Members of Van Andel Institute’s (VAI) Board of Governors support the Institute financially and are the ambassadors who share VAI’s mission, vision and important work with others to help gain further support to advance the Institute’s efforts.
Board of Governors members are encouraged to make an annual contribution of $3,000 or more per couple. Membership in the Board of Governors is by invitation only.
The goals of the Board of Governors are as follows:
The Board of Governors will have a minimum of two invitation lectures and one social engagement each year. Events include:
January 1, 2022 – December 31, 2022
Co-chairs: Tim Long & Vicky Ludema
Carl Falkenstern and Marguerite Aitken | Rosemary Anderson | Kurt Arvidson |
Brian and Lori Vander Baan | Jeffrey and Cheryl Baker | James and Shirley Balk |
Jean Bassett | Jeff and Stephanie Battershall | John and Ginny Baysore |
Pricilla Becker | Stacie Behler | Brian and Tami Jo Beltman |
Jeffrey and Meg Bennett | Matthew and Shari Berger | Gregory and Rajene Betz |
Dave and Jill Bielema | Dan and Anne Bitzer | Ted and Betsy Boelema |
Chuck and Chris Boelkins | Dave and Carrie Boer | M. Rodrick and Kathleen Bolhous |
Jeremy Bouwhuis | Anne Brennan | Brent and Rachael Brinks |
Lenny and Laura Brucato | Jim and Martie Bultman | William and Jackie Bylenga |
Carol Bylsma | Jerry and Suzanne Callahan | Scott and Heidi Campbell |
Josh and Linda Jo Carron | Jeff Cauley | Peter and Soonmee Cha-Stamos |
Tom and Nancy Claus | Sam Colella | Tom and Nancy Coles |
Steven and Diane Colvin | Ryan and Jessica Cook | Keith and Shirley Cook |
Matthew Cook | Charles and Laura Cox | Mimi Cummings |
Tom and Tracy Curran | Dave and Karen Custer | Stephen Czech |
Kim Dabbs | Thomas and Jacquie DeJonge | Doug and Sandy Dekock |
Marleen DeLong | Dan DeRyke | Robert and Allison DeVilbiss |
Douglas and Maria DeVos | Dick and Betsy DeVos | Luann and Ron DeVries |
Brian and Barbara DeVries | John and Michele Dykema | Mark Eastburg |
Henry and Anne Emrich | Pete and LeAnn Engles | Tom and Mickie Fox |
Tina Freese-Decker | José Pedro Freitas | Dan and Lou Ann Gaydou |
Stuart Genschaw | Stephen Germic | Dan Goris |
Braden Graham | Martin and Peggy Greydanus | Jefra Groendyk |
Ron Haan | Peter Hahn | Jana Hall |
Tom and Lynn Hammer | Jeff and Ann Harten | Kurt and Madelon Hassberger |
Paul and Sheryl Haverkate | Matthew and Jennifer Haworth | Tom Helmstetter |
Paulus and Rosemary Heule | Dave and Donna Hockstra | Steve Hodges |
Matt and Lynn Hoeksema | Philip and Sharon Hoekstra | Rhonda Huismann |
J.C. and Tammy Huizenga | Bill and Starr Humphries | Tony Hunter |
Ben and Molly Hunting | Win and Kyle Irwin | John James |
Mike and Sue Jandernoa | Sidney and Cate Jansma | Tom Jasper |
Kevin Jeakle | Kurt and Lynn Jekkals | Matt and Sarah Jones |
Peter and Veronica Jones | David and Nancy Kammeraad | Brenda Kastner |
Greg and Tammie Keane | John and Nancy Kennedy | Rick Keyes |
Chun Yul Kim | Craig and Deb Kinney | Linda Klein |
Greg and Birgit Klohs | Steve Klotz | Jerry and Maribeth Kooiman |
Matt Kool | Al and Robin Koop | Blake and Mary Krueger |
Greg and Patrice Lankfer | John and Katie Kuiper | Raymond and Jeannine Lanning |
Ken and Bertil Larm | John Leese | Timothy and Kimberly Long |
Charles Lott | Gary and Vicky Ludema | Michael and Suzanne Lunn |
David and Cynthia Madiol | Philomena Mantella | Holly McCaw |
Thomas and Dawn McDonald | Tom and Jackie McGovern | Michael and Jen McGraw |
Mike and Dina McKnight-Dargis | Mark and Mary Beth Meijer | Deb Meijer |
Rusty and Jenn Merchant | Buzz and Lisa Miller | Jack Miller |
Bill and Pat Mills | Ben and Elisabeth Mills | Mike and Rachel Mraz |
Chris and Kara Ver Muelen | Mark and Elizabeth Murray | Richard and Paula Nelson |
Laurie-Ann Netto | Jack Nichols | Juan and Mary Olivarez |
Steve and Beth Olson | Milind Pant | Rick Pappas |
Lee and Alexandra Perez | Lewis Pitsch | Richard Postma |
Todd Rempe | John and Ann Renucci | Garry and Pat Ringnalda |
Jeffery Roberts | Paul Becker and Eve Rogus | Doug Rottman |
Timothy Rottschafer | John and Therese Rowerdink | Gideon Sanders |
Mark Satkoski | Timothy and Barbara Schowalter | Mary Schregardus |
Matt and Sarah Scogin | Charlie Secchia | Tony and Dawn Semple |
George and Missy Sharpe | George and Linda Sharpe | Tom and Barb Shaw |
Sherri Smith | David and Linda Spencer | John and Judy Spoelhof |
Robert and Susan Stafford | Frank and Dana Stanek | Bob Stead |
Ann Stephens | James and Dolly Strikwerda | Tom and Mary Stuit |
Theresa Sullivan | Duke Suwyn | Renee Tabben |
Praveen Thadani | Steve and Laura Triezenberg | John Truscott |
David and Sandy Turner | Dave and Carol Van Andel | Steve and Amy Van Andel |
Dan Van Dyck | Michael and Michelle Van Dyke | Daniel and Ann Marie Van Eerden |
Ronald and Helen Van Farowe | Donna Van Haren | Maria Van Til |
John Van Wylen | Allen and Nancy VanderLaan | Doug and Amy VanderWoude |
Michael and Gayle VanGessel | David and Beth VanPortfliet | Peter and Denise Versluis |
Chris and Dana Vinton | Russ and Chris Visner | Phil and Kathy Vogelsang |
Tom and Laurie Welch | Juli Wemmer | Tina Wheeler |
Ben and Jennifer Wickstrom | Scott and Rebecca Wierda | Julie Wiersema |
Greg and Meg Wilit | Jim and Sue Williams | Bob and Karen Wiltz |
Les and Jane Wong | Jim and Mary Workman | John and Kathy Workman |
Jim and Jane Zwiers |