Meet The Team
Meet the committed and talented Board of Directors and staff of Family Hope Foundation. Our board includes business leaders, financial professionals, field practitioners, educators, community leaders, and parents of children with special needs—all driven to make a difference and help your child succeed.
Staff
Jane Eppard
Executive Director
Heidi Sarber
Program Coordinator
Board of Directors
Board of Directors
Matt Lepard
Lepco Holdings, LLC
Chair
Peg Beall
Kandu Inc, Retired
Vice Chair
Erica Babbs
PricewaterhouseCoopers
Treasurer
Erin Graham
Farmers Insurance
Secretary
Meredith Beidler, ESQ.
Smith, Haughey, Rice & Roegge
Christine Gribble
Christine Wedding & Portrait Design
Kimberley Koele
West Ottawa Public Schools
Elissa Lappenga, M.Ed. SHRM-CP
Noodle
Maggi Niemi, MA CCC-SLP
Community Volunteer
Lucia Rios
Salesforce
Michael Rios, AAMS
Edward Jones
Jamie Rockhold
Hamilton Community Schools
Kristi Scheneman
Lake Michigan Academy
Sarah Vander Baan
Choice Schools Associate
Lori Vander Ploeg, RN
Community Volunteer
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