About Us

Interchange is a group of communication professionals who are interested in discussing communication issues with other professional communicators. Meeting participation and membership is open to anyone who wishes to engage in stimulating discussion related to the communication industry and how it shapes our lives.

Greetings from the President

It is my great privilege to serve as president of the Interchange Board of Directors for the 2009/10 season. I have been an active member of Interchange since 2006 and joined the board last year.

It is our goal to offer timely, intriguing and helpful programs that address various issues in the world of communications.

Put Interchange on your calendar. It’s the second Wednesday of the month for lunch at the University Club, 10th floor of the Fifth Third Building downtown, every month from October 2009 through April 2010. If you really want to maximize your value, prepay for the year and membership and you will save the cost of 2 meetings (Don’t worry, if you can’t make a meeting you can send a substitute). Registration: 11:30 a.m.; Lunch and program: 12noon.

Our board members are eager to increase our membership and program attendance in the coming year. I encourage you to invite a friend or colleague to an upcoming program.

If you have creative ideas or suggestions for Interchange, please feel free to email me (Juanita.vorel@priorityhealth.com) or any other member of the InterChange board.

Looking forward to seeing you in October,

Juanita Vorel
President 2009/10
Interchange of West Michigan

Board of Directors

President

Juanita Vorel, Priority Health

Vice President / Program Director

Krys Bylund, John Ball Zoo

Communications Director

John Elmore, Lutheran Social Services of Michigan

Treasurer

Tamara Bergstrom, Varnum Law

Director

Michelle Bennett, The Wordsmiths

Past Presidents

2008-2009 Mary Dykstra

2007-2008 Shelley Irwin
2006-2007 Greg Melvin/Shelley Irwin
2005-2006 Juliette Cowall
2004-2005 Craig Clark
2003-2004 Sherrie Barber-Willson
2002-2003 Jason Manshum
2001-2002 Kate Washburn
2000-2001 Erika Wilgenburg
1999-2000 Tim Penning
1998-1999 Kate Dernocouer
1997-1998 Dale Shannon
1996-1997 Rita Citron
1995-1996 Heidi Schmidt
1994-1995 Jim Davis
1993-1994 Jim Davis

Founders

Jim Davis, formerly of The Grand Rapids Press

Tim Penning, Grand Valley State University

Ann Annis, Calvin College (retired)

The Association for West Michigan Communication Professionals