Program Presenters

Greg grew up in Hamilton, MI, on a celery and onion farm. He graduated from Hope College and did graduate work at WMU and UM.…

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Pam Klyn is President of the Whirlpool Foundation. Pam grew up in the Midland, MI area and graduated from Michigan Tech. She received her master’s…

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Jim is the Owner and President of Green Earth Electronics Recycling on 4200 Niles Rd in St. Joseph. He also owns Maverick Asset Solutions in…

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Kimberly Risk, a North Pier Lighthouse docent herself, introduced our speakers for the day, Tess Ulery, a St. Joseph City Commissioner and Kate Ulery, Tessa’s…

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Dan grew up in Grand Rapids and attended the University of Michigan and Western Michigan. His son is a graduate of the United States Military…

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Edgewater Resources is a global, full-service engineering company specializing in coastal and marina engineering, established in 2010. Greg states that, as they attempt to solve…

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Laurie grew up in the Sister Lakes area. She attended Michigan Technological University and worked as an electrical engineer for Zenith for 27 years. She now…

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Larry grew up in Lansing and then moved here with his family in 1967. His family owned and operated the Bella Villa Restaurant. He was…

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Mike introduced our speaker for the day, Luke Jeffries, CEO of Southwest Michigan Realtors Association (SWMAR). Mike’s father held the same position previously. Luke grew…

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Dan has been with the County for 22 years. He is a Wisconsin graduate and attended Wayne State for his law degree.  Dan reviewed all…

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Marla is the new President and CEO of Cornerstone Alliance. Marla grew up in Fort Wayne, IN. She started her career in business development there…

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Tom Nelson introduced our speaker for the day, Amy Byrd, the new Berrien County Prosecutor. Amy took over the term from Joseph Pierangeli last year…

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Katie Woodard, Lakeshore Key Club Advisor, welcomed us to lunch at the High School. We then said the “Pledge of Allegiance” and the Key Club…

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Mick gave us a review of Holtec’s history with the Palisades Nuclear Plant. In 2022, Holtec bought Pallisades with the aim of decommissioning it. With…

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Donna informed us that the WSG will be celebrating its 21st anniversary this year. She has been with them for nine years and was recently appointed as…

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Rhiannon grew up in Highland, IN. She graduated from Ball State and got her master’s degree from Valparaiso.  Rhiannon has served as Director of the BHCA for the past five…

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Bob Clark introduced our speaker for February 25, Glenn Youngstedt. Glenn is the newly elected Lincoln Township Supervisor. Glenn was a Huey Helicopter pilot in…

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Mike Ryan introduced our speaker for the day, Cathy Yates, Benton Township Supervisor. Kathy was raised in Louisiana and moved to this area to help…

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Brian has been the B.C Administrator since 2020. Previously, he served as the City Manager of South Haven for 20 years. He still lives in South Haven with…

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Bob Clark introduced our speaker for the day, Chris Cook. Chris is the Managing Director of the Harbor Shores Community Development.  Chris is a Michigan…

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Our speakers were Bonita Mitchell, Executive Director of “I’m Saving Myself (ISM)” and Iris Watts, BH Supervisor of ISM. Bonita Mitchell grew up in Eau…

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Bob Clark introduced our speaker for the day, Al Pscholka. Bob read off Al’s resume which is too long to repeat here. Currently he is…

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