Kalamazoo College Board of Trustees

Officers of the Board

Donald R. Parfet, Chair
Charlotte H. Hall, Vice Chair
Eugene V. N. Bissell, Treasurer
Thomas M. Ponto, Assistant Treasurer
Amy S. Courter, Secretary
Melanie K. Williams, Assistant Secretary

Members of the Board


Eugene V. N. Bissell '76
, President and CEO, AmeriGas Propane, King of Prussia, Pennsylvania
Rosemary K. Brown, Retired, Kalamazoo Area Math & Science Center, Kalamazoo, MI
Roger E. Brownell '68, President, Golf and Electric Vehicles, Inc., Fort Myers, Florida
Christopher P. Bussert '78, Partner, Kilpatrick Stockton LLP, Atlanta, GA
James A. Clayton '78, Managing Director, General Electric Capital, New York, New York
Amy S. Courter '83, National Commander, US Air Force Auxiliary Civil Air Patrol, Maxwell AFB, AL
Helen B. Etkin  ’76, Partner, Etkin & Co., Walled Lake, MI
Fred D. Fischer '85, Principal, William Blair & Co., Chicago, Illinois
Gwen A. Fountain '68,
Retired, Director of Investment Mgmt, Children’s Museum,  Indianapolis, IN
Charlotte H. Hall '66, Senior Vice President and Editor, The Orlando Sentinel, Orlando, Florida
Jeffrey D. Hsi  ’83, Partner, Edwards Angell Palmer & Dodge LLP, Boston, MA
S. Si Johnson '78, Group President, Stryker MedSurg Group, Kalamazoo, Michigan
Robert O. Kramer,  Retired, Ford Motor Company, Bloomfield Hills, MI
E. Turner Lewis '63, Retired Veterinarian, Wakefield, Massachusetts
Alexander C. Lipsey  ’72, Judge, Kalamazoo County, Kalamazoo, MI
Hans P. Morefield '92, Senior Vice President, Strategic Partnerships, SCI Solutions, Katonah, New York
L. West Nelson '81, Consultant, Rosetta Consultants, Traverse City, MI
Donald R. Parfet, Managing Director, Apjohn Group, LLC, Kalamazoo, Michigan
Gail A. Raiman '73, VP, Public Affairs, Associated Builders and Contractors, Inc., Arlington, Virginia
William C. Richardson, Retired, President/CEO, W. K. Kellogg Foundation, Battle Creek, MI
James A. Robideau '76, VP & 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 & Whitney LLP, Minneapolis, MN
Jon L. Stryker '82, President and Founder, Arcus Foundation, Kalamazoo, Michigan
Ronda E. Stryker, Community Volunteer, Portage, Michigan
Bonnie Wachter Swenby '69, Dentist, Oxboro Dental Care, Bloomington, Minnesota
Amy E. Upjohn, Community Volunteer, Richland, Michigan
Eileen B. Wilson-Oyelaran, President, Kalamazoo College, Kalamazoo, Michigan
William J. Wyne, Senior Pastor, Second Baptist Church, Battle Creek, Michigan
Richard E. Yehle ’68, Contracts Manager, Alliance Wood Group Engineering, Houston, TX

Emeriti Trustees
John W. Brown H'03, Portage, Michigan
Lawrence D. Bryan, Martinsville, Indiana
Phil C. Carra ’69,  Kalamazoo, MI

Joyce K. Coleman ’66, Dallas, TX
Emeral A. Crosby, Detroit, Michigan
Gordon L. Dolbee '50, Kalamazoo, Michigan
James H. Duncan Sr, Sante Fe, New Mexico
Marlene C. Francis '58, Ann Arbor, Michigan
Harry T. Garland '68, Los Altos Hills, California
Alfred J. Gemrich '60, Kalamazoo, Michigan
Otha Gilyard H'01, Columbus, Ohio
James H. Ingersoll, Belleair, Florida
James F. Jones, Jr. H'04, Hartford, Connecticut
Robert P. Kittredge, Kalamazoo, Michigan
Thomas W. Lambert '63, Kalamazoo, Michigan
William E. LaMothe, Battle Creek, Michigan
W. Price Laughlin, Atherton, California
Mary M. McLean ’61, Kalamazoo, MI
David R. Markin, Kalamazoo, Michigan
Elizabeth Upjohn Mason H'93, Kalamazoo, Michigan
James W. Morrell '53, Atherton, California
Preston S. Parish H'97, Kalamazoo, Michigan
Omer Robbins, Jr., Manchester, Michigan
Alan E. Schwartz, Detroit, Michigan
Paul H. Todd '42 H'95, Kalamazoo, Michigan
David F. Upton, St. Joseph, Michigan
Nancy Upjohn Woodworth, Hickory Corners, Michigan