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

Phillip Hall

Vice President of Asset Management

Irene Helmholdt

Executive Assistant and Administrative Services Manager

Molly Petersen

Vice President of Finance

Jan van der Woerd

Vice President of Real Estate Development

Housing and Family Services

Rebecca Abraham

Intake Specialist

Paula Alvarez

Housing Counselor and Educator

Veronica Arvizu

Family Haven & Permanent Supportive Housing Manager

Meselech Beld

Housing Resource Case Manager

Sonia Burrell

Community Connector | 415 MLK

Sophia Courtney

Housing Resource Specialist

Janessa Crosby

Housing Counselor and Educator

Nichole DeVries

Lead Bilingual Housing Counselor and Educator

Gabriela Guzman

Housing Stabilization Services Manager

Kelvin Jackson

Community Connector | 435 LaGrave

Chelsea Knott

FSS Coordinator

Justin Kooreman

Community Connector | Emerald Flats

Kelsey McFarland

Senior Manager of Homeownership Programs and Evaluation

Ashley Miggins

Housing Resource Specialist

Karen Moreno

Housing Counselor and Educator

Real Estate Development

Crystal Bravo

Real Estate Development Manager

Jessamyn Libolt

Project Manager

Paul Miyamoto

Senior Construction Project Manager

Dakota Riehl

Senior Real Estate Development Manager

Asset Management

Skyler Allen

Appliance Technician

Randy Bliss

Maintenance Technician

Cassondra Boda

Site Manager - Steepleview

Ron Bradshaw

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

HVAC Technician

Andrew Hill

Construction Technician

David Keller

Site Manager at Stockbridge

Cecilia Howe

Facilities Operations Supervisor

Abi Littlejohn

Site Manager at The Southgate

Eliel Rosario Polanco

Construction Supervisor

Bill Price III

Maintenance Field Supervisor

Roberto Rivera

Maintenance Technician

Jerrod Roberts

Compliance Technician

Steven Russo

Maintenance Technician

Madison Smith-Jacoby

Facilities & Construction Assistant

Kylan Tette

Construction Technician

Alex Valentine

Leasing Coordinator

Margie Vera

Senior Compliance Manager

Rilla Williams

Property Manager

Finance

Kristina Eberlein

Senior Accountant

Kari Joslyn

Accounting Assistant

Peggy Tanis

Controller

Drew Wurn

Revenue Accountant

Advancement

Sheryl Baas

Volunteer and Project Manager

Deb DeJong

Volunteer Programs Assistant

Ellen Hekman

Advancement Assistant

Hank Kroondyk

Planned Giving Specialist

Jenni Lewis

Grants Manager

Jenelle Quinlan

Advancement Manager

Kathleen Roark

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.


Cameron Young, Chair, Behler-Young Company

Eunice Lopez-Martin, Vice Chair, Steelcase

Brianne Pitchford, Secretary, Triangle Associates Inc.

Tom Prince, Treasurer, Hungerford

Devetta Blakely, Cherry Health

Omar Brown, OA Private Capital

David Contant, BDR Custom Homes

Mary DeYoung, Gray Space Collaborative

Janice Dorsey, Arkenya Designs, Inc./SOWN

Lee Hardy, Calvin University

Alma Obande, Grand Rapids Public Schools

Ryan Ogle, Blue House Properties

Rick Treur, Grand Rapids Chamber

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