ACSET Workforce Development Board
The ACSET Workforce Development Board (WDB) will provide policy and programguidance for all activities funded under any WIA or other employment and
training programs in Kent and Allegan County.
The WDB meetings are open to the public. There is a special time set aside for all public comments. The WDB meets the third Wednesday of February, April, June, August, October, and December.
The members of the ACSET Workforce Development Board are as follows:
| Chairman | Vice-Chairman |
|---|---|
| Earl (Win) Irwin
President/CEO Irwin Seating Co. |
Susan Roeder
President Roeder & Associates |
| Members of the Board | |
| Birthhale Archie
President/CEO Nursing Care Professionals |
Nancy Ayres
General Manager Clipper Belt Lacer Corp. |
| Susan Bailey-Carmen
Director Allegan County DHS |
Mark Bergsma
Account Executive Berends Hendricks Struit Insurance |
| Charles Birr
|
Don Black
Consumer Retired - Private Sector |
| David Bulkowski
Executive Director Disability Advocates of Kent County |
Brian Cloyd
Vice President Steelcase, Inc. |
| William Coderre
President Junior Achievement - MI Great Lakes, Inc. |
Jay Dunwell
President Wolverine Coil Spring Co. |
| Jeanne Englehart
President Greater Grand Rapids Chamber of Commerce |
Robert Haight
President Heart of West Michigan United Way |
| Cato Howard Jr.
Center Director Gerald R. Ford Job Corps Center |
Earl James
Director City Vision |
| Ron Jimmerson
Human Resources Manager Cascade Engineering |
Birgit Klohs
President Right Place Program |
| Debbie Knoohuisen
Community Services Liaison AFL/CIO at United Way |
Deb Laakso
Partner Mortgage House |
| Ronald Modreski
Owner RAM Management Group |
Paul Mulka
Director of Program Development Michigan Career & Technical Institute |
| Donald Oetman
Director Region I-D UAW |
Daniel Oglesby
Vice President of Human Resources Spectrum Health, Inc. |
| Juan Olivarez
President Grand Rapids Community College |
Gayle Orange
Executive Director Camp Fire USA, West Michigan Council |
| David Parker
Vocational Rehabilitation Manager MDCD/MRS |
Stanley Pruski
Owner SPSolutions, LLC |
| Phillip Rios
Project Manager West Michigan Strategic Alliance WIRED |
Luisa Schumacher
Mgr. Community Relations Metro Health |
| Chuck Smeester
Partner Williams Charles Executive Search |
David Smith
President The Employers' Association |
| Mark Thomas
Superintendent Northview School District |
Peter Varga
Executive Director Interuban Transit Partnership |
| Paul Weninger
Director Liquid Operations Perrigo Co. |
Linda Zizos
|
| Andrew Zlystra
Director Department of Human Services (DHS) |
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