Board member profile: Working at it with all your heart
Mark Reitsma is passionate about the finance industry. From an early age, the Lord opened up doors to work in finance, and after a series of upward career moves, he partnered with two other fellow Christian friends to form Regency Wealth Management in 2011. “That was a key time,” Reitsma shares. “Building the business and…
Board member profile: Passionate about Christ-centered community
Growing up in a predominately white school in Traverse City, Michigan, college student Bryan Kabot was immediately drawn to the notable diversity at the University of Michigan, and he desired to cultivate it even further. “I was interested in law because it was about justice and equality. And when I heard about this committee…
Board member profile: The importance of excellent education
Karen VanderLeest knows about education. Most recently serving as a clinical supervisor at Ramapo College, where she observed student teachers, VanderLeest’s career also includes 18 years in public education. During that time, she taught middle school and high school classes, as well as supervised the Social Studies and World Language departments. In addition to her…
The role of the board in moving forward in faith and excellence
For the first time in the school’s history, Eastern Christian School is in the process of pursuing joint accreditation. For the past year, many different stakeholders have been laying the groundwork for re-accreditation with the Middle States Association for Colleges and Schools and have added to this, the work of pursuing initial accreditation with Christian…