HEALTH CARE
DAVID VAN ANDEL Chairman, CEO Van Andel Institute, Grand Rapids
STEVE ZUIDERVEEN
President, CEO Sunset Retirement Communities and Services, Jenison
David Van Andel is chairman and CEO of Van Andel Institute. He also is an entrepreneur involved in several other business interests in the natural and life science products industries. The son of Jay Van Andel, founder of Van Andel Institute and co-founder of Amway Corporation, he is currently a member of Amway’s board of directors and serves on its executive, governance and audit committees. Prior to leading Van Andel Institute, he had been in various positions at Amway since 1977, including chief operating officer of Amway’s Pyxis Innovations Business Unit, and was senior vice president-Americas and Europe, overseeing Amway business activities in North America and 22 European and 11 Latin American affiliates. Van Andel played a prominent role in bringing professional hockey back to Grand Rapids in 1996. He is co-owner and chairman of the Grand Rapids Griffins, an American Hockey League team. He is active in numerous business, cultural and community organizations including The Right Place and the Economic Club of Grand Rapids. He is married and has four children and one grandchild.
INSURANCE
SHELLEYE YAKLIN
President, CEO North Ottawa Community Health System, Grand Haven
With dual health care experience leading both large for-profits and community-based nonprofits, the pull toward a smaller, more familial setting drew Shelleye Yaklin to North Ottawa Community Health System (NOCHS), where she has served as president and CEO for the last 13 years. She has successfully led the independent health system through seismic industry shifts, one (now two) major recessions, as well as consistently changing market dynamics while never losing sight of its mission, ensuring hyper-local access to the highest quality care. Under Yaklin’s leadership, the health system has strategically kept pace, and in some cases out-paced, tertiary neighbors with technological Investments at the hospital bedside, in the operating rooms, and in connecting the system’s clinics to patients at home. In 2019, she accepted recognition on behalf of the health system for its centennial anniversary, when the community as a whole celebrated NOCHS’ founding during the Spanish Flu pandemic, as well as its decades of contributions to the community’s exceptional, nationallyranked quality of life.
EDUCATION: Hope College (B) FIRST JOB: Painting boathouses INSPIRATIONAL QUOTE: “Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world. Indeed, it’s the only thing that ever has.” Margaret Mead
EDUCATION: Indiana Wesleyan University (B, M) FIRST JOB: During college, I worked as an accountant/assistant to the CFO of Hillsdale Hospital. It turned out this exposure to hospital operations would alter my expected career path
Following a term of missionary service in Nigeria, Steve Zuiderveen began a career in finance/accounting for a national information technology company, reaching the position of director of operations. But with a passion for serving senior citizens, he began a new career as a nursing home administrator and regional manager. He joined Sunset in 2007, first serving as an administrator and CFO before ascending to the top spot. Sunset is a Christian, nonprofit organization that provides senior care through Brookcrest (skilled nursing, rehab and memory care), Manor & Villages (independent/assisted living and memory care), Rose Garden (assisted living) and Waterford Place (independent/ assisted living and memory care).
Joan Budden oversees a $4 billion company. Under her leadership, Priority Health has become the second-largest health plan in Michigan and the fifth-largest provider-sponsored health plan in the country, according to Priority Health. Budden, who previously served as CMO for Priority Health, has more than 30 years of experience in health care. She currently serves on the board of directors of the Detroit and Grand Rapids Economic Clubs, Van Andel Institute, Grand Rapids Chamber of Commerce, UFP Industries, Independent Bank Corporation and Alliance of Community Health Plans. She is a past board member of the Children’s Center in Detroit, Frederik Meijer Gardens and the YMCA of Greater Grand Rapids.
EDUCATION: Grand Valley State University (B), Western Michigan University (M) INSPIRATIONAL QUOTE: “Courage is not simply one of the virtues, but the form of every virtue at the testing point.” C.S. Lewis FUNNIEST WORK EXPERIENCE: A resident in one of our communities had fallen and it resulted in a large bruise from his waist to his knee. As he is telling us the story by the main reception desk, he proceeded to show us a picture that his wife had taken sans clothing. I would have just taken his word for it. TRAVEL DESTINATION: Swiss Alps ADVICE TO 18-YEAR-OLD: Be intentional about your future, but don’t try to have everything figured out.
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JOAN BUDDEN President, CEO Priority Health, Grand Rapids
EDUCATION: University of Michigan (B), Wayne State University (M) FIRST JOB: I took orders at a family-owned pizza place. Pizza is still one of my favorite foods. BEST ADVICE RECEIVED: Think big, start small and move fast. FAVORITE HOBBIES: Being with friends and family almost anywhere, reading, crossword puzzles FAVORITE TV SHOWS: I’m addicted to series like “Ozark,” “Big Little Lies,” “The Handmaid’s Tale” and “Bloodline.” TELL A HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATE: Find a career that makes your face light up when you talk about it.
