Board of Trustees

Bill Wittland, President
CEO
Vox Strategic

Simone Thiessen, Vice President
Owner
Thiessen & Co.

Traci Schenkel, Secretary
Friend of the Court
Kent County Friend of the Court

Craig Paull, Treasurer
Counsel, Administrator
Kent County – Indigent Defense

T.J. Ackert
Judge
17th Circuit Court/Probate Court

Nicholas S. Ayoub    
Judge
61st District Court

John Bowen
CEO, Retired
Questx

Chloe N. Cunningham
Assistant Corporate Counsel
Kent County

Steffany J. Dunker
General Counsel
Sentara

Brian Elve
Executive Director
Guiding Light

Pam Hoekwater
Executive Director
Legal Aid of Western Michigan

Kirsten L. Holz 
Asst Corporate Counsel
Kent County – Indigent Defense

Pam Hove, Past-President
Founder
The Tuffin Group

Heidi Hunt 
President and CEO
Community West Credit Union

William G. Kelly    
Judge, Retired
62B District Court

Brian A. Molde
Assistant Corporate Counsel
Kent County

Jeffery G. Muth 
Attorney
Miller Johnson

Brianna Gohlke-Clausen
Executive Director
Grand Rapids Bar Association