Staff Directory
United Way Staff
Michelle Van Dyke
President & CEO
Issue Michelle is most passionate about: I have always been most passionate about children’s causes. Giving children who are living in poverty hope and opportunities is really important to me. That’s one of the primary reasons why I joined United Way. We are fighting poverty and bringing this hope to thousands of children.
Suzanne Moody, Executive Assistant
Administrative & Programs
Becki Postma
Chief Administrative Officer
Programs
Jess Verville, 211 Director
Brenda Brame, Program Manager, Kent County Tax Credit Coalition
John Mitchell, Community Resource Coordinator, 2-1-1
Lynn Snyder, Community Resource Assistant
Trinity Clemens, Community Resource Assistant - Northwest Michigan
Ben Davison, Accounts Payable & Technology Associate
Community Impact
Shannon Blackmon-Gardner
Vice President of Community Impact
Carra Oteto, Community Impact Manager
Emily Schichtel, Senior Community Impact Manager
Kelly Hagmeyer, Grants Manager
Lynsey Comeau, Community Impact Coordinator
Donor Strategy, Marketing & Volunteer Center
Kevin Myers
Vice President of Donor Strategy and Engagement
Marketing
Maribeth Groen, Director of Marketing and Communications
Heather Hutchison, Marketing Manager
The Volunteer Center
Emily Murphy, Sr.Volunteer Center Specialist
Hannah Plumb, Volunteer Center Specialist
Resource Development
Lynne Koss, Director of Individual Philanthropy
Dan TenHoopen, AFL-CIO Community Services Liaison
Kevin Nelson, Sr. Manager of Donor Development
Workplace Fundraising
Nick Brouwer, Director of Corporate Philanthropy
Scott Sorenson, Sr. Account Manager
Hannah Reynolds, Account Manager
Margaret Becker, Account Manager
Finance
Gail Montgomery
Vice President of Finance
Michele Bussler, Accounts Receivable
Manifa Dennison, Director of Accounting
Martha Moore, Grant Finance Manager
Gretchen R Mousel, Director of Fiduciary Services
Kent County Essential Needs Task Force (ENTF) and Continuum of Care
Wende Randall, Director
Nick Dobkowski, Administrative Assistant
Emily Madsen, Data Analyst
Janelle Vandergrift, Food Policy Council Coordinator
Courtney Myers-Keaton, Continuum of Care (CoC) Coordinator
Alyssa Anten, HMIS Administrator
Brianne Czyzio Robach, CoC Program Manager
Evan Hile, Data and Analytics Manager
Ronan Parmenter, Administrative Coordinator