Photo Gallery

Thank you to all of our guests, speakers, hosts and sponsors for their commitment to making this first-ever event a success. Enjoy the W MI Regional Policy Conference photos.

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Photos by Mr. Russ Climie, Owner, Tiberius Images

WOOD TV8 - Videos

Growing West Michigan's Economy - Windows Media Player file (.wmp)
Solving Michigan's Economic Troubles - Windows Media Player file (.wmp)

Additional Coverage

MLive: West Michigan Regional Policy Conference, Created on September 18, 2008
http://photos.mlive.com/gallery/4469/West Michigan Regional Policy Conference/slideshow

Contact Angela Brown at 616.771.0338 for press-related information.

Many thanks to those who are helping present the first-ever West Michigan Public Policy Conference...

Co-Chairs

  • Jeff Connolly, President, West Michigan Operations, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan
  • Doug DeVos, President, Amway
  • Jim Dunlap, Regional Group President, Huntington Bank
  • Peter Secchia, SIBSCO LLC

Steering Committee

  • Craig Adams, Grand Landing LLC
  • Heather Brolick, Community Shores Bank
  • Jim Brooks, Brooks Capital Management, LLC
  • John Bultema III, Fifth Third Bank
  • Marge Byington-Potter, Detroit River Tunnel Project
  •  Jane Clark, Holland Chamber of Commerce
  •  Jeff Connolly, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Michigan
  •  Joe Davio, Comerica Bank
  • Doug DeVos, Amway Corp.
  • Jim Dunlap, Huntington Bank
  • David Eisler, Ferris State University
  • Wes Eklund, Fleet Engineers
  • Bob Ellis, RVE, Inc.
  • Jeanne Englehart, Grand Rapids Area Chamber of Commerce
  •  Michael Faas, Metro Health
  • Denyse Ferguson, Lansing Area Economic Partnership
  • Joy Gaasch, Grand Haven Chamber of Commerce
  • Bing Goei, Eastern Floral & Gifts, Inc.
  • Thomas Haas, Grand Valley State University
  •  Dwight Hamilton, Miller, Johnson PLC
  • Brian Harris, H & H Metal Source International Inc.
  • Dick Haworth, Haworth
  • Steve Heacock, Van Andel Institute
  • Kim Horn, Priority Health
  •  JC Huizenga, National Heritage Academies
  • Mike Jandernoa, Bridge Street Capital Partners
  • Fred Keller, Cascade Engineering Inc.
  •  Ron Kitchens, Southwest Michigan First
  • Birgit Klohs, The Right Place, Inc.
  •  Phil Koning, Macatawa Bank
  • Cindy Larsen, Muskegon Chamber of Commerce
  • Doug Luciani, Traverse City Chamber of Commerce
  • Phil McCorkle, St. Mary's Health Care
  • Arnie Mikon, Tower Pinkster
  • Larry Murphy, Varnum Riddering Schmidt Howlett
  • Juan Olivarez, Kalamazoo Community Foundation
  • Mike Olthoff, Nichols Paper
  • Mary Ellen Rodgers, Deloitte LLP
  • Jared Rodriguez, Grand Rapids Area Chamber of Commerce
  • Bob Roth, RoMan Manufacturing Inc.
  • Doug Rothwell, Detroit Renaissance
  • Steward Sandstrom, Kalamazoo Regional Chamber of Commerce
  • Jerry Scott, GHSP
  • Peter Secchia, SIBSCO LLC
  • Ginny Seyferth, Seyferth, Spaulding, Tennyson
  • Roger Spoelman, Mercy Health Partners
  •  Greg Sundstrom, City of Grand Rapids
  • Randy Thelen, Lakeshore Advantage
  • Joseph Tomaselli, Amway Grand Plaza Hotel
  • Jerry Tubergen, RDV Corporation
  • Mike VanGessel, Rockford Construction Company
  • Peter Varga, The Rapid
  •  Ted Vecchio, Applied Mechanics Corporation
  • Doug Wagner, Warner, Norcross & Judd, LLP
  • Larry Williamson, Comcast
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