Team

Building a Better Industry

We’re passionate about furthering the merit shop philosophy and bettering our industry. To make sure we always stay on track, we stick to our following core values:

Win together.

Support = Success.
We look out for our team, our members, our communities, and our industry.
We learn from our failures.
We are proactive and own the power of collaboration and partnerships.

Lead with integrity.

Be a hardworking, good person.
Be an organization of high trust.
Understand the value of our reputation.

Serve our members and the industry with passion.

Effectively communicate with members.
Never stop advocating for the needs of others.
Respect our history, but plan for our future.

Innovate courageously.

Be curious. We keep learning, experimenting, creating, and adapting.
Not all crazy ideas are great, but all great ideas are crazy.
Deeply understand our members and the industry.
Focus on solving problems, not creating them.

Driven by our principles. (They are our DNA.)

It's how we recruit our members.
It's how we support our members.
It's how we advocate for members.

Every member of our team—from our Chapter Staff to our Board of Directors—is dedicated to bettering the construction industry. Get to know the faces behind our chapter below.

ABC WMC Chapter Staff

Greg George

President/CEO

Lindsay Kronemeyer

Vice President of Member Development

Katie Brown

Operations & Events Manager

Jordyn Michaels

Membership & Marketing Coordinator

West Michigan Construction Institute Staff

Jen Schottke

President

Tyler Huizenga

Vice President of Education

Kyle Jelens

High School Director & Program Manager

Jordyn Kapala

Student Services & Continuing Education Specialist

Merisa Smith

Marketing & Development Specialist

Daniela Villatoro

Administrative Assistant

ABC WMC 2025 Board of Directors

Brian Bellware

Gibson

Dan Buskirk

Rockford Construction

Julie Byrne

Veneklasen Construction

Joe Durfee

Triangle Associates

Ryan Dykhouse

Dykhouse Construction

Keith Eastland

Miller Johnson

Matt Fennema

Kent Companies

Ben Hammond

Hilger Hammond

Nate Heyboer

DHE Plumbing & Mechanical

Doug Irvine Jr.

Brigade Fire Protection

Tim Koster

BHS Insurance

Josh Lester

CS Erickson

Joe Novakoski

EV Construction

Nick Nykerk

Lakewood Construction

Andrew Rener

Architectural Metals, Inc.

Jason Thomas

Ritsema Associates

Jennifer Sanford

Phoenix Interiors

Casey Veersma

Town & Country Group

Shane Vork

Vork Brothers Painting

Jenny Waugh

Grand Rapids Chamber of Commerce

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