Meet the C3 Board of Trustees

Tabitha Blanski

My family and I started attending C3 in October of 2022. We were looking for a vibrant community that was intellectually and emotionally wrestling with questions around what it means to be human, the nature of God, and how to be a spiritual elder. C3 is a place exploring those kinds of questions.

Professionally, I’m a filmmaker and photographer and the owner of my production studio, Inkling Pictures. While most of my time over the last 10 years has been spent making wedding films and taking family photos, I’m moving into documentary filmmaking. My first film, The Birth of a Mother, is currently in post-production and follows three women as they navigate life’s changes after becoming pregnant and having their first babies.

My husband and I live in Grand Rapids with our four young kids. When I’m not making documentaries or keeping my children alive, you will find me singing with my choir (The Choral Scholars), at the movie theater, reading a good book, or working on a puzzle of some kind.

Bill Haug

Six years ago, Jane Curtis, who would soon become my wife introduced me to C3. I have attended regularly ever since and it continues to be a meaningful, thought provoking experience for both of us. My career began as a high school science teacher and progressed as an adult education director, then a school district central office  business manager, retiring  as a school district superintendent.
I hope that some of these experiences may prove useful to this wonderful spiritual community moving forward.

Teresa Colbry

I have been attending C3 since 2015. I was drawn to this place by you, the members, your values and wisdom, by the teachings, and the music, wow, that music! I am the current BoT Chair of this amazing community led organization. Before joining the board and the outreach team in 2021 I was on the membership committee, and have participated in many C3 activities.  I value what C3 offers each unique member, our connection and relationships, our local community, and the ripples it sends out into the world towards a wisdom that is needed. We have an exciting future!

My professional life is in health care as a RN for 37 years in many area’s in hospitals and in the community setting, the past 3 years as a home palliative care nurse.  I have volunteered time in the past on the board of a local charter school, and been a host family for international exchange students numerous times. Personally I am settled into an almost empty nest after my 6 kids became adults. I have replaced this need for housemates and connection with dogs, and C3! A warm happy distraction while I wander with curiosity and intention towards meaning.

Andy Cawthon

I have been a C3 member since 2003 and have experienced the lead teacher transitions from Dick Rhem to Kent Dobson. I value this community for its openness to many beliefs and strongly value its continued existence. My religious pedigree is mongrel (Lutheran, United Church of Christ (in Pennsylvania), Christian Science (Grandparent).

I have been involved with the C3 Finance Committee since 2009, a member of the Board of Trustees from 2012- 2018 and from 2020 to the present. I served as C3 Treasurer from 2013 to 2018.

I participate in in many of the Community’s events and fundraisers including Highway Cleanup, Dine with 9 and Sunday Gathering Hosting and Ushering.

My main focus and passion is to insure that C3 remains on a sound financial footing so that we can continue to be influential in and welcoming to the wider Tri-Cities community.

Karen Cotton

Our family began attending what is now C3 in 1995, shortly after moving to Grand Haven from Montpelier, Vermont. We actually joined the day the congregation voted to leave the denomination! I’ve been involved in the children’s program, the outreach commission, a variety of fundraisers and am currently a greeting host and provider of small bites.

Ryan and I have parented three “children” (now all in their thirties!) and have two granddaughters, all living in the Pacific Northwest. We get out there as often as we are able. I am a GHAPS retired educator and have been in the local steel drum band, Steel Doin’ It, for over 20 years. Creating things from recycled materials is another thing I enjoy doing as well as biking for local transportation and travel.

Growing up in the United Methodist Church, I appreciate having an “alternative to church as usual.” C3 continues to challenge and inspire. Our values and questioning resonate. I am proud of our openness and the community we have created as we continue to grow both individually and collectively.

Kim Crozier

I started attending C3 (formerly CCC) in 2008, when I lived in Grand Rapids, and I have seen the C3 community go through many changes, which continue to be an
inspiration to me. Over my years at C3 I have been involved with various activities and fundraisers. I joined the Finance Committee in 2020 and the Board of Trustees in 2021.
Professionally, I’ve worked as an attorney in Michigan and California. I am a past and present member on several boards.

Personally, I enjoy spending time around friends, family, animals and nature. I love travelling, reading, writing, watching movies, music, dancing, acting, playing and watching tennis, and going to flea markets and antique stores. Of all my treasures, I am most proud of my PEZ collection, which I started in the ‘80s. I am honored to be a part of the C3 community and feel that I have become a better person for it.

Kathy Humphrey

I have been a member of the C3 Community (formerly known as Christ Community Church) since shortly after moving to the Tri Cities area in the mid ‘80s. In addition to being a regular attendee at Sunday Morning Gatherings, I have served on the C3 Board of Directors for several years.

Outside of C3, I serve in several other Board volunteer and leadership capacities at the local and state level including the ACLU of Michigan, Progressive Lakeshore, and the Tri Cities Family YMCA.

Wayne Johnson

Tod Wyn

I have attended C3 regularly since 2021, and have enjoyed participating in the “Pre-Talk” discussion group and “Dine with Nine”. I have found C3 to be a unique and very special group of people and teachers and I am grateful to be a part of it.

For the first 17 years of my career I was an Emergency Physician in West Michigan. For the past 12 years I have been Medical Director of Hospice of Holland and Keystone Medical Services (palliative care). I have found this field to be very rewarding and I hope to continue to practice for many years. I live in Grand Rapids and in my free time I enjoy fishing and hiking.

I have enjoyed taking part in various aspects of C3 over the past couple of years and hope to be of service in continuing to promote its sense of community, its core values, and its excellent teachings.