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

Philip Hall

Vice President of Asset Management

Molly Petersen

Vice President of Finance

Jan van der Woerd

Vice President of Real Estate Development and Construction

Housing and Family Services

Rebecca Abraham

Intake Specialist

Paula Alvarez

Family Self-Sufficiency Coordinator

Veronica Arvizu

Housing Stabilization Program Manager

Meselech Beld

SOAR Practitioner

Sonia Burrell

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Lila Carson

Permanent Supportive Housing Case Manager

Sophia Courtney

Resident Experience and Events Lead

Janessa Crosby

Housing Counselor and Educator

Nichole DeVries

Lead Bilingual Housing Counselor and Educator

Sage Faustino

Permanent Supportive Housing Case Manager

Gabriela Guzman

Permanent Supportive Housing Supervisor

Linsey Holverson

Housing Resource Specialist

Kelvin Jackson

Community Connector | 435 LaGrave

Justin Kooreman

Community Connector | Emerald Flats

Sydney Lee

Family Self-Sufficiency Coordinator

Kelsey McFarland

Senior Manager of Homeownership Programs & Evaluation

Ashley Miggins

PSH Case Manager

Karen Moreno

Housing Counselor and Educator

Alex Valentine

Quality Assurance Manager

Rashyah Weatherspoon

Housing Stability Case Manager

Real Estate Development and Construction

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

Ron Bradshaw

Maintenance Technician

Amy Cogswell

Senior Property Manager

Kiala Crawford

Property Manager

Jordan Dotson

Facilities Manager

Aaron Eding

Property Manager

Jeff Fuller

HVAC Technician

Andrew Hill

Construction Technician

David Keller

Building Site Manager - Stockbridge

Syreeta Haywood

Site Manager

Cecilia Howe

Facilities Operations Supervisor

Abi Littlejohn

Building Site Manager - The Southgate

Luke Moore

Maintenance Technician

Eliel Rosario Polanco

Construction Supervisor

Bill Price III

Maintenance Field Supervisor

Roberto Rivera

Maintenance Technician

Jerrod Roberts

Compliance Technician

Andrew Senni

Leasing and Compliance Coordinator

Raphael Shamsiddeen

Leasing and Compliance Coordinator

Madison Smith-Jacoby

Facilities & Construction Assistant

Yudier Soca

Construction Technician

Margie Vera

Senior Compliance Manager

Rilla Williams

Property Manager

Austin Wolf

Lead Appliance Technician

Finance

Kenna Defersha

Accounting Assistant

Linda Dykhuis

Accounts Payable Specialist

Rachael Olson

Senior Accountant

Peggy Tanis

Controller

Drew Wurn

Accountant

Advancement

Sheryl Baas

Volunteer and Project Manager

Deb DeJong

Volunteer Programs Assistant

Hank Kroondyk

Planned Giving Specialist

Jenni Lewis

Grants Manager

Ethan VanOrman

Advancement Specialist

Jenelle Quinlan

Advancement Manager

Kathleen Roark

Data and Communications Specialist

Hasset Woldu

Advancement Assistant

Administration

Sandra Conley

Receptionist Assistant

Ellen Hekman

Executive Assistant

Irene Helmholdt

Operations Manager and HR Coordinator

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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