Executive Team
 
Rick Baker
President & CEO
616.771.0322
bakerr@grandrapids.org
Lea DeMaagd
Executive Assistant
616.771.0323
demaagdl@grandrapids.org
Finance and Operations Team
Kate Wezeman
Director of Accounting
616.771.0350
wezemank@grandrapids.org
Trista Bernheisel
Accountant Assistant
616.771.0351
bernheiselt@grandrapids.org
Mary Beth Kenyon
Concierge
616.771.0340
kenyonm@grandrapids.org
Marketing & Communications Team
Sarah Cavanaugh
Director of Marketing
616.771.0339
cavanaughs@grandrapids.org
Samantha Suarez
Communications Specialist
616.771.0337
suarezs@grandrapids.org
Anna Young
Digital Content Specialist
616.771.0338
younga@grandrapids.org
Talent Development
Megan Smith Jovanovic, JD
Vice President of Talent Development
616.771.0317
smithm@grandrapids.org
Ashlie Johnson
Talent Development Program Coordinator
616.771.0310
johnsona@grandrapids.org
Kenneth James
Talent Development Program Manager
616.771.0320
jamesk@grandrapids.org
Events Team
Cindy Johnson
Director of Events
616.771.0334
johnsonc@grandrapids.org
Chantell LaForest
Events Project Manager
616.771.0341
laforestc@grandrapids.org
Business Services Team
Dante Villarreal
Vice President of Business Services
616.771.0314
dantev@grandrapids.org
Omar Cuevas
Director of Development
616.771.0357
omarc@grandrapids.org
Mark Allen
Director of Business Outreach
616.771.0348
allenm@grandrapids.org
Laura Traxler
Membership Engagement Manager
616.771.0303
laurat@grandrapids.org
Zachary Snyder
Membership Engagement Manager
616.771.0319
snyderz@grandrapids.org
Elizabeth Morse
Business Programs Manager
616.771.0342
morsee@grandrapids.org
Government Affairs Team
Andy Johnston
Vice President of
Government & Corporate Affairs
616.771.0335
johnstona@grandrapids.org
Josh Lunger
Director of Government Affairs
616.771.0336
lungerj@grandrapids.org
Alexa Malesky
Public Policy Coordinator
616.771.0311
maleskya@grandrapids.org
Diversity & Inclusion
Family Business Alliance
Marci Schafer
Interim Executive Director
616.771.0574
schaferm@grandrapids.org
Catherine Fell
Events Coordinator
616.771.0358
fellc@grandrapids.org
Haley Braun
Administrative Assistant
616.771.0575
braunh@grandrapids.org
