Council Members
Council Members are appointed by the Board of Commissioners for three-year terms. The Board solicits applications for Board-appointed committees in the fall of each year. In addition to its Board-appointed membership, the Council encourages broad participation in its committees. Committee membership is open to the community, and is appointed by the Chair of the Council.
Carol Paine-McGovern, Chair
Consumer Advocate
Savator Selden-Johnson, Vice Chair
Kent County Department of Human Services
Susan Broman
Steelcase Foundation
Candace Cowling
Child & Family Resource Council
Tom Czerwinski
Area Agency on Aging
Beverly A. Drake
Area Community Services & Employment Training
Lynnette Ferrell
Frey Foundation
William A. Forsyth
Kent County Prosecutor
Robert Haight
Heart of West Michigan United Way
Lynn Heemstra
Consumer/Advocate
Judge Patrick Hillary
17th Circuit Court Family Division
Debra Holmes-Garrison
Consumer Advocate
Paul Ippel
network180
Ronald Jimmerson
Cascade Engineering
Sharon Loughridge
DA Blodgett
Cathy Raevsky
Kent County Health Department
Diana Sieger
Grand Rapids Community Foundation
Patti Warmington
Life Guidance Services
Kevin Konarska
Kent Intermediate School District
Andrew Zylstra
Kent County Department of Human Services
