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Leadership & Management

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Randy Thelen

President & CEO

As President & CEO of The Right Place, 兰迪通过与当地合作来领导经济发展战略, State, and national organizations and stakeholders. 他的角色对组织的核心业务保留工作至关重要, expansion, and attraction within the community, while aligning with The Right Place’s mission of driving sustainable economic growth and shared prosperity for all in the Greater Grand Rapids Region.

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Brad Comment

Senior Vice President, Strategic Initiatives

As Senior Vice President of Strategic Initiatives, Brad负责The Right Place的战略项目和计划, business intelligence, fundraising and public policy. He engages with various partner organizations to lead projects that closely align with The Right Place's 2020-2022 Strategic Plan.

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TaRita D. Johnson

Senior Vice President, Talent & Diversity

TaRita是the Right Place Inc .的人才和多元化高级副总裁. 她致力于与劳动力发展组织合作, employers, 和投资者领导战略,以确保西密歇根州的吸引力, develops, and retains diverse talent.

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Tim Mroz

Senior Vice President, Community Development

作为The Right Place社区发展高级副总裁, Tim负责领导The Right Place基于地点的战略和工作. His focus areas include community development pillars such as smart growth planning, infrastructure & transportation, community leadership & 参与、场所营造、转型场地再开发等等.

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Andria Romkema

Senior Vice President, Marketing and Communications

Andria leads the strategic marketing and communications initiatives for The Right Place to promote West Michigan’s business capabilities across the country and the globe.

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Jane Tierney

Senior Vice President, Finance

Jane provides accurate and timely financial information to The Right Place’s leadership team while ensuring effective internal controls and financial safeguards.

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Brent Case

Vice President, Business Development

布伦特致力于为该地区吸引新的商业投资和就业机会. He also assists West Michigan companies during the decision-making portion of the expansion process to outline the benefits of growing locally as opposed to out-of-state.

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Terry Hossink

Vice President, Manufacturing Services

Terry负责The Right Place的制造服务团队. He is also the Regional Director for the Michigan Manufacturing Technology Center - Grand Rapids office team. This team works with West Michigan’s small and mid-sized manufacturers assisting them with their opportunities for continuous improvement, development, growth, and transition with advanced manufacturing technologies.

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Jennifer Wangler

西密歇根州技术委员会技术副总裁兼主任

Jennifer provides retention and expansion assistance to Right Place clients in Kent County and site location assistance to national and international IT and tech companies. 她还担任西密歇根州技术委员会主任.

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Julie Burrell

Senior Economic Development Director - Newaygo County

Julie serves as the Senior Economic Development Director for the Newaygo County Economic Development Partnership. 在这个职位上,她为纽瓦戈县的公司提供业务支持服务.

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Rachel Gray

Executive Director, Hello West Michigan

As the Executive Director for Hello West Michigan, Rachel leads the organization’s strategy, operations, and membership. 她帮助雇主和潜在候选人了解该地区.

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Staff

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Travis Alden

Senior Director, Community Development

As Senior Director of Community Development, Travis is focused on transformational place-based development projects and initiatives throughout the West Michigan region.

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Jackie Beering

Senior Accountant

Jackie提供会计支持以及所有项目跟踪的监督, collections and records management. 她负责处理应付账款和应收账款交易. Jackie also manages grant reporting for The Center-West, 并负责投资者的账单和记录维护.


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Jakob Bigard

Executive Director, Montcalm Economic Alliance

Jakob担任Montcalm Economic Alliance的执行董事. In this role, 他为蒙特卡姆县的潜在和现有公司提供商业支持服务. Jakob works to continually improve the overall economic state of the county through the lens of people, place, and prosperity.

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René Booker

Program Manager, The Center-West

René Booker is program manager for the Michigan Manufacturing Technology Center-West (The Center-West), providing support for events, marketing, and internal continuous improvement efforts. She also supports The Right Place/The Center-West Manufacturers and Supply Chain Management Councils.


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Curtis Burdette

Executive Director, Oceana County Economic Alliance

柯蒂斯是大洋县经济联盟的经济发展主任. 在此职位上,他为Oceana县的公司提供业务支持服务.

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Shawna Covell

Accounting and Operations Assistant

Shawna performs a wide variety of duties to help with the accounting department and running of the daily administrative operations of the company.

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Jillian Elliott

Manager of Conferences and Events

Jillian is the Manager of Conferences and Events. In her role, she leads the planning and management of events for The Right Place and The Center-West.

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Donna Ford

Assistant to the President and CEO

Donna provides executive assistance to the President & CEO of The Right Place and provides administrative support to The Right Place Board of Directors and the Executive Committee.

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Brandon Hamilton

Executive Assistant

Brandon provides executive assistance to the Sr. 业务发展和人才多元化副总裁. Brandon implements a variety of administrative duties, balance multiple priorities, and contributes to key projects within our talent, diversity, and business development initiatives.

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Eric Heys

Marketing Coordinator

Eric为The Right Place的所有印刷通信需求提供图形和布局支持, 他与当地的印刷商合作,从生产到最终的印刷材料.


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Chloe Hoekstra

Marketing and Communications Intern, Hello West Michigan

Chloe is studying Marketing Management and English at Calvin University and is graduating Spring 2025. She is the Marketing Communications Intern for Hello West Michigan and assists the team with social media, crafting newsletters, and writing blogposts.

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Eric Icard

Senior Director of Business Development

Eric为Right Place客户提供保留和扩展方面的帮助. 他为国内和国际生命科学公司提供选址协助. He also serves as the facilitator for the MiDevice group.


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Victor Joaquin, SHRM-CP

Talent Program Manager

As Talent Program Manager for The Right Place, 维克多致力于建立企业之间的合作关系, colleges, universities, 以及致力于西密歇根社区繁荣的组织.

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Jessica Kuster

Program Manager, Hello West Michigan

杰西卡是“你好西密歇根”的项目经理, 她在哪里监督实习和候选人联系项目, marketing and communication needs, and facilitates member orientation and training programs.

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Mia LaMontagne

Marketing & Communications Intern

Mia is an Advertising & 大峡谷州立大学公共关系专业的学生,将于2025年春季毕业. 作为the Right Place的市场营销和传播实习生, Mia assists the marketing team with social media, web content management, email marketing, and public relations.

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Peter Lee

Business Development Intern

Peter is a Calvin University student from South Korea and he majors in Marketing management and minors in supply chain management and information systems. As the Business Development intern at the Right Place, he will be assisting in research and analysis for the business development team and also assist in various administrative activities.

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Steven Lopez

Business Development Specialist, The Center-West

Steven Lopez is an experienced Business Development Specialist with the Michigan Manufacturing Technology Center – West, affiliated with The Right Place. Specializing in plant and production management, 史蒂文对卓越运营和精益流程充满热情. He is notably recognized for his expertise in driving operational excellence and innovation within Industry 4.0. As West Michigan's lead Industry 4.0 assessor, Steven conducts comprehensive Industry 4.0 assessments across West Michigan's 13 counties, 专注于识别提高运营绩效的技术. 服务于巴里县和肯特部分地区的中小型制造商, his work is instrumental in advancing technological innovation and fostering growth in Michigan's dynamic manufacturing sector. Through these efforts, Steven plays a crucial role in ensuring the regional manufacturing industry remains competitive and innovative in the evolving global landscape.

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Kristi Lucas-Zimmerman

梅森县商会联盟经济发展主任

克里斯蒂担任梅森县商会联盟的经济发展主任. 在这个职位上,她为潜在的和现有的公司提供业务支持服务. 她致力于通过留住企业来改善梅森县的整体经济状况, expansion, and attraction. Additionally, Kristi facilitates community development and is currently working on housing and trails initiatives for Mason County.

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Emily Mace

Investor Relations Specialist

As Investor Relations Specialist, Emily致力于为The Right Place建立和实施一个全面的筹款策略. This includes managing the necessary administrative infrastructure and building relationships with current and future investors.

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Rafael Martinez

Business Intelligence & Research Manager

Rafael works as a Business Intelligence & Research Manager for The Right Place. In this role, 他为该组织提供商业情报和经济研究, and to investors and other stakeholders.


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Sadie McKinstry

Business Development Specialist, The Center-West

Sadie McKinstry is a Business Development Specialist for the Michigan Manufacturing Technology Center-West, 主要服务于位于渥太华和阿勒甘县的中小型制造商.

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Allyssa Murphy

Marketing and Communications Manager

As the Marketing and Communications Manager, Allyssa manages the website, social media channels, blog, 为The Right Place和The central - west团队进行电子邮件和数字营销活动.

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Jodi Nichols

湖县经济发展联盟执行董事

Jodi担任莱克县经济发展联盟的执行董事. In this role, she provides business support services to prospective and existing employers and leads critical community development initiatives to improve the overall state of the county and community’s quality of life.

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Tristan Reuben

Business Development Coordinator

特里斯坦是The Right Place的业务发展协调员. 他与肯特郡的公司合作开展扩张和保留项目, while additionally providing site selection services to companies looking to come to West Michigan.

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Matthew Streeter

Business Intelligence Intern

Matthew is studying Economics and Statistics at Grand Valley State University and will graduate in the spring of 2025. As the Business Intelligence (BI) intern, Matthew assists the BI team in research, data collection, analysis, and communication.

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Angela Violet

Human Resources Manager

As Human Resources Manager, 安吉拉负责组织的日常人力资源工作. She is a resource for team members and the organization as she works to improve the employee experience. Angela handles team member onboarding and orientation, benefits administration, management of organizational policies, and compliance matters.

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Kelly Wawsczyk

Executive Director, Mecosta County Development Corporation

Kelly担任Mecosta County Development Corporation的执行董事. 在此职位上,她领导推动经济发展 Mecosta County 通过吸引、保留和扩大商业和工业.

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John Wiegand

Business Intelligence & Research Manager

As Business Research & Intelligence Manager for The Right Place, John为该组织提供商业情报和经济研究, investors and other stakeholders.

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Ryan Wilson

Executive Director, Ionia County Economic Alliance

Ryan provides leadership in the development and implementation of economic development initiatives focused on People, Place, 并与当地需求和区域战略保持一致.

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Amy Winkler

Client Coordinator, The Center-West

Amy Winkler is the Client Coordinator for the Michigan Manufacturing Technology Center-West Regional Office at The Right Place, Inc. Amy coordinates customer consulting and training projects, user groups and workshops, 并监督这些活动是否符合合同报告要求.

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Ben Wood

Business Development Specialist, The Center-West

Ben负责与西密歇根州的中小型制造商合作, focusing on Mason, Lake, Osceola, Oceana, Newaygo, Mecosta, Muskegon, Montcalm, Ionia, and Northern Kent Counties. 他帮助他们评估持续改进和成长的机会.

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Upcoming Events

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Hello West Michigan Intern Connect 2024

Hello West Michigan Intern Connect 2024

Intern Connect is a half-day professional development conference designed to teach area interns about West Michigan’s lifestyle and abundant economic opportunities.

June 26, 2024
12:30PM–5:00PMGLC Live at 20 Monroe