The inagural Grand Rapids Asian Festival in downtown Grand Rapids at Rosa Parks Circle on Saturday, June 10th 2017. ©2017 Photos by Two Eagles Marcus, GlitterBooth.com
About Us
KENT COUNTY WELCOME PLAN STEERING COMMITTEE

Teresa Branson
Chief Inclusion Officer
Kent County

Patti Caudill
Diversity & Inclusion Manager
City of Grand Rapids

Guillermo Cisneros
Executive Director
West Michigan Hispanic Chamber of Commerce

Omar Cuevas
VP of Sales and Marketing
Grand Rapids Chamber

Hollin De La Cruz
Welcome Plan Coordinator
Kent County

Mirabel N. Fonyuy Umenei
Founder/CEO Motherland Cultural Connections LLC
Director African Collaborative Network

Dilli Gautam, MPH
President – Bhutanese Community of Michigan
Associate Director of Community Engagement
Refugee and Immigrant Services –
Bethany Christian Services of Michigan

Elvira Kovachevich
Former Welcome Plan Project Coordinator
Samaritas

Lori Latham
Public Relations Director
Kent County

Joel Lautenbach
Executive Director of Development
Samaritas

Carlos Martinez
Director of Development
West Michigan Hispanic Chamber of Commerce

Stacy Stout
Director of Equity & Engagement
City of Grand Rapids