Our Team
Senior Leadership
Matt Hoeksema, President & CEO
Chris Allamon, Chief Information Officer
Chris Georvassilis, Chief Credit Officer
Wade Perry, Chief Risk Officer
Dan Pickard, Chief Lending Officer
Bryan Spratt, Chief Operating Officer
Amy Stern, Chief Financial Officer
Jim Bishop, SVP, Lakeshore Market Manager
John Cunningham, First VP, Credit Administration
Kristi Hill, SVP, Branch Administrator
Lynn Hoeksema, SVP, Retail Loan Manager
Frank Lauto, SVP, Director of Deposit Operations and Digital Channels
Monica Meinzer, SVP, Director of HR
David Sass, NFGI President
Jodi Sevigny, SVP, Director of Marketing
Mike Skinner, SVP, Grand Rapids Market Manager
Rick Wieringa, SVP, Commercial Banking
Board of Directors
Kevin Nelson, Chairman of the Board
Kevin is the CEO/President of Northstar Financial Group Inc., located in Bad Axe, Michigan. He is a long-time resident of Washtenaw County and serves as a board member for Epic Theaters, Gemini Group, Mainstreet Community Bank of Florida, Northstar Financial Group, Inc., Northstar Bank, and West Michigan Community Bank.
Lynette Drake, Director of Northstar Financial Group, Inc.
Lynette represents the ownership of the Bank and joined the Board in February 2011. She also serves as a director of Northstar Financial Group, Inc. and its subsidiaries: Northstar Bank, Valley Financial, Inc and is also a director for Mainstreet Community Bank of Florida. She is president and chairman of the board for Gemini Group, Inc. in Bad Axe, MI. Lynette lives in Ubly, MI with her husband and children and is active in the school and community.
James Wesseling, Attorney with Wesseling & Brackmann in Hudsonville
Jim lives in Hudsonville, is very active in the community and has served on the WMCB Board since 1996.
Carlos Sanchez, Executive Director for Davenport University and President of Latino Leaders Group
Carlos has over 20 years of valuable experience building relationships in the Hispanic Community of Grand Rapids and surrounding cities. Currently he serves as Board Member and Diversity and Inclusion Committee member for the Economic Club of Grand Rapids along with serving as a Board Member and Executive Committee member for Trinity Health in Grand Rapids. Carlos is also the President of the Latino Leaders Group that was formed to continue delivering LEADeres, the only Latino-centric leadership program in West Michigan.
Douglas F. Oberst, Owner of Heartland Agricultural Services, LLC
Formerly an agricultural banker, Doug is the owner of Heartland Agricultural Services, and a founding partner in Twelve Corners Vineyards, an estate winery located in Benton Harbor, Michigan. Doug has served on the Board of Directors at the Bank of Holland, South Haven Center for the Arts, the Al-Van Humane Society, and several other community boards. He resides near Coloma, Michigan on his vineyard with his three daughters.
Matt Hoeksema, President/CEO of West Michigan Community Bank
Matt served as a WMCB board member for many years prior to becoming President/CEO. He has over 25 years of commercial banking experience in West Michigan. Matt spent twenty of those years at Macatawa Bank as their SVP – Chief Commercial Banking Officer. He lives in Holland, Michigan with his wife, Lynn, and three children. He has been active on community boards over his career, including Junior Achievement, Holland Area Arts Council, Michigan West Coast Chamber, and the Economic Development Foundation.
Tim Hitson, Former Owner and President of Pinnacle Tool Inc.
Tim has valuable experience in building a small business and in banking. Before owning his own business, he worked in the banking industry as a credit executive and commercial lending officer. Tim joined the Board in March 2013.
Tom McCurley, Owner of Gemini Group
Tom McCurley is a graduate of Michigan State University. He is an owner of Gemini Group and has been associated with the group since 1982. Tom has also served on the board of Northstar Bank and Mainstreet Community Bank of Florida. Tom joined the WMCB Board in 2013.
Duke Suwyn, Principal and Senior Vice President of Advantage Commercial Real Estate
Duke Suwyn has been a commercial realtor for over 20 years and has a reputation of being one of the foremost industrial specialists in the West Michigan market. Community involved, Duke is on the boards and committees of organizations such as Ada Christian Schools, Boys and Girls Clubs of Grand Rapids, Wedgewood Christian Services, Redeemer Presbyterian Church, and Van Andel Institute. Duke joined the Board in 2016.
Rob Dwortz, Founding Partner, Become Unmistakable, Grand Rapids
Rob Dwortz has over 20 years of financial services experience, including work for banks in Chicago, Detroit and West Michigan. He founded and ran a private equity firm in Detroit prior to moving to West Michigan in 2011 to become CEO of The Bank of Holland (TBOH). He now runs the local leadership training and software firm, Become Unmistakable, which helps organizations build people-centric cultures to drive performance. He is also a member of the board of directors of Grand Rapids Label Company in Grand Rapids.