Housing Corporations
- Adams Park Housing Corporation
- Creston Plaza General Partnership
- Grand Rapids Scattered Sites Housing Corporation
- GRHC Affordable Housing Corporation
- Hope Community Housing Corporation
- Leonard Terrace Housing Corporation
- Mount Mercy Housing Corporation
- Mount Mercy Phase I Housing Corporation
- Ransom Avenue Development Corporation
Housing Corporation Board Members
- Bobbie Butler
- Ellen M. James
- Patrick Miles Sr.
- Daniel C. Oglesby
- Monica Steimle-App
- Victor Vasquez Jr.
- Betty Zylstra
The Resident Advisory Board meet several times a year to help review and refine policies and practices so that we can more effectively meet the needs of the families we serve.
Resident Advisory Board Members
- Michael Bernier, Chairperson
- Iasha Anderson
- Martha Dove
- Ellen Fitzgerald
- Barbara Jones
- Brenda Lipsey
- Debra Lockridge
- Jackie Moore
- Lucy Nelson
- Yesica Robinson
The GRHC works with Wyoming Housing Commission, Kent Community Action and numerous businesses and community organizations to administer a Family Self-Sufficiency Program that empowers low-income households to build a financial “nest egg” when a change in income increases the family’s portion of monthly rent.
FSS Coordinating Committee Members
- Rob Batterbee, Fifth Third Bank
- Jeffrey Brazier, Huntington Bank
- Amanda Briggs, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
- Dee Brown, Express Employment Professionals
- Nancy Campbell, West Michigan Works
- Alisa Flores, Home Repair Services
- Shanna Hogan, Kent Intermediate School District
- Kelsey McFarland, ICCF Community Homes
- Jinnifer Ortquist, MSU Extension
- Venessa Remo, Opportunity Resource Fund
- GRHC Staff Representatives
- Wanda Couch, Housing Choice Voucher Program Manager
- Kimberly Brown, HCV Coordinator
- Margo Gatling, HCV Coordinator
- Rufus Granderson, HCV Coordinator
- Erica Kurban, HCV Coordinator
- Lauri Parks, HCV Coordinator
- Wyoming Housing Commission Representatives
- Rebeca Venema, Executive Director
- Kimberly Seymour, FSS/Section 8 Coordinator
- Kent Community Action Representatives
- Emily Stroka, FSS/Section 8 Coordinator
- Queyonna Hunt, FSS/Section 8 Coordinator
- Jennifer Kozlowski, FSS/Section 8 Coordinator