Christian Sack
Christian Sack has recently been appointed Director of Talent Attraction & Acquisition with Allegion. Christian has been working in the Talent Acquisition and Human Resources space since graduation and has recently held a variety of leadership roles with
Published February 2, 2023
Jason Paulateer
Jason Paulateer has accepted a new role as Group Head of Community Business Lending for Fifth Third Bank. In this new role, Jason will lead a team of Community Business Lenders within the Community Development Banking Group that includes Not for Profit co
Published January 24, 2023
Marc Sawyers
Marc Sawyers has been promoted to the position of Shareholder at Hungerford Nichols CPAs + Advisors. He specializes in School district auditing, including federal grants management and federal compliance audits. He joined the firm in 2017 after 6+ years w
Published January 19, 2023
Joel James
Joel James served part-time in the Army National Guard while earning his BS in Political Science and International Relations at GVSU. Upon graduation, he began his full-time career as a Recruiter. As of this year, he has been selected as a Brigade Strengt
Published January 9, 2023
Olubunmi Parks
Olubunmi Parks is excited to be taking on this new leadership role in service to the organization and my community as the Vice President of Talent & Culture.
Published January 4, 2023
Kelsey Anderson
Kelsey Anderson is a Certified Public Accountant and founded KA Tax & Consulting in 2021 to assist families and small businesses with their income tax needs. KA Tax & Consulting provides holistic tax planning for clients, with a focus on educating and emp
Published December 6, 2022
Jane Newton
Jane Newton was promoted to Director of Strategic Business Operations at LaFleur Marketing
Published December 2, 2022
Anthony Norman
Anthony Norman accepted a position as an Assistant General Counsel at Ferris State University.
Published December 2, 2022
Sara Terwillegar
In March of 2022, I accepted a position with the Bellevue, WA-based company iSpot.tv working with the NYC-based Media Partnerships team to help major media brands and networks elevate their ad measurement capabilities. My team is on the forefront of alter
Published October 31, 2022
Elizabeth Buchanan
Recently started working in Alumni Engagement at Kettering University after working in Career Counseling at University of Southern Indiana for 2 years. It feels good to be back in Michigan.
Published October 31, 2022
Joe Harmsen
Joe Harmsen, BME '15, recently accepted a new job teaching 5th-12th grade orchestra at Jenison Public Schools in Jenison, MI. He is happy to be back in the Grand Rapids area and proud to be teaching at his alma mater alongside some of the teachers that in
Published October 20, 2022
Cesar Ayala-Orellana
Cesar Ayala-Orellana and his mom decided to start their own business, a family/minority owned business. They are from El Salvador and will be selling their country's food as well as food from Mexico! They have named themselves Casa De Los Abuelos in honor
Published October 11, 2022
Caidyn Taylor
Caidyn Taylor is a young entrepreneur in the financial services industry. After graduating this past April (2022), he moved out to San Diego, California where he started his career with Mutual of Omaha Advisors. Currently he is an insurance agent, working
Published September 26, 2022
Jerry Wallace
Dr. Jerry Wallace is now serving in his second college president role! Jerry was a two-sport athlete at GVSU from 2002 - 2006. Most notably playing 4 years for the GVSU men's basketball team and running 1 season on the GVSU track and field squad (2003-04)
Published September 21, 2022
Sydney Brzezinski
In June of 2022, I landed a job with Continental Services after researching venues on the East side of Michigan that I could have only ever dreamed of working at. With any luck, I now work for a company that manages, staffs, and coordinated culinary at ve
Published September 15, 2022
Paul Rzepka
Strobl Sharp PLLC is excited to announce the addition of attorney Paul Rzepka, Jr. to their team of seasoned and trusted lawyers. Paul Rzepka, Jr brings a strong background in business law to the team with his previous estate planning experience at M
Published September 14, 2022
Amber Stout
I'm thrilled to announce that I am starting a new position as Associate Director of Donor Relations at Rhode Island School of Design! As a former art student, it's extra meaningful to be able to continue expanding my work in stewardship to support artists
Published September 9, 2022
Bex Takacas-Britz
SLD Read, a nonprofit literacy resource center with locations in Grand Rapids, Big Rapids, and Kalamazoo, announced the promotion of Bex Takacs-Britz, CFRE, CNP to Development Director. They will have the primary responsibility for fund development and re
Published September 2, 2022
Josh Bach
Josh Bach has joined Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. as a Vice President and Producer in the commercial real estate & hospitality practice group with a sub-focus on cyber insurance. Bach is a 2008 graduate of the Seidman College of Business at Grand Valley S
Published September 2, 2022
Eric-John Szczepaniak
Eric-John Szczepaniak, B.A. '20, now serves as the Elections Coordinator / Document Manager for the Charter Township of Kalamazoo, MI. He also recently earned his Graduate Certificate in Election Administration from the University of Minnesota. In additio
Published August 23, 2022