2026-2028 Strategic Plan

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STRATEGIC PLAN LEADERSHIP BOARD LEADERSHIP

Steve Downing* CHAIR President & CEO Gentex Corporation

Bill Pink, Ph.D.* VICE CHAIR/TREASURER President Ferris State University

BOARD MEMBERS

Sara Armbruster President & CEO Steelcase, Inc. Rick Baker President & CEO Grand Rapids Chamber Matt Biersack, MD President & CEO Trinity Health Grand Rapids Luke Cherveny Grand Rapids Office Managing Partner PwC Michael Davenport President & CEO Jireh Metal Products, Inc. Lauren Davis* West Michigan Region President Huntington Bank Ron DeWaard Managing Partner Varnum LLP Katie Ferris Tax Office Managing Partner BDO Tina Freese Decker* President & CEO Corewell Health Nick Hrnyak CEO Lacks Enterprises Chris Hufnagel President & CEO Wolverine Worldwide, Inc. Josh Hulst* Co-founder & Managing Partner MichiganLabs

Joe Hune VP & President

Rick Pappas, Ed.D. President Davenport University Stacy Paul² President & CEO Array of Engineers Robert Richard President & COO DTE Gas

Randy Thelen* President & CEO The Right Place John Tuttle President Acrisure, LLC

West Michigan & Upper Peninsula, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan

Jonathon Husby President & CEO ADAC John Kennedy

David Van Andel Chairman & CEO Van Andel Institute Al Vanderberg County Administrator/Controller Kent County Mike VanGessel President & CEO Voyage Mark Washington City Manager City of Grand Rapids Mark Wassink Managing Partner Warner, Norcross & Judd Dan Watts CEO US Signal Thomas Welch Regional President Fifth Third Bank, West Michigan Sean Welsh* Regional President Western Michigan, PNC Bank

President & CEO Autocam Medical William (Brad) Kessel CEO Independent Bank Rick Keyes* President & CEO Meijer, Inc. James Kolodziej¹ Operations Manager Flexco Charles W. Lott Senior Vice President Wells Fargo Philomena Mantella, Ph.D.* President GVSU Shane Napper President & CEO Rockford Construction Michael Nelson Chief Operating Officer Amway Corporation Andi Owen President & CEO MillerKnoll Michael Palizzi CEO Miller Canfield

DTE Energy Co. Julie Rietberg CEO Greater Regional Alliance of Realtors

Garrick Rochow President & CEO Consumers Energy Nelson Sanchez* CEO RoMan Manufacturing Tony Sarsam President & CEO SpartanNash John Shay³ City Manager City of Wyoming Rich Sorota CEO

Miller Johnson Tom Stritzinger West Michigan Regional President, Director of Middle Market & Business Banking Comerica Bank Renee Tabben MLWM Market Executive & Managing Director Merrill Lynch Wealth Management

*Executive Committee Member

1 Manufacturers Council Chair

2 Technology Council Representative

3 Community Partner Representative

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