Staff
Administrative Assistant
Thressa Hoekstra
Chaplain
Jose Gonzalez
Medical / Dental assistant
Mirta Saucedo
Medical Assistant
Gabriella Medina
Psychologist
Dr. Iraida Rodriguez
Receptionist
Luz Vazquez
Registered Nurse
Shelle McElwee
Senior Medical Assistant
Janice Van Strien
Social Work / Counseling
Rebecca Hirt
Volunteer Coordinator
Lynne Kuhl
Board of Directors
Chairman
James Samuelson, MD
MMPC, Grandville
Vice Chair
Lonna Wiersma
Mercantile Bank
Treasurer
Jean Craig, MD
Spectrum Health - Butterworth
Secretary
Jeffrey Stormo
Stormo & Associates
Member at Large
Brian Fleetham
Law, Weathers, Richardson PC
Luis Beteta
Director of Hispanic Ministry -
Diocese of GR
Deidre DeHaan
Freelance Film Productions
Bruce Hakim
Nestle USA
Barbara Handley
Community
Charles Jansen
Health Management Consultant
Janna Jolman
GRPS
Senez Rodriguez
Kent County Emergency Medical
Services Inc.
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Sylvia Daining, Executive Director /
President
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Sylvia Daining began her
work at HIS in 2003 after working for many years at Wedgewood
Christian Services. She graduated from Calvin College with a
Sociology degree and completed a Masters in Public
Administration from Western Michigan University. She is a member
of Madison Square Christian Reformed Church. |
Laura VanderMolen, DO, Medical Director
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Dr. Laura VanderMolen has been
with HIS since September 2001 after returning from medical mission work
in Peru. As the only physician on staff, Laura serves as the primary
doctor for many of our patients and recruits and provides oversight for
the volunteer physicians and nurses at the clinic. Laura was raised in
Baltimore Maryland and attended Hope College in Holland,
Michigan. |
After receiving her medical degree from Kirkville
College of Osteopathic Medicine she completed her residency in
Grand Rapids. She is board certified in Pediatrics and Internal
Medicine.
Laura and her husband Kirk
are the parents of three children and attend Madison Square
Christian Reformed Church.
John VanderKolk, DDS, Dental Director
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Dr. John VanderKolk served on the
HIS dental committee in its early days and took leadership of the newly
established dental program in 2006. John's mission includes advocating
for dental care in the community and serving the dental needs of HIS
patients and others. John was raised in Grand
Rapids and graduated from Hope College and the University of
Michigan. |
He owned a solo practice for seven years before
becoming full partner in Partners in Dental Care for eleven
years.
John and his wife Rosa are
parents of four children. They are active in church life and
committed to missions in West Michigan and Africa.
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