Staff Anniversaries
The Staff Interests Committee invites you to join in celebrating the following Hope College staff members in reaching notable milestones in their service to the campus community.
Please join us for the Fall All-Staff Gathering on November 11, 2025 in the concert hall of the Jack H. Miller Center for Musical Arts. We will be honoring the following colleagues for their years of service.
Fall 2025 Anniversaries
- Forty Years of Service
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                           - Chris McDowell - CIT
 
- Thirty Years of Service
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                           - Erik Alberg - Theatre Department
 
- Twenty-Five Years of Service
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                           - Habeeb Awad - Center for Global Engagement
- Phil Blauw - Public Affairs and Marketing
- Lali Brunink - Campus Safety
- Henry Chen - Campus Safety
- Mike Everse - Campus Safety
- Kim Swartout - Philanthropy and Engagement
 
- Twenty Years of Service
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                           - Tom Bylsma - Chief Financial Officer
- Andrew Meyers - Admissions
- Liz Steenwyk - Registrar's Office
- Sonja Trent-Brown - Culture and Inclusive Excellence
- Connie VanderZwaag - Human Resources
- Michelle Yost - Van Wylen Library
- Rajean Wolters - Dean of Arts and Humanities
 
- Fifteen Years of Service
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                           - Kel Blom - Transportation
- Dee Campanella - Student Formation
- Steve Maiullo - Dean of Arts and Humanities
- Mary VandeHoef - Academic Success Center
 
- Ten Years of Service
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                           - Jon Bandstra - Van Wylen Library
- Trevor Boss - Physical Plant
- Denise Brink - Health Center
- Katie DeKoster - Philanthropy and Engagement
- Sara Dorer - Human Resources
- Heather Fowler-Voshel - Office of Financial Aid
- Gerald Griffin - Provost
- Nate Haveman - Admissions
- Danielle Hawkes - Health Center
- Amelia Herman - Physical Plant
- Ken Hibma - Physical Plant
- Jake Huffman - Physical Plant
- James Kremer - Transportation
- Holly Markel - CIT
- Michael Reisterer - CIT
- Theo Robert - Physical Plant
- Shannon Schans - Boerigter Center for Calling and Career
- Megan Scheldt - Boerigter Center for Calling and Career
- Kara Slater - Physical Plant
- Chanda Slenk - Philanthropy and Engagement
- Tim Sneller - Physical Plant
- Kristi VanIngen - Campus Safety
- Pam VanPutten - Center for Ministry Studies
 
- Five Years of Service
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                           - Hannah Bugg - Student Formation
- Kerstin Buse - Office of VP Business and Finance
- Erin Courey - Integrative Learning
- Andrew DeYoung - Public Affairs and Marketing
- Marcy Ebel - Physical Plant Department
- Sarah Escareno - Registrars Office
- Ken George - Athletic Director
- Thomas Groves - Provosts Office
- Sara Hoeve - Education Department
- Allison Van Liere - Van Wylen Library
- Abby Whitwam - Business Services
- Emily Young - Business Services
 
                        		
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