About Us
Our Team
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Leadership & Management
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Randy Thelen
President & CEOAs President and CEO of The Right Place, 兰迪·泰伦负责大急流城地区的经济发展战略. 实现该地区成为全国主要增长经济体之一的愿景, Randy collaborates with business and community leaders to focus efforts on strengthening three strategic pillars: People, Place, and Prosperity.
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Brad Comment
Senior Vice President, Strategic InitiativesAs 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 & DiversityTaRita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 CommunicationsAndria 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, FinanceJane 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 ServicesTerry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 CountyJulie 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 MichiganAs 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.
Staff
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Travis Alden
Senior Director, Community DevelopmentAs 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 AccountantJackie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 MMTC-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 AllianceJakob担任Montcalm Economic Alliance的执行董事. In this role, he provides business support services to prospective and existing companies in Montcalm County. 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, MMTC-Westren
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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 AssistantShawna 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 EventsJillian is the Manager of Conferences and Events. 在她的角色中,她领导the Right Place和MMTC-West的活动规划和管理.
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Donna Ford
Assistant to the President and CEODonna 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 AssistantBrandon 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 CoordinatorEric provides graphic and layout support for all printed communication needs of The Right Place, 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 MichiganChloe 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 DevelopmentEric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 ManagerAs 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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Abena Korang
Talent and Diversity InternAbena is pursuing a degree in Economics from Calvin University and will be graduating in December 2024.She is the Talent and Diversity Intern at The Right Place and assists the team with extensive research on colleges, universities, 以及注重人才和多样性的社区组织.
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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 InternMia 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 InternPeter 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, MMTC-WestSteven 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 SpecialistAs Investor Relations Specialist, Emily focuses on creating and implementing a comprehensive fundraising strategy for The Right Place. This includes managing the necessary administrative infrastructure and building relationships with current and future investors.
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Rafael Martinez
Business Intelligence & Research ManagerRafael 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, MMTC-WestSadie 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 ManagerAs the Marketing and Communications Manager, Allyssa manages the website, social media channels, blog, 为The Right Place和MMTC-West团队开展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 InternMatthew 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 ManagerAs 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
梅科斯塔县发展公司执行董事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 ManagerAs 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 AllianceRyan 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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Ben Wood
Business Development Specialist, MMTC-WestBen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.