Trustees
The 2009 Board of Trustees of the Community Foundation of the Holland/Zeeland Area consists of 21 community leaders and a representative of the Foundation’s Youth Advisory Committee.
Trustees serve as volunteers and are elected at the Annual Meeting of members each spring. Each is chosen for their unique knowledge, skills and experience and to assure broad representation across various sectors of the Holland/Zeeland community. Trustees may serve up to three consecutive three-year terms.
We are grateful to these individuals who give generously of their time and talent to provide leadership and oversight of the operations of the Foundation and of the growth, investment and distribution of its assets.
| Trustee | Affiliation |
| Matthew J. Lepard, President | General Manager, TUV SUD, Inc. |
| Ann Query, 1st. V.P. | President, Zeeland Chamber of Commerce |
| Randy Thelen, Treasurer President, | Lakeshore Advantage |
| Sue Den Herder, Secretary | Former Teacher, Zeeland Public Schools |
| Taiyoh Afrik, Trustee/YAC | Product Engineer, Johnson Controls, Inc. |
| Char Amante, Trustee | Vice President of Retail/Lending, Macatawa Bank |
| Juanita Bocanegra, Trustee Attorney, | Rhoades, McKee, PC |
| Lori Bush, Trustee | Financial Planner and Business Development Officer, West Michigan Community Bank |
| Thun Champassak, Trustee | Co-Owner, West Michigan Realty of Holland, LLC |
| John Donnelly, Jr., Trustee | Community Representative |
| Eleanor Lopez, Trustee | Health InfoSource Coordinator, Holland Hospital |
| John R. Marquis, Trustee | Attorney, Warner, Norcross & Judd, PC |
| Ritu Mathur, Trustee | Physician, Lakeshore Health Partners |
| Hannes Meyers, Jr., Trustee Retired, | 58th District Court Judge |
| Deb Clark Miller, Trustee | C.P.A., DeLong & Brower, PC |
| Nancy Miller, Trustee | Retired, Dean of Social Sciences & Professor of Education, Hope College |
| Thor Nelson, Trustee | Portfolio Manager - Macatawa Bank Investment Management |
| Peter Neydon, Trustee | Retired President, USF Holland Inc. |
| Judith Smith, Trustee | Community Representative |
| Daniel Zwier, Trustee | Owner, Permaloc Corporation |
| Kristen Etterbeek, YAC Trustee | |
| Robin Afrik, YAC Advisor | Faith in Youth/AmeriCorps Program Director, Good Samaritan Ministries |
| John Nordstrom, Advisor Retired, | Director of Advancement of Hope College |
| James M. Watt, Advisor | Retired |