Decision Makers
Board of Directors
Frank G. Berris (age 62) is President and Chief Executive Officer of and owns American Gas & Oil, Inc., a distributor of petroleum products and operator of gas stations. Mr. Berris is also a member of the Michigan Petroleum Association/Michigan Association of Convenience Stores. Mr. Berris has been a director of ChoiceOne and the Bank since August 1991.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| ChoiceOne Financial Services |
President & CEO |
Current |
| Michigan Ffa Foundation |
Board Vice Chairman, President & CEO, Choiceone Bank |
Current |
| ChoiceOne Financial Services |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Michigan Ffa Foundation |
Director |
Current |
| ChoiceOne Bank |
President |
Former |
| Huntington National Bank |
Senior Vice President, Private Banking Manager |
Former |
| West Shore Computer Services, Inc. |
Director |
Former |
Louis D. Knooihuizen (age 59) has been Senior Vice President, Commercial Loans of the Bank since December 2001. Mr. Knooihuizen was elected an officer of ChoiceOne Mortgage Company of Michigan from 2003 until December 2008. Prior to his employment with ChoiceOne, Mr. Knooihuizen was employed by Bank West, a commercial bank in Grand Rapids, Michigan, as Senior Vice President, Commercial Loans from 1999 to 2001 and by National City Bank, a commercial bank, as Vice President, Commercial Loans from 1995 to 1999. Mr. Knooihuizen also serves as a director of Mid-Michigan Banking Group and Sparta Rotary.
Michael E. McHugh (age 59) has been employed by the Bank as a Senior Vice President since the Merger. Prior to the Merger, Mr. McHugh was a director of Valley Ridge and Valley Ridge Bank and/or Kent City since 1989. Mr. McHugh was Secretary, Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer of Valley Ridge. Mr. McHugh was also an Executive Vice President of Valley Ridge Bank (and, before the Consolidation, Kent City) since 1987.
Mary J. Johnson (age 45) has been a Vice President of the Bank since September 1998. Prior to that, Ms. Johnson was employed by the Bank, serving in various management and executive capacities since April 1993. Ms. Johnson serves as an officer of Johnson & Johnson Builders, Inc., a construction company.
Thomas L. Lampen (age 53), a Certified Public Accountant, has been Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of the Bank since January 1992 and Treasurer of ChoiceOne since April 1987. Mr. Lampen has been the Treasurer of ChoiceOne Insurance Agencies, Inc. since January 1996 and the Treasurer of ChoiceOne Mortgage Company of Michigan from January 2002 until December 2008. Prior to his employment with ChoiceOne, Mr. Lampen was employed by Grant Thornton, a national accounting firm.
Linda R. Pitsch was a director of ChoiceOne Financial Services, Inc. and ChoiceOne Bank from December 1994 until the Merger. Ms. Pitsch has served as Secretary of ChoiceOne and the Bank since February 1995. Ms. Pitsch also has served as Senior Vice President and Cashier of the Bank since January 1993. Ms. Pitsch has been an employee of the Bank since September 1969, serving in various management and executive capacities. Ms. Pitsch is a director of ChoiceOne Mortgage Company of Michigan and has served as its Secretary since January 2002. Ms. Pitsch has been a director and Secretary of ChoiceOne Insurance Agencies, Inc. since December 1998. Ms. Pitsch is an instructor at Davenport University, and President and a director of Strawberry Pines Condominium Association.
Dennis Nelson has been a director of ChoiceOne Financial Services, Inc. and ChoiceOne Bank since the merger with Valley Ridge Financial Corp. and was a director of Valley Ridge Bank after its consolidation with The Grant State Bank, a director of Valley Ridge since it merged with Community Bank Corporation on July 1, 1996 and a director of Community Bank Corporation and The Grant State Bank, the subsidiary bank of Community, from 1985 until the Valley Ridge/Community merger. Mr. Nelson is a dentist practicing in Grant, Michigan.
Donald VanSingel has been a director of ChoiceOne Financial Services, Inc. and ChoiceOne Bank since the merger with Valley Ridge Financial Corp. and, prior to that, was Vice Chairman and a director of Valley Ridge Financial Corp. since the merger of Valley Ridge Financial Corp. with Community Bank Corporation, a director of Valley Ridge Bank after its consolidation with The Grant State Bank, Chairman of Community Bank Corporation and The Grant State Bank from 1982 until the Valley Ridge/Community merger, and a director of Community Bank Corporation and The Grant State Bank from 1973 until the Valley Ridge/Community merger. Mr. VanSingel has been a consultant for Governmental Consultant Services, Inc. since 1993. Prior to that, Mr. VanSingel served in the Michigan House of Representatives.
Gary Gust has been a director of ChoiceOne Financial Services, Inc. and ChoiceOne Bank since the merger with Valley Ridge Financial Corp. and, prior to that, was a director of Valley Ridge Financial Corp. and Valley Ridge Bank/Kent City State Bank, which was consolidated with The Grant State Bank on December 6, 1996, to form Valley Ridge Bank, since 1991. Mr. Gust is President and sole shareholder of Gust Construction Company, a general contractor.
Jerome B. Arends has been a director of ChoiceOne Financial Services, Inc. and ChoiceOne Bank since the merger with Valley Ridge Financial Corp. and, prior to that, was a director of Valley Ridge Financial Corp. and Valley Ridge Bank/Kent City State Bank since 1987. Mr. Arends was Chief Executive Officer and President of Ravenna Farm Equipment, Inc., a distributor of farm implements and equipment, until early 1999. Mr. Arends was Store Manager and a salesman for Kent Power Equipment, Inc., a distributor of farm equipment, from 1999 until his retirement in 2000.
K. Timothy Bull has been a director of ChoiceOne Financial Services, Inc. and ChoiceOne Bank since the merger with Valley Ridge Financial Corp. and, prior to that, was a director of Valley Ridge Financial Corp. and Valley Ridge Bank/Kent City State Bank since 1993 and was also a director of Valley Ridge and Kent City from 1988 until 1991. Mr. Bull is President and sole shareholder of Moon Lake Orchards, Inc., a producer of fruit.
Sheila Clark (age 53) has been a Senior Vice President of the Bank since January 2007, was a Vice President of the Bank since the Merger and, prior to that, was a Vice President of Valley Ridge Bank since June 1999. Ms. Clark has been employed by either the Bank or Valley Ridge Bank since July of 1982 serving in various management and executive capacities. Ms. Clark was employed by Sparta State Bank (now the Bank) from Fall 1973 to Spring 1979. Ms. Clark also serves as a director of Mid-Michigan Banking Group.