The Board of Directors oversee the day to day operations through an Executive Director, Pat Sosa VerDuin. These directors have provided significant time and talent in taking the initiative from a vision to reality. The Readiness Council is comprised of highly accomplished professionals from all sectors who are committed to success. They are respected leaders and trusted advocates for the community sectors they represent and are ethnically representative of the community. Each council member commits a significant amount of their personal time to implementing the initiatives work plan by providing leadership to the various task forces, committees and special projects that represent Ready for School.

James Bultman: Hope College

Ruth Cronk: Outdoor Discovery Center

Brian Davis: Holland Public Schools

Barb DePree: Community Volunteer

Chuck DePree: Ottawa Gage *

Janet DeYoung: Community Foundation of the Holland/Zeeland Area *

Robert Ellis: RVE Consulting *

Jodi Gogolin: Holland Hospital

Priya Gurumurthy: Johnson Controls, Inc. *

Jeanette Hoyer: Pathways Michigan

Patrick Johnson: Lake Trust Credit Union *

Bruce Los: Gentex Corporation *

David Macias: David Macias Law Office *

Nancy Miller: Dean Emerita - Hope College *

Patrick Moran: Greater Ottawa County United Way *

Elizabeth Moraw: Community Volunteer

Tyler Owczarski: Bank of Holland

Shawn Pacanowski: CapTrust

Tina Pietrangelo: PADNOS *

Scott Remenschneider: Huntington Bank

Carol Rickey: Community Volunteer

Jim Schoettle: Michigan West Coast Chamber of Commerce

Lisa Stefanovsky: Ottawa County Health Department

David Tebo: Hamilton Public Schools

Sonja Trent-Brown: Hope College

Vonnie Vanderzwaag: Ottawa Area Intermediate School District

Glenn Vos: Holland Christian Schools *

Travis Williams: Outdoor Discovery Center

Mark Zietlow: Mark Zietlow and Associates *

* Board of Directors