Board & Staff

Appointments are made for six-year terms of office. Acting when needed as the Economic development Corporation, the Board deals with Specific projects within Kalamazoo County that are funded through bonding. Its purpose is to assist local industrial and commercial enterprises in their development and expansion programs.

To further understand the work of the Kalamazoo County Brownfield Redevelopment Authority, we invite you to review the 2023 KCBRA Outcomes Report.

Contact the Kalamazoo County Brownfield Redevelopment Authority (KCBRA) here.

Planning & Development Department Staff:

Rachael Grover, Director

Macy Rose Walters, Brownfield Redevelopment Administrator

The 9-member board, selected by the Kalamazoo County Board of Commissioners may include citizens, lenders, attorneys, environmental professionals, developers, architects and real estate professionals. 

Current Board Members (9 voting members):

Kenneth Peregon, OCBA Landscape Architects – Board Chair

Christopher Carew, Fishbeck

Jodi Milks, NAI Wisinski of West Michigan

Andrew Wenzel, Fishbeck

Jared Lutz, Michigan Growth Advisors

Chad Goodwill, 1st Source Bank

Kyle Gulau, Zooward

Monteze Morales, County Commissioner

Jen Strebs, County Commissioner – Alternate

Jodi Stefforia, Ex Officio Director, Oshtemo Township Planning Director

Craig Sherwood, Ex Officio Director, Kalamazoo Township Trustee

Sherine Miller, Ex Officio Alternate, Kalamazoo Township Treasurer

KCBRA Board Members & Group w/ State Representative Julie Rogers

Jeff Hawkins Proclamation Ceremony 2024