HR Council Members
The TalentFirst HR Council consists of more than 60 HR and DEI leaders from every industry sector across West Michigan.
Learn more about the HR Council’s work and how to join this exclusive group.
Membership in alphabetical order by company name
| Company | Name |
|---|---|
| AEBetancourt | Christa Bird |
| ASE | West Michigan | Lisa Sabourin* |
| American Seating | Tasha Wright |
| Amway | Marisa Paruch* |
| Amway | Amber Snow* |
| Artiflex | Elissa Stormo Hoffman |
| Autocam Medical | Kristy White* |
| "BDO USA, LLP" | Steve Semrinec* |
| Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan | Kellie Norton* |
| Calvin University | Andrew George* |
| Cascade Engineering | Stephanie Schoenherr* |
| Comfort Research | Becky Ploeg* |
| Cooper People Group | Lisa Cooper* |
| Corewell Health | Charlotte Byndas* |
| Corewell Health | Jan Harrington-Davis |
| Corewell Health / Priority Health | Jen Parks* |
| DeWys Metal Solutions | Kacey Regan |
| DISHER | Keri McCarthy* |
| DISHER | Randi Roehling* |
| EG Workforce Solutions | Kurt Wagner* |
| Erhardt Construction | Arlen-Dean Gaddy |
| EY | Joe Dettmann* |
| Frontline Training Solutions | Nathan Leaman* |
| Gentex Corporation | Seth Bushouse* |
| GNS North America | Josh Roberts* |
| Grand Rapids Community College | Christine Coon |
| Grand Valley State University | Jesse Bernal* |
| Haworth Inc. | Ann Harten* |
| Haworth Inc. | Frances Hogsten |
| Herbruck's | Stephanie Kempa |
| Hope College | Sara Dorer* |
| Hope College | Sonja Trent-Brown* |
| Hope Network | Kristen Pearsall* |
| HR Solutions Group | Amy Kraal* |
| John Ball Zoo | Laura Davis* |
| Liv Communities | Jennifer Koster |
| Mary Free Bed Rehabilitation Hospital | Cynthia Springer |
| Meijer | Jordan Aldrich* |
| Mercantile Bank | Brett Hoover |
| Metal Flow Corporation | Samantha Bull* |
| Michigan Software Labs | Andrea Kusmierz* |
| Muskegon Community College | Ken James |
| On-River | Rebecca Chabot* |
| Paramelt | Mylène Sage |
| Perrigo Company | Kolene Miller |
| Pioneer Construction | Yvonne Bedolla* |
| RoMan Manufacturing | Shea Hickman |
| Root Functional Medicine | Nicole Deboer |
| SoundOff Signal | Heidi Hayes* |
| Steelcase Inc. | Isabel Medellin* |
| The Source | Alison Freas* |
| Trinity Health | Cheryl Goodell |
| Trinity Health Grand Rapids | Mary Rosser* |
Varnum, LLP | Ashleigh Draft |
Waséyabek Development Company, LLC | Danielle Smith* |
Wesco, Inc. | Russ Kopp |
| West Shore Community College | Debbie Campbell* |
| Western Michigan University | Dr. Candy McCorkle* |
| Western Michigan University | Tova Sanders* |
| YMCA of Greater Grand Rapids | Megan Wilk* |
| YWCA of West Michigan | Valarie Krause |
*Indicates this person is an inaugural member of TalentFirst’s HR Council, meaning they joined before April 27, 2023.