ABOUT US
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BWAC Board of Directors
Back row (l-r): Steve Roach, Jim Kunz, Bill Kennis, Dave Hagen, Anna Kinder, Shannon Kelly
Front row (l-r): Diane Tracy, Wanda Shreiner Absent: John Marshall
BILL KENNIS
President
Business development consultant and grant writer. Vice President of Business Development at Xpert Fulfillment in Benzonia. Former Executive Director of Benzie Bus. Serves on the Paul Oliver Memorial Hospital Community Healthcare Council and on the Boards of Networks Northwest and the Benzie County Chamber of Commerce.
DIANE TRACY
Vice President and Development Chair
Retired development and major gifts officer (most recently at Kalamazoo College and the University of Michigan). Serves on the Congregational Summer Assembly’s Waterfront Committee and Pilgrim Fund Board of Trustees.
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ANNA BLESSING KINDER
Secretary
Freelance writer and editor. Author of Locally Grown and Locally Brewed. Former magazine editor, brand director, human-centered design strategist. Member of the Congregational Summer Assembly and Crystal Downs Country Club. Current board member of the Crystal Lake Yacht Club.
JIM KUNZ
Treasurer
Managing partner of Kunz, Leigh & Associates (software development company). Jim spent 12 years as a management consultant with Coopers & Lybrand before founding KL&A. He was instrumental in property acquisition, renovation and construction of the Stormcloud Brewing Company's downtown pub and their production brewery and is a partner.
DAVE HAGEN
Ad Hoc Due Diligence + Design Build Committee
Principal of Lake Charles Methanol LLC, where he works with a project team experienced in finance, engineering, construction, law, operations, and project development. His career has been focused on construction and development. Dave chairs the BWAC’s Ad Hoc Design/Build + Due Diligence Committee. He is a member of the Congregational Summer Assembly and Crystal Lake Yacht Club, where he has served on the Board of Directors.
SHANNON KELLY
Director
President of Mission Heights Ltd. (a real estate business). Former Vice President of Farmers Insurance/21st Century Insurance, Product Manager at Progressive Insurance and Engagement Manager at McKinsey and Company. Nonprofit board service has included the Francis Parker School, Girl Scouts of San Diego’s Imperial Council and the Rose Institute of State and Local Government at Claremont-McKenna College.
JOHN MARSHALL
Director
Retired general dentist now working part time as a paraprofessional in the Benzie Central School district. Fourth generation Benzie County native volunteering with local organizations. Loves every opportunity to play his favorite sport of tennis and continuing to compete in slalom waterskiing tournaments around the country.
STEVE ROACH
Legal Committee
Senor Principal at Miller Canfield, with almost 40 years’ experience in business and finance law. He also serves as a trustee for the Mariners’ Church of Detroit Foundation and a director for the University of Michigan Grand Traverse Alumni Club, and previously served on the boards for the League of Michigan Bicyclists and the Tour de Troit.
WANDA SHREINER
Nominating Commitee
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Board Member of Crystal Lake Watershed Association and chair of Citations Committee at the Congregational Summer Assembly.
