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

Sheila Brabaw, Nestle Nutrition/Gerber Products – Fremont

Dan Eichinger, Ferris State University – Big Rapids

Larry Emig, Youth Attention Center – Reed City

Jason Finch, Plumbers, Fitters and Service Trades No. 174 – Coopersville

Stephanie Frees, Whitehall Industries – Ludington

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

Anna Hutchinson, Northern Precision Products - LeRoy

Jami Klomp, Hardman Construction – Ludington

Dan Kosheba, United Auto Workers – Grand Rapids

Cheray LaRoue, OPC Arbre Farms – Walkerville

Don Nolan, Michigan Department of Corrections – Lansing

Kelly Rider, River Country Chamber of Commerce – Newaygo

Dawn Riley, Gray & Company – Hart

Rebecca Robeck, Grand Oaks Nursing Center – Baldwin

Tracie Ruppert, Reed City Group – Reed City

Tracy Sanchez, Fremont Public Schools – Fremont

Jesica Scytko, Blue Triton/Ice Mountain – Stanwood

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

Mary Trucks, Five-Cap Inc. – Scottville