• 2025 Board of Directors

  • Executive Committee


  • Board Chair


  • Scott Trepkowski
    Bay County

  • Chair-Elect and
    Vice Chair of Advocacy


  • Tara Welch
    The Rock Center for Youth Development


  • Immediate Past Chair


  • Paul Wiese
    Superior Insurance Group


  • Secretary/Treasurer


  • Julie Ellis
    Weinlander Fitzhugh

  • Vice Chair of Membership Engagement

  • John Kaczynski
    Saginaw Valley State University


  • Vice Chair of Diversity

  • Cheryl Ratynski
    Independent Bank

  • Vice Chair of Education/Workforce Development


  • Jim Papajesk
    1st State Bank


  • President & CEO


  • Magen Samyn
    Bay Area Chamber of Commerce

  • Directors of the Board 


  • John Boothroyd

    Michigan Sugar Company


  • Michael Espinoza

    Insight Financial Group


  • Lori Floyd

    Dow


  • Sean Kelly

    Consumers Energy


  • Kelley Kritzman

    Midland Center for the Arts


  • Maria Otto

    Little Pastry Shop

  • Libby Pionk, D.O., FAAFP
    McLaren Bay Region


  • Matt Schmidt

    Bangor Township Schools 

  • Heather Spencer
    A Spencer Gellise Salon

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