson
Miller Johnson AttorneysRich Sorota
Mixed Staffing & RecruitingSara Knoester
MKO Holdings LLCMike Olthoff
Montcalm Community CollegeConnie Stewart
Muskegon Community CollegeJohn Selmon
Muskegon Family CareTracy McDaniel
Pioneer ConstructionTim Schowalter
Pliant PlasticsJeff McMartin
PNC Financial Services GroupSean Welsh
Pridgeon and Clay Inc.Kevin Clay
Pure ArchitectsZachary Verhulst
RDV CorporationBob Schierbeek
Rockford Construction Co.Mike VanGessel
RoMan Manufacturing Inc.Nelson Sanchez
Root Functional MedicineErica Armstrong
SeyferthPRGinny Seyferth
Shape CorpMark White
softArchitectureBruce Los
SoundOff SignalBryan Nyeholt
Spectrum IndustriesKevin Bassett
Steelcase Inc.Sara Armbruster
Trinity Health Grand RapidsMatthew Biersack
Trinity Health MuskegonGary Allore
Valley City Electronic RecyclingJason Kehr
Varnum LLPScott Hill
Warner Norcross + JuddMark Wassink
Webb ChemicalBrad Hilleary
WescoJJ Westgate
West Shore BankRay Biggs
West Shore Community CollegeScott Ward
Western Land ServicesJohn Wilson
Western Michigan UniversityEdward Montgomery
Whitecaps Professional Baseball Inc.Joe Chamberlin
William Charles Search GroupBill Benson
Wolverine Coil Spring CompanyJay Dunwell
Wolverine Worldwide Inc.Christopher Hufnagel
Women's Resource CenterTrudy Ender
Workforce Strategies Inc. (WSI)Jeff O'Brien
YMCA of Greater Grand RapidsScott Lewis
YWCA West Central MichiganCharisse Mitchell

Founding members

Brooks Capital Management, Jim Brooks

Cascade Engineering, Fred Keller