Amber Chartier
Amber Chartier graduated with her BSW from GVSU in 2019 and will be graduating with her Masters in Healthcare Management from MSU this May!
Published March 8, 2023
Meg McMahon
Brendan and I met in class CAP 320 in January of 2018, when we were randomly placed in the same group project. That's where our love story started, and we had the most beautiful wedding on May 28, 2022, in Grand Rapids. We have since moved to Charlotte, N
Published March 8, 2023
Imani Watson
Imani Watson graduated from GVSU in 2017 and recently became a self-published author. "Imani Means Faith" is a book that includes a combination of Imani's journals from 7th grade into adulthood. Imani responds back to her entries as an adult and the book
Published March 8, 2023
Amy Nienhouse
Amy Nienhouse, MS, was recently promoted to Assistant Director of Marketing & Communications at Michigan State University College of Human Medicine. She directs and administers the planning, development, and execution of the medical school's communication
Published March 2, 2023
Letisha Allen
Ramon and Letisha Allen are celebrating their 20th wedding anniversary on May 16, 2023. Letisha has a bachelor's degree in Criminal Justice from Grand Valley. The couple first met in middle school, later dated in HS, and graduated from Muskegon High Schoo
Published March 1, 2023
Danielle Powell
Danielle Powell accepted a new position as a Financial Aid Assistant with Michigan State University. She enjoys helping students succeed by helping them find aid to help further their education goals in higher education.
Published February 9, 2023
Dave Poortvliet
Dave Poortvliet leads the strategic development and maintenance of the Global Fishing Watch website. The organization uses cutting-edge technology to turn big data into actionable information and publicly share knowledge about human activity at sea to ena
Published February 9, 2023
Ann E. Michael
Ann E. Michael, BPhil '79, has won the 2022 Prairie State Poetry Prize from Highland Park Poetry. Her manuscript, The Red Queen Hypothesis, will be published later in 2023, making this her second full-length poetry collection. For info: www.annemichael.bl
Published February 2, 2023
Jeffrey Stoll
Jeffrey Stoll recently left GVSU after serving with GVSU Police Department for 15 years (2007-2023) to pursue a new opportunity at the NCAA working in the championships division overseeing all safety and security for NCAA championship events.
Published February 2, 2023
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
Kristyn Cordes
Kristyn Cordes received the Walt Disney Legacy Award! Less than 1% of all Disney Parks, Experiences, and Products cast members receive this award, making it the highest honor awarded to cast members across the globe who continue to live out Walt Disney's
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
Michael Rediske
Dr. Michael Rediske DDS was voted Top Care Provider by GR Kids for the third year in a row (2021, 2022, 2023). His wife Katie (also a GVSU Nursing Alumni 2011) welcomed their third child in October. More info about Dr. Mike: Michael Rediske attend
Published January 19, 2023
Aurora Grajeda
Aurora Grajeda '15 and Mario Galeno '14 welcomed a baby girl, Ana Frida Galeno, into their family on September 9, 2021. Photo by @celebrate.better
Published January 19, 2023
Ryan Rademacher
Ryan and Amanda Rademacher started Lumber2Love in 2016 in their garage - a custom wood shop specializing in commercial and residential furniture. Located in Grand Rapids, Michigan - they now have over 30 employees and have built, designed and installed th
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
Sandra Cleveland
Dr. Sandra Cleveland has authored two books that became Amazon bestsellers in their genres. "Girl, Get in the Game" and "The Play-Based Organization" on using gamification in entrepreneurship and corporations.
Published December 16, 2022
Dana Tuller
Dana Tuller, '01, '12, received the Selena Barnes Family Leadership Award 2022. This is a recognition of her continuous dedication to Parent Leadership in State and Regional Government.
Published December 16, 2022