Board of Trustees

2012-2013 Officers of the Board

Donald R. Parfet, Chair
Charlotte H. Hall, Chair-Elect
S. Si Johnson, Vice Chair
Eugene V. N. Bissell, Treasurer
James E. Prince, Assistant Treasurer
Amy S. Courter, Secretary
Melanie K. Williams, Assistant Secretary

Members of the Board

Alexandra Altman ’97, Chicago, Illinois
Eugene V. N. Bissell ’76, Gladwyne, Pennsylvania
Roger E. Brownell ’68, President, Golf and Electric Vehicles, Inc., Fort Myers, Florida
James A. Clayton ’78, Senior Managing Director, General Electric Capital, Norwalk, Conneticut
Jevon A. Caldwell-Gross ’04, Pastor, Hamilton Memorial United Methodist Church, Atlantic City, New Jersey
Erin M. P. Charnley ’02, Dentist, Blue Water Dentistry, Holland, Michigan
Amy S. Courter ’83, Chief Information Officer, VisionIT, Detroit, Michigan
Harold J. Decker ’67, Of Council, Miller, Canfield, Paddock and Stone, P.L.C. Las Cruces, New Mexico
Helen B. Etkin ’76, Partner, Etkin and Company, Walled Lake, Michigan
Fred D. Fischer ’85, Principal, William Blair & Co., Chicago, Illinois
Gwen A. Fountain ’68, Bonita Springs, Florida
Charlotte H. Hall ’66, Newtown Square, Pennsylvania
James N. Heath '78, President, Stryker Instruments, Kalamazoo, Michigan
Mary Armacost Hulst ’64, Pastor, Emerita, Calvary Baptist Church of Denver, Immediate Past President, American Baptist Churches, USA, Centennial, Colorado
S. Si Johnson '78, Richland, Michigan
Robert O. Kramer, Bloomfield Hills, Michigan
Paul S. Levy '82, Cardiothoracic Surgeon, New Mexico Heart Institute, Albuquerque, New Mexico
Alexander C. Lipsey ’72, Judge, Kalamazoo County Circuit Court, Kalamazoo, Michigan
Hans P. Morefield ’92, Senior Vice President, Strategic Partnerships, SCI Solutions, Katonah, New York
Jody K. Olsen, Former Deputy Director, Peace Corps, Washington, D.C.
Donald R. Parfet, Managing Director, Apjohn Group, LLC, Kalamazoo, Michigan
Gail A. Raiman ’73, Vice President, Public Affairs, Associated Builders and Contractors, Inc., Arlington, Virginia
Christopher Reynolds '83, Group Vice President and General Counsel, Toyota Motor Sales, USA, Inc., Torrance, California
William C. Richardson, College Professor of Policy, Kalamazoo College, Kalamazoo, Michigan
James A. Robideau ’76, General Manager, Tecumseh Packaging Solutions, Inc., Van Wert, Ohio
Mary Beth Sarhatt, Senior Pastor, First Baptist Church, Kalamazoo, Michigan
William R. Stoeri ’78, Partner, Dorsey and Whitney, LLP, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Jon L. Stryker ’82, President and Founder, Arcus Foundation, Kalamazoo, Michigan
Ronda E. Stryker, Portage, Michigan
Bonnie Wachter Swenby ’69, Dentist, Oxboro Dental Care, Bloomington, Minnesota
Amy E. Upjohn, Richland, Michigan
William F. Williams ’71, Executive Vice President, BNY Mellon, New York, New York
Eileen B. Wilson-Oyelaran, President, Kalamazoo College, Kalamazoo, Michigan
Richard E. Yehle ’68, Contracts Manager, Alliance Wood Group Engineering, Houston, Texas
Debra L. Yourick ’80, Director, Science Education and Strategic Communications, Walter Reed Army Institute of Research, Silver Spring, Maryland

Emeriti Trustees

John W. Brown H’03, Portage, Michigan, served 1980–95
Rosemary K. Brown, Portage, Michigan, served 1998–2009
Lawrence D. Bryan, Martinsville, Indiana, served 1990–96
Phillip C. Carra ’69, Fennvile, Michigan, served 1990–2008
Joyce K. Coleman ’66, Dallas, Texas, served 1990–2008
Gordon L. Dolbee ’50, Battle Creek, Michigan, served 1984–2002
James H. Duncan, Sante Fe, New Mexico, served 1985–96
Marlene C. Francis ’58, Ann Arbor, Michigan, served 1980–1998
Harry T. Garland ’68, Los Altos, California, served 1987–2005
Alfred J. Gemrich ’60, Delton, Michigan, served 1975–93
Otha Gilyard H’01, Columbus, Ohio, served 1979–97
James F. Jones, Jr. H’04, Hartford, Connecticut, served 1996–2004
Robert P. Kittredge, Kalamazoo, Michigan, served 1975–93
Thomas W. Lambert ’63, Kalamazoo, Michigan, served 1986–2004
William E. LaMothe, Battle Creek, Michigan, served 1976–85 and 1988–90
W. Price Laughlin, Atherton, California, served 1963–80
E. Turner Lewis ’63, Battleboro, Vermont, served 1991–2009
David R. Markin, Kalamazoo, Michigan, served 1973–91
Elizabeth Upjohn Mason H’93, Kalamazoo, Michigan, served 1973–91
Mary M. McLean ’61, Portage, Michigan, served 1990–2008
James W. Morrell ’53, Atherton, California, served 1985–2000
Preston S. Parish H’97, Kalamazoo, Michigan, served 1985–98
Omer Robbins, Jr., Manchester, Michigan, served 1954–84
Alan E. Schwartz, Detroit, Michigan, served 1969–72
Nancy Upjohn Woodworth, Sanibel, Florida, served 1978–86