The members of our board of trustees are an integral part of our mission to provide compassionate care to all those who need it. Over the years, this distinguished group of professionals has provided useful guidance and direction so that we can continue to carry out God’s work with integrity and remain committed to the Christian principles on which we were founded.

Board of Trustees

  • Bruce Balkema
  • Rick DeBel (Vice Chair)
  • Sandra DeYoung, RN, EdD (Secretary)
  • Thomas Dykhouse (Chair)
  • Rev. Rod Gorter
  • Dan Grimm
  • Julie Holland (Treasurer)
  • Rev. Richard A. Jones
  • Debbie King
  • Richard Kuder, EdD (Assistant Treasurer)
  • David Montgomery, MD
  • Julie Tokarski, MD, FAAP
  • Elizabeth Van Dyk, DNP, APN, FNP-C, ANP-BC
  • Michael Westra
  • Stephen Dumke, LNHA, FACHE (President and CEO)

Board of Trustees Biographies

Christian Health Foundation Board of Trustees

  • Lori Averso
  • John Belanus
  • John DeSclafani
  • Sandra DeYoung, RN, EdD
  • Stephen Dumke, LNHA, FACHE (President and CEO)
  • Maryanne Elsaesser (Vice Chair)
  • Herman Jeffer, Esq. (Chair Emeritus)
  • John Plum
  • Carl Rizzo, Esq. (Secretary)
  • David J. Ruitenberg, Esq.
  • Kevin A. Stagg, (Treasurer), EVP, and CFO
  • James Stanley
  • Michael Westra
  • Ellsworth P. Whiteman (Chair)

Foundation Board of Trustees Biographies