The People of WMEAC​

Meet the Team

Bill Wood

Executive Director
bwood@wmeac.org

Elaine Sterret Isely

Deputy Director
esisely@wmeac.org

Tanya Cabala

Lakeshore Outreach Organizer
tcabala@wmeac.org

Carlos Calderon

Director of Sustainable Community Development
ccalderon@wmeac.org

Deirdre courtney Nieves

Director of Climate Solutions and Justice
dcnieves@wmeac.org

Kyle Faulds

Operations Administrator
kfaulds@wmeac.org

Kalina foster

Communications Coordinator
comms@wmeac.org

Kyle Hart

Education Programs Manager
khart@wmeac.org

Marshall Kilgore

Director of Engagement
mkilgore@wmeac.org

Sharlene Kipfer

Director of Development
skipfer@wmeac.org

CURRENT BOARD OF DIRECTORS

ANNE HISKES – PRESIDENT

Retired, Grand Valley State University

Paul albarran - vice president

Attorney, varnum law

BECKY BROWN - Secretary

Principal consultant, RPS north america

edward cole - treasurer

owner, cole business services

Keli Christopher

Executive Director, STEM Greenhouse

Tom Christy

wealth advisor, npf investment advisors

Abe Garcia

City Council member, Wayland, MI

Amaad Hardy

Policy Director, GR NAACP

Kyle Meyaard-Schaap

Vice President, Evangelical Environmental Network

Daniel Morrison

Founder, Collective Idea

Ara Seo

CPA, Amway

Bobby Springer

Associate Director Veterans Upward Bound, Grand Valley State University

Francisco Vega

Environmental Operator, Consumers Energy

Bob Zylstra

Retired, Feyen Zylstra UE

want to become a board member?

Board nominations for the upcoming year are voted on during the WMEAC Annual Meeting.