Staff & Board

Our Staff

Milinda Ysasi

Chief Executive Officer

Kelli Smith

Chief Operating Officer

Ben Oliver

Loan operations Manager

Paola Mendivil

Business Development Officer

Board of Directors

LaChaun A. Steverson, Immediate Past Chair

Owner, Fibrenew Grand Rapids

Julie Westra, Chair of Board of Directors

Steelcase
Assistant General Counsel Legal Strategies Team

Liz Ziesmer, Treasurer

Rehmann Director of Financial Institutions Group

Karen Brittner

Assistant Vice President, Comerica Bank

Monica Kreiger

VP, Marketing Communications Manager, Mercantile Bank

Amy Collins

Founder & CEO , The Olea Group

Nichole Sadek

Founder and Owner, Sadek Law, PLC