Meet the C3 Board of Trustees
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Andy Cawthon
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. |
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Kim Crozier I’ve attended C3 regularly since 2008, at that time commuting from Grand Rapids, where, in addition to Southern California, I had mostly lived and worked. For over a decade, I have resided in Spring Lake and been in partnership with Bob Kleinheksel, who was on staff at CCC/C3 for 25 years. We enjoy spending time with friends and our respective families in West Michigan. My personal enjoyments include tennis, travelling, acting, movies, music, and I have been a Pez collector since 1982. Professionally, I’ve worked as a licensed attorney in Michigan and California in the public and private sectors. I started my own practice in 2008 and presently offer consulting and mediation services. Over my years at C3, I have been involved with various activities and fundraisers, and I joined the Finance Committee in 2020 and the Board of Trustees in 2021. I am honored to be a part of the C3 community and have become a better person for it. |
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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.
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Rod Van Abbema
Cheryl and I have been active members of C3 and its predecessor Christ Community Church for many years. I am currently serving on the Board of Trustees, the Sunday Gathering Team, and as chairperson of the Outreach Committee. My favorite C3 Outreach activity is helping the kids every Tuesday in the library at Martin Luther King Jr. Elementary School in Muskegon Heights. I also enjoy ushering at Sunday Gatherings once every five weeks. I was usher coordinator for a number of years. I have long loved C3 for its inclusiveness, its willingness to probe hard questions and its efforts at social action. I would be excited to continue working for a great future for C3 for the next two years as a member of the Board. |
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Sally Alderink I am a retired elementary school teacher. I worked at the Coopersville Public Schools for 27 |
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Shannon McMaster
We are still involved with the children’s program (Charity more directly than I am), and after a few years on outreach, I took a little break from direct community involvement. In the last couple of years, though, I have spent some time on both the membership and finance committees. I think the greatest strength of C3 is our community self-direction, and our community’s openness to all members stepping into roles of community direction. I have been fortunate to be able to take part in many aspects of our community life over the years, and hope to continue that service as a member of the Board of Trustees. |
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Teresa Colbry
I have been attending C3 since about 2015. Before joining the board and the outreach team in 2021 I was on the membership committee. I have also contributed time to chair the auction committee in 2022, and occasionally offer a meditation. And-I love to bake, so I bring small bites in once a month. My professional life is in health care as a home palliative care nurse with some peer leadership and committee positions along that journey. I have volunteered time on the board of a local charter school, and been a host family 5 times for international exchange students. Personally I am settling into an empty nest after my 6 kids became adults. (By replacing them with dogs! A warm happy distraction while I wander with curiosity and intention towards meaning.) Joining this inspiring community at C3 has enriched my life and I believe we have a collective consciousness worthy of rippling out into West Michigan. C3 has lived the values and put forth action for many years that promotes our rich and meaningful just cause statement: C3 inspires spiritual, intellectual, and creative exploration and action, led by the questions, “what are the biggest challenges we face on our shared journey, and how do we respond to those challenges? I’m excited to see what’s ahead! |
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Tom Edwards
I was initially elected to the board in 2018, and this year I will be finishing my third and final term. |
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Valerie Engeltjes
Since becoming part of C3 in 2010, I’ve also been involved in the book club, the auction, Loving Spoonful, and as host for Sunday Gatherings. C3 is my spiritual community and where I feel at home. |
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Wayne Johnson
I have been an active member of this community for more than twenty years, and am proud of what we have accomplished through times of challenge and change.
My wife Pat and I have enjoyed a beautiful life together for forty years, raising Kate and Zac, and delighting in now three grandchildren. I will soon be following Pat into retirement, having enjoyed a satisfying career as a finish carpenter. Music, art and reading are on my horizon, along with more years sharing the journey with the people I love at C3.
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