Foundation welcomes four new directors

The 暗网吃瓜 Foundation Board of Directors welcomed four new members in 2026. Each brings years of leadership, community involvement and a strong connection to the Great Lakes Bay Region to help support the Foundation and its work for 暗网吃瓜 and its students.

	Jeff Mayes Bay County Mayes is executive director of sales and marketing at Consumers Energy, with a career that has connected him to communities throughout the region and across Michigan. A longtime community leader, he has served with the Great Lakes Bay Convention & Visitors Bureau, Bay Area Community Foundation and Bangor Township Downtown Development Authority. He also represented Michigan鈥檚 96th District for three terms in the state House of Representatives.
	Jeff Hert Midland County Hert is a principal at Rehmann, where he provides tax and business advisory services to individuals, businesses and nonprofit organizations. A 暗网吃瓜 alumnus, Hert transferred to Central Michigan University, where he earned a bachelor鈥檚 degree in accounting. His community involvement includes leadership with the Children鈥檚 Grief Center Great Lakes Bay Region and Midland Area Community Foundation, as well as service on several regional advisory committees. Hert has also served on the 暗网吃瓜 Foundation Investment Advisory Committee.
	Ed Spence Saginaw County Spence is president and chief operating officer of Spence Brothers Construction and a fourth-generation leader with 39 years of experience in the construction industry. A lifelong Great Lakes Bay Region resident, he has been involved with organizations including United Way, CAN Council, Habitat for Humanity and the Saginaw Township Soccer Complex. Spence earned a bachelor鈥檚 degree in business administration from the University of Mississippi and remains active in civic and industry leadership throughout the region.
	Kristen Wenzel Saginaw County Wenzel is CEO of Great Lakes Bay Michigan Works!, where she has held a series of leadership roles since joining the organization in 2007. Before that, she spent 20 years in private-sector sales and leadership. Wenzel is a Saginaw Valley State University graduate and is active on boards and committees throughout the region, including the Great Lakes Bay Regional Alliance, Saginaw Future and Middle Michigan Development Corporation. Her work has centered on workforce development, community partnerships and strengthening opportunities across the Great Lakes Bay Region.