**Chairperson of the board
Rev. Jhonny Alicea - Báez
Reformed Church in America
Global Mission - Americas and East Asia
Temecula, Calif.
Sue Brandl ’65
Community volunteer
Pella, Iowa
Kenneth Braskamp ’65
Consultant
Digital Sonics, LLC
Los Angeles, Calif.
Dr. George Brown, Jr. ’65
Associate Dean
G.W. & Edie Haworth Professor of Christian Education
Western Theological Seminary
Grand Rapids, Mich.
Rev. Jonathan Brown
Pastor
First Reformed Church
Oak Harbor, Wash.
Peter Cartwright '82
First Vice President - Wealth Management
Senior Investment Management Consultant
Financial Planning Specialist
Smith Barney
Des Moines, Iowa
Vernon Den Herder ’71
Farmer
Retired Defensive End
Miami Dolphins
Sioux Center, Iowa
Tej Dhawan ’91
President & Owner
Advanced Technologies Group
West Des Moines, Iowa
Betsy Farver
National Development Officer
Betty Ford Center Foundation
Rancho Mirage, Calif.
Shayla From
Community Volunteer
West Des Moines, Iowa
Terry Garvin ’72
President
GFA Financial Group
Seminole, Fla.
Emmit George ’72
Executive Vice President & Counsel
Geneva Energy LLC
Downers Grove, Ill.
Judith Grooters ’60
Group Controller, retired
Carreker Corporation
Dallas, Texas
James Israel
President
John Deere Credit
Johnston, Iowa
Barbara Kniff-McCulla
CEO
KLK Construction
Pella, Iowa
Dr. Harold Kolenbrander ’60 & ’96 Honorary Degree
Senior Consultant
Academic Search Consultation Service
Cincinnati, Ohio
Rev. Kevin Korver ’77
Pastor
Third Reformed Church
Pella, Iowa
J. Lanier Little ’74
Executive Vice President
First Niagara Financial Group
Williamsville, New York
Rev. Sophie Mathonnet-VanderWell
Pastor
Second Reformed Church
Pella, Iowa
Rev. Charles Morris ’70
Pastor
Ft. Washington Collegiate Church
New York, N.Y.
Ed Ollie ’93
Director of Development - NE Region
Stephen M. Ross School of Business
University of Michigan
Ann Arbor, Mich.
Michael Orr ’69
Retired President
Financial Services Division
Deere & Company
Monona, Wisc.
Robert Pentico ’64
Retired Sales Consultant
Selective HR Solutions
Bluffton, S.C.
Karin Peterson
Vice President of Human Resources
Pella Corporation
Pella, Iowa
Dr. Barbara Pettitt ’72
Chief of Pediatric Surgical Services
Grady Health System/ Children's Hospital of Atlanta
Stone Mountain, Ga.
Stan Poortinga
Chairman of the Board
Precision Pulley & Idler
Pella, Iowa
Dr. Rick Ryan ’70
Vice President
Drug Discovery Business Unit
Millipore Bioscience Division
Millipore Corporation
Ballwin, Mo.
Rev. John Schmidt
Pastor
Second Reformed Church, Zeeland, Mich.
Holland, Mich.
John Sikkink ’62
Mission Advancement Coordinator
Synod of the Heartland
Reformed Church in America
Apple Valley, Minn.
Donna Smith ’81
Community volunteer
Pella, Iowa
Harry Smith ’73
CBS The Early Show &
Host of A&E’s Biography
New York, New York
Robert Vermeer ’66
CEO/Chairman of the Board
Vermeer Corporation
Pella, Iowa
Deanna Ver Steeg, '94
Headquarters Controller
S.C. Johnson & Sons
Chicago, Ill.
Donald Vogel ’61
Retired Senior Vice President
Spear, Leeds and Kellogg
St. Augustine, Fla.
Judith Vogel ’82
Analyst
Principal Global Investors
Johnston, Iowa
David Wesselink ’64**
Retired Chairman & CEO
Metris Companies, Inc.
Northbrook, Ill.
Mary Worstell ’73
Director, Partner Relations Group
Office of External Affairs
Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services
Dept. of Health and Human Services
Washington, D.C.
Ex Officio
Dr. David Roe
President
Central College
Pella, Iowa
Honorary
Rev. Wesley Granberg-Michaelson
General Secretary
Reformed Church in America
Grand Rapids, Mich.
Mary Andringa
President/CEO
Vermeer Corporation
Pella, Iowa
Dr. Stephen Bell ’59
Retired Professor
Department of Telecommunications, Ball State
Muncie, Ind.
Mark De Cook ’64
President & Co-CEO, retired
Heritage Lace, Inc.
Pella, Iowa
M. Joan Farver ’88 Honorary Degree
Chairman Emerita
Pella Corporation
Pella, Iowa
J. Barry Griswell ’04 Honorary Alumni
Chairman, retired
The Principal Financial Group
Des Moines, Iowa
Dr. Helen Hislop ’50 & ’78 Honorary Degree
Retired Professor & Chair of the Department of Biokinesiology and Physical Therapy
University of Southern California
Greensboro, N.C.
Marlyn Klimstra ’50
Retired Vice President of Sales
Pella Corporation
Pella, Iowa
Howard McKee ’38 & ’81 Honorary Degree
Retired Attorney at Law
Barrington, Ill.
Dr. Frank Moore ’49
Retired Senior Research Associate
Yale University
Perry, Iowa
Jean Rozenboom
Retired Managing Director—Investments
Piper Jaffray
New Sharon, Iowa
Robert Vanderlinden ’55
Retired President
Seiferts
Pella, Iowa
Dr. Kevin Den Adel
Assistant Professor of Accounting
Dr. Robert Franks
Professor of Computer Science
Dr. Allison Krogstad
Associate Professor of Spanish
Dr. Wendy Weber
Associate Professor of Mathematics
Dr. Jim Zaffiro
Professor of Political Science
Fall 2009 student reps to be assigned.
