Board of Directors
Our Board of Directors is composed of representatives of housing and civil rights advocacy groups, community organizations, private industry, educational institutions, legal and housing professions, and local human service agencies. The Board and staff recently completed an environmental scan and a five-year strategic plan, updating the Center's goals, vision and mission. View our 2019 Annual Report.
Sharon Smith
President
Aquinas College
John Smith
Vice President
Legal Aid of Western Michigan
Ryan VanderMeer
Treasurer
Urban Pharm
Andrea Crumback
Secretary
Michigan Supreme Court
Doretha Ardoin
Immediate Past President
Greenridge Realty, Inc.
Zahabia Ahmed-Usmani
GVSU Kaufman Interfaith Institute
Michelle Behrenwald
Inspired Design
Rhae-Ann Booker
University of Michigan Health - West
Yarrow Brown
Housing North
Susan Cervantes
Community Member
Floriza Genautis
Management Business Solutions
Dan Koorndyk
State Farm Insurance
Patrick Lonergan
Fifth Third Bank, retired
Kathryn Mullins
Ferris State University
Dave Stellin
Lake Michigan Credit Union
Kristin Turkelson
City of Grand Rapids Planning Department
Mike Yates
Mercantile Bank