Board of Directors – ELNC – Early Learning Neighborhood Collaborative

As a nonprofit, our dedicated board of directors play
an integral role in how we operate.

Their commitment to our cause has allowed us to see great
success in such a short time.

As a nonprofit, our dedicated board of directors play
an integral role in how we operate.

Their commitment to our cause has allowed us to see great success in such a short time.

Board Members

Chair

Amirah Vosburgh
Manager of School and Community Partnerships,
Grand Valley State University Charter Schools Office

Vice-Chair

Richard Clanton
Retired Mayor, City of Kentwood

Secretary

Misti Stanton
AVP Diversity & Inclusion Officer,
Mercantile Bank

Treasurer

Eric Brown
LINC Community Revitalization Inc.

Abeba Berhane, MD
Academic General Pediatrician,
Helen DeVos Children’s Hospital
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics,
MSU College of Human Medicine

Arthur Betancourt
CEO / Founder, AE Betancourt Inc.

Amy DeLeeuw
CFO and Treasurer, Michigan Public Power Agency

Cynthia Droog
Vice President, Global Communications, Amway

Dr. Nkechy Ekere Ezeh
Pedagogical Leader and
CEO Early Learning Neighborhood Collaborative

Tracey Fountain
Financial Assistance Director,
Kent County Department of Health and Human Services.

Andrew Vredenburg
Attorney, Foster Swift Collins & Smith PC

Board Members

Chair

Amirah Vosburgh
Manager of School and Community Partnerships,
Grand Valley State University Charter Schools Office

Vice-Chair

Richard Clanton
Retired Mayor, City of Kentwood

Secretary

Misti Stanton
AVP Diversity & Inclusion Officer,
Mercantile Bank

Treasurer

Eric Brown
LINC Community Revitalization Inc.

Abeba Berhane, MD
Academic General Pediatrician,
Helen DeVos Children’s Hospital
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics,
MSU College of Human Medicine

Arthur Betancourt
CEO / Founder, AE Betancourt Inc.

Amy DeLeeeuw
CFO and Treasurer, Michigan Public Power Agency

Cynthia Droog
Vice President, Global Communications, Amway

Dr. Nkechy Ekere Ezeh
Pedagogical Leader and
CEO Early Learning Neighborhood Collaborative

Tracey Fountain
Financial Assistance Director,
Kent County Department of Health and Human Services.

Misti Stanton
AVP Diversity & Inclusion Officer,
Mercantile Bank

Amirah Vosburgh
Manager of School and Community Partnerships,
Grand Valley State University Charter Schools Office

Andrew Vredenburg
Attorney, Foster Swift Collins & Smith PC

Standing Committees

Advocacy Committee Chair
Andrew Vredenburg

Communications Chair
Misti Stanton

Finance Committee Chair
Eric Brown

Fund Development Committee Chair
Amirah Vosburgh

Program Committee Chair
Tracey Fountain

Dana Boals

Founding Board President and Past Board Member

Owner, Ferguson’s Lawn Equipment, Fireplace and Stove Center

Dr. Nkechy Ekere Ezeh

Board Member

Founder/CEO, Early Learning Neighborhood Collaborative