Hauenstein Center for Presidential Studies

 

The Wheelhouse is where we create community.

It's where we generate and leverage expertise.

It's a source of energy and innovation.

It's a place to chart our course across uncharted territory.

The Wheelhouse is where leaders converge.

 

 


The Wheelhouse ExplainedThe 2011-12 Wheelhouse Talks feature a cross-disciplinary group of local and state leaders who are poised to share their philosophy and experience.

Where: Kroc Community Center (Salvation Army)
2500 S. Division Avenue, Grand Rapids, Michigan

When: Monthly, 12:30-1:30 PM
Preceded by private luncheon for speaker, leadership fellows, and mentors.

 

Gretchen Minnhaar
 		 Gretchen Minnhaar | Argentina-born artist and architect who has travelled the world and speaks five languages. Former president of the Grand Rapids Downtown Alliance, founder of the Chiaroscuro International Film Series at UICA, and three-time competitor in ArtPrize.
Watch Gretchen's Talk
 
Mark Murray
 		 Mark Murray | Sector-smashing leader who served as director of Michigan’s Department of Management and Budget, budget director, and treasurer under Governor Engler before becoming the third president of Grand Valley State University and current president of Meijer Inc.
Watch Mark's Talk
 
Luisa Schumacher
 		 Luisa Schumacher | Thriving YP and executive director of the West Michigan Center for Arts and Technology. Serves on the Wealthy Theater Centennial Cabinet, Varnum Diversity Inclusion Council, Laugh Fest Cabinet, and Grand Rapids Boxing Foundation. (See also: Arbor Circle, Local First, PWA)
Watch Luisa's Talk
 
H. James Williams
 		 H. James Williams | Award-winning teacher, prodigious scholar, corporate boardsman, and dean of Grand Valley’s Seidman College of Business. Aims for local impact and the national map. Alphabet soup cred: Ph.D., M.B.A., C.P.A., C.M.A., LL.M., J.D.
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Marsha Rappley
 		 Marsha Rappley | Health care leader and teacher who rose from nurse’s aide to registered nurse to pediatric neurologist, before joining the academia. Athena Award winner, ADHD expert, and cancer survivor who serves as dean of Michigan State University’s College of Human Medicine.
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Andy Dillon
 		 Andy Dillon | Politician, famed policy wonk, and Snyder cabineteer, with board and courtroom credentials. Keeps allies and opponents on their toes. Current state treasurer, 2010 Democratic gubernatorial candidate, and former speaker of the Michigan House of Representatives.
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Mayra Martinez
 		 Mayra Martinez | Twenty-something community advocate and entrepreneur who juggles four cell phones for the sake of her four family restaurants, catering operation, and tree cutting business. Founder of Mi Raza Association of Commerce, and one of Grand Rapids Business Journal’s 40 under Forty.
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Rick DeVos
 		 Rick DeVos | Entrepreneurial, idea-producing, TED-type wunderkind who’s helping spark an intellectual, cultural, and economic renaissance in West Michigan. Ventures include Pomegranate Studios, Momentum, TheCommon.org, Spout.com, Boxed Water Is Better Water, 5×5 Night, and ArtPrize.
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