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Committee Pages

Greater Grand Rapids Reads is made up of several committees. The members and contact information for these committees is listed below.

 

Greater Grand Rapids Reads Executive Committee

Dr. Juan Olivarez
Grand Rapids Community College

Mayor George Heartwell
City of Grand Rapids

Robert Haight
Heart of West Michigan United Way

Win Irwin
Workforce Development Board

Cheryl Endres
Steering Co-Chair

JoAnn Dunker
Steering Co-Chair

Tempy Mann
Kellogg

Sue Schmidlkofer
UPS

Barbra White
Mary Free Bed

Edwin Hernandez
RDV Corporation

Judge Dennis Kolenda
Mayor Cindy Bartman

East Grand Rapids

Susan Heartwell
Student Advancement Foundation

Jeanne Englehart
Chamber of Commerce

Birgit Klohs
The Right Place

Ron Shockey
State Farm Insurance

Marcia Warner
Grand Rapids Public Library

Tony Campbell
Heart of West Michigan United Way

Diana Sieger
Grand Rapids Community Foundation

Gordon VanHarn
Van Andel Education Institute

John Schwartz
AT&T

Sara Shubel
East Grand Rapids Public Schools

 

Steering Committee

Please note that the chairs of each committee are also on the Steering Committee.

Steering Committee Co-chairs are JoAnn Dunker and Cheryl Endres

Jean Seman, Community Volunteer
E-mail: jeanseman@omcast.net

Susan Ledy, Executive Director
Literacy Center of West Michigan
Phone: 616.459.5151 ext. 17
E-mail: skledy@literacycenterwm.org

Char Firlik, Literacy Consultant
E-Mail: Charfirlik@aol.com

Data and Evaluation Committee

Jesse Hertstein
Alticor
Phone: 616.787.5042
E-mail: jhertstein@alticor.com

Cheryl Endres (Steering Committee Co-chair)
E-mail: cherylendres@kentisd.org

Adult Committee

Charles A. Burt, GRCC Director
Learning Corner @ Wealthy
Phone: 616.234.3040
E-mail: cburt@grcc.edu

Barb Foster, Para Refugees
Bethany Christian Services
Phone: 616.574.7934
E-mail: bfoster@bethany.org


K- 12 Committee

JoAnn Dunker (Steering Committee Co-Chair)
Home Phone: 616.878.1965
Cell Phone: 616.510.6529
E-mail: dunkerj55@hotmail.com


Birth to 5 Committee

Erin McGovern Ryle, Bright Beginnings Program Coordinator
Kent ISD
Phone: 616.447.3080
E-mail: ErinMcGovern@kentisd.org

JoAnn Kelty
Phone: 616.819.2111
E-mail: KeltyJ@grps.k12.mi.us


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