Our Team

Our Staff and Board

Leadership Team

Ryan VerWys

President & CEO

Berniz Constanza Terpstra

Vice President of Housing and Family Services

Michelle Covington

Vice President of Advancement

Andrew Hakken

General Counsel

Irene Helmholdt

Executive Assistant and Administrative Services Manager

Jan van der Woerd

Vice President of Real Estate Development & Management

Housing and Family Services

Rebecca Abraham

Intake Specialist

Veronica Arvizu

Family Haven & Permanent Supportive Housing Manager

Alicia Beene

Lead Family Self Sufficiency Coordinator

Janessa Crosby

Housing Counselor and Educator

Nichole DeVries

Lead Bilingual Housing Counselor and Educator

Tony Evans

Resident Advocate for PSH & Youth

Gabriela Guzman

Housing Resource Specialist

Chelsea Knott

FSS Coordinator

Justin Kooreman

Community Connector, Emerald Flats

Kelvin Jackson

Community Connector, 435 LaGrave

Jenni Lewis

Grants and Systems Coordinator

Kelsey McFarland

Senior Manager of Housing Programs

DeShawn Pope

Community Connector, 415 Franklin

China Sells

Housing Resource Specialist

Anya Ward

Resident Engagement and Communications Manager

Real Estate Development and Management

Skyler Allen

Maintenance Technician

Randy Bliss

Maintenance Technician

Amy Cogswell

Senior Property Manager

Kiala Crawford

Property Manager

Jordan Dotson

Facilities Manager

Aaron Eding

Property Manager

Jeffrey Ellis

Appliance Technician

Jeff Fuller

Maintenance Technician

David Keller

Site Manager at Stockbridge

Cecilia Kellogg

Facilities Administrative Coordinator

Jessamyn Libolt

Project Manager

Abi Littlejohn

Site Manager at The Southgate

Paul Miyamoto

Senior Construction Project Manager

Eliel Rosario Polanco

Construction Technician

Bill Price III

Construction Technician

Dakota Riehl

Senior Real Estate Development Manager

Roberto Rivera

Maintenance Technician

Jerrod Roberts

Construction Technician

Kylan Tette

Maintenance Technician

Freshta Tori Jan

Real Estate Development Associate

Alex Valentine

Leasing Coordinator

Margie Vera

Senior Compliance Manager

Rilla Williams

Property Manager

Finance

Genie Bottomley

Assistant Controller

Angela Kurtz

Revenue Specialist

Advancement

Sheryl Baas

Volunteer and Stewardship Coordinator

Ellen Hekman

Advancement Assistant

Hank Kroondyk

Planned Giving Specialist

Ben Poosawtsee

Foundation and Donor Relations Manager

Jenelle Quinlan

Advancement Manager

Marie Tiemersma Eakin

Data and Communications Specialist

Administration

Traci Douglas

HR Manager

Maria Mora

Receptionist

Board of Directors

The Board of Directors meets on the 4th Wednesday of every other month beginning at 5:30PM.


Lee Hardy, Chair, Calvin University

Eunice Lopez-Martin, Vice Chair, Steelcase

Tom Prince, Treasurer, Hungerford Nichols

Arlen-Dean Gaddy, Secretary, Erhardt Construction

Jamecia Adams, Keller Williams Realty

Devetta Blakely, Cherry Health

David Contant, Build Design Restore (BDR)

Mary DeYoung, Gray Space Collaborative

Marjorie Dood, BASIC Benefits LLC

Janice Dorsey, Arkenya Incorporated/SOWN

William Jackson, Corewell Health

Rhoda Kreuzer, Partners in Action, Inc.

Brianne Pitchford, Triangle Associates Inc

Rick Treur

Lexi Woods, Great Lakes Commercial Finance

Cameron Young, Behler-Young Company

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