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WEST MICHIGAN HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY INC

EIN: 38-2394044Grand Rapids, MIZIP: 49525
C420 - Environment501(c)(3)

Mission

TO PROMOTE THE ENJOYMENT, UNDERSTANDING AND APPRECIATION OF GARDENS, SCULPTURE, THE NATURAL ENVIRONMENT AND THE ARTS. THE MOST SIGNIFICANT ACTIVITY IS TO ALLOW GUESTS TO EXPERIENCE HORTICULTURE AND THE ARTS.

Financials

YearRevenueExpensesAssets
2023$32.8M$0$416.1M
2022$30.1M$0$388.6M

Compensation

2023

DAVID HOOKER
President/ceo Through Feb 2023
chief executive officer
$99,283
$0
$577,167
$686,242
CHARLES BURKE
President/ceo Effective Feb 2023
chief executive officer
$313,077
$130,000
$30,000
$486,357
DAWN KIBBEN
Executive Vice President & CFO
chief executive officer
$195,453
$105,153
$0
$321,471
STEVE LAWARRE
Senior VP of Horticulture & Facilities
senior vice president
$135,944
$57,286
$0
$213,329
SUZANNE RAMLJAK
VP of Collections & Curatorial Affairs
vice president
$130,156
$36,300
$0
$182,020
PETE CRAWFORD
VP of Strategic Initiatives & Tech
vice president
$123,591
$36,300
$0
$179,303
STACIE NIEDZWIECKI
Director of Culinary Arts
highest compensated employee
$0
$0
$0
$147,904
SARAH ZEVALKINK
Senior Director of Talent & Culture
highest compensated employee
$0
$0
$0
$144,008
JULIA VAN FLEET
Vice President of Advancement
vice president
$0
$0
$0
$134,277
CANDACE MATTHEWS
Chairperson
board chair
$0
$0
$0
$0
TIM LIANG
Vice Chairperson
board vice chair
$0
$0
$0
$0
LINDA CHAMBERLAIN
Secretary
officer (unspecified)
$0
$0
$0
$0
JEFF LAMBERT
Treasuer Through May 2024
officer (unspecified)
$0
$0
$0
$0
ALISON BLAIR MAST
Treasurer
officer (unspecified)
$0
$0
$0
$0
JOY FOSSEL
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
AMY ASSENMACHER
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
PETER BALDWIN
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
GUILLERMO CISNEROS
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
JACKIE DEL RASO
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
BRAD DOAN
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
PAUL GOULET
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
KEVIN JEAKLE
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
THOMAS MERCHANT
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
WILLIAM PADNOS
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
TREVOR WOLFE
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
JAMES PEACOCK III
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
DAN PERSINGER
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
RYAN PODVIN
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
COLIN SEEGMILLER
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
SHANNON WILSON
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
CHUCK CHRISTMAS
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
MARY MCLOUGHLIN
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
JOANNE PERKINS
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
JILL WALCOTT
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
SUSAN VOGEL-VANDERSON
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
DUANE SHIELDS DAVIS
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
MICHAEL TOTH
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
HANNA TUZZOLINO
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
BETH SNYDER
Director Starting July 24
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
KRISTINA MARTINEZ-PRECIOUS
Director Through May 24
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
CHARYN HAIN
Director Through May 24
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
TODD HARVEY
Director Through May 24
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
MARK MOSSING
Director Through May 24
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
MARYLN WALTON
Director Through May 24
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
ROBERT WOLFORD
Director Through May 24
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
CAROL KENDRA
COO Effective Jan 2024
chief operating officer
$0
$0
$0
$0
HANNAH NALTNER
Director Through May 24
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0

2022

DAVID HOOKER
President/CEO Through February 2023
chief executive officer
$361,407
$195,132
$0
$583,646
DAWN KIBBEN
Executive Vice President &
executive vice president
$191,225
$83,325
$0
$295,693
STEVE LAWARRE
Vice President of Horticul
vice president
$131,119
$21,794
$0
$171,739
PETE CRAWFORD
Vice President of Architecture, Environment, Tech
vice president
$130,018
$10,794
$0
$159,452
STACIE NIEDZWIECKI
Director of Culinary Arts
highest compensated employee
$0
$0
$0
$130,845
TIM IRELAN
Director of Technology
highest compensated employee
$0
$0
$0
$128,645
KEITH MITCHELL
Director of Facility Management and Security
highest compensated employee
$0
$0
$0
$119,751
LAURENE GRUNEWALD
Director of Sculpture, Art Collections, Exhibition
highest compensated employee
$0
$0
$0
$113,578
BILL PADNOS
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
HANNA TUZZOLINO
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
PAUL GOULET
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
JACKIE DEL RASO
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
RHAE-ANN BOOKER
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
TOM MERCHANT
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
LAINA MILLS
Secretary
officer (unspecified)
$0
$0
$0
$0
DUANE SHIELDS DAVIS
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
MICHAEL TOTH
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
JOY FOSSELL
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
SHANE HANSEN
Director Through May 2023
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
HANNAH NALTNER
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
PETER BALDWIN
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
TREVOR WOLFE
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
TIM LIANG
Vice Chairperson
board vice chair
$0
$0
$0
$0
LINDA CHAMBERLAIN
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
JAMES PEACOCK III
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
SHANNON WILSON
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
JILL WALCOTT
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
AMY ASSENMACHER
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
JOANNE PERKINS
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
CHARYN HAIN
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
BRAD DOAN
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
MARLYN WALTON
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
CHARLES BURKE
President/CEO Starting February 2023
chief executive officer
$0
$0
$0
$0
DANIEL PERSINGER
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
JEFF LAMBERT
Treasurer
officer (unspecified)
$0
$0
$0
$0
ROBERT WOLFORD
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
MIKE JEPPESEN
Director Through May 2023
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
SUSAN VOGEL-VANDERSON
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
JOCELYN DETTLOFF
Director Through May 2023
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
RYAN PODVIN
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
TODD HARVEY
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
MARY MCLOUGHLIN
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
CANDACE MATTHEWS
Chairperson
board chair
$0
$0
$0
$0
DORIANE PARKER-SIMS
Director Through May 2023
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
JIM PRESTON
Director Through May 2023
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
MARK MOSSING
Director; Chairperson Through May 2023
board chair
$0
$0
$0
$0
CHUCK CHRISTMAS
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
ELISA LINTEMUTH
Secretary Through May 2023
officer (unspecified)
$0
$0
$0
$0
ALISON BLAIR MAST
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
CARLOS SANCHEZ
Director Through November 2022
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
GUILERMO CISNEROS
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
SUZANNE EBERLE
Director Through May 2023
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
KEVIN JEAKLE
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
KRSTINA MARTINEZ-PRECIOUS
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
COLIN SEEGMILLER
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
JON MARCH
Director Through May 2023
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0

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