Board Members, Meetings & Minutes

Michigan Works! West Central has a joint board of local-elected officials and workforce development members who meet every two months to discuss operations and regional developments. We are very proud of the variety of individuals and the industries they represent that devise our board. 

To view a list of current and upcoming meetings, please click here.

To view the notice for our next board meeting, click here.

Workforce Development Board (WDB)

Chair – Deborah Smith-Olson, Lake-Osceola State Bank – Baldwin

Vice Chair – Eric Gustad, Consumers Energy – Ludington

Mike Adams, SMART Local No. 7 – Lansing

David Cooper, Whitehall Industries – Ludington

Hannah Drouin, G-M Wood Products – Newaygo

Dan Eichinger, Ferris State University – Big Rapids

Larry Emig, Youth Attention Center – Reed City

Nancy Griffin, Dept. of Labor and Economic Opportunity/Michigan Rehabilitation Services – Big Rapids

Lindsay Hager, Fremont Area Community Foundation – Fremont

Dave Hamelund, Hamtech Inc. – Big Rapids

Dan Kosheba, United Auto Workers – Grand Rapids

Dan Ramlo, Leprino Foods Co. – Remus

Katie Redding, Michigan Freeze Pack – Hart

Rebecca Robeck, Grand Oaks Nursing Center – Baldwin

Tracie Ruppert, Reed City Group – Reed City

Jesica Scytko, Blue Triton/Ice Mountain – Stanwood

Jennifer Schmidt, Dept. of Health and Human Services – Big Rapids

Gretchen Spedowske, Mecosta-Osceola Intermediate School District – Big Rapids
Liz Stark, Mason-Lake Adult Education – Scottville

Bob Thompson, Peterson Farms – Shelby

Jon Timmers, Michigan Dept. of Corrections – Grand Rapids

Mary Trucks, Five-Cap Inc. – Scottville

Jill Vasquez, Corewell Health – Ludington

William Visser, Plumbers, Fitters and Service Trades No. 174 – Coopersville

Kelly Wawsczyk, Mecosta County Development Corporation – Big Rapids

David Webber, Nestle Nutrition/Gerber Products – Fremont

Paige Wheeler, Tubelite Inc. – Reed City