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Our Board

President
Lynn Afendoulis

Vice President
Amy Turner-Thole

Secretary
Karen O'Donovan

Treasurer
Carla Grant

Emily Alemán-McAlpine
Charles Ash
Deb Bailey
Tony Campbell
Rob Carpenter
Joseph Crawford
Karen Custer
Maria DeVos
Ben Emdin
Art Gray
David Hooker
Mark Janes
Rebecca Knack
Kathy Lloyd
Tempy Mann
Jon March
Lupe Ramos-Montigny
Joan Secchia
Todd Walker

Ex Officio
Teresa Weatherall Neal
Wendy Falb, Ph.D.
Paul Helder

Honorary Directors
Doug and Maria DeVos*
Rich and Helen DeVos*
Fred and Linn Keller*
Judge Benjamin Logan
David and Linda Mehney*
Lena Meijer*
Dr. Juan Olivarez
Charles and Stella Royce*
Peter and Joan Secchia*
Peter Wege*

In Memoriam
Peter Cook*
Fred Meijer*
Tom Shearer
Casey Wondergem

*Founding Scholars

Reading is Required

Why so much focus on reading? In April 2011, the Annie E. Casey Foundation reported on a study which showed, "One in six children who are not reading proficiently in third grade do not graduate from high school on time, a rate four times greater than that for proficient readers." To read more about... Read more »

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Helping GRPS Students Achieve

Believing all students deserve the chance to succeed, the Student Advancement Foundation has raised almost $8 million since 1993 to provide Grand Rapids Public Schools students the educational tools and enrichment experiences they need to learn. We link community resources with the needs of our city’s students, not just by raising money, but also by identifying and strengthening partnerships and opportunities to engage the community in our efforts.