 Chris Gentry was named director of Kettunen Center in June 2012. Gentry has 25 years of non-profit organizational leadership and management experience in a variety of roles, including manager of a 180-acre facility in Ohio.
He brings experience in facilities management, environmental and outdoor education delivery management, fund development, marketing and personnel administration to Kettunen Center. Gentry holds a bachelor’s degree in park and recreation administration from Michigan State University.
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 Rose Lockhart is the food service supervisor at Kettunen Center. She has been working at the center for 13 years, but she has been in the food service industry for 38 years. She enjoys trying new recipes and cooking with locally grown produce.
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 Jamie Mielke-Mitchell, Operations Coordinator, joined the Kettunen Center staff in the fall of 2006. Jamie schedules all the events/conference at the center. She is in the process of receiving her Conference Center Professional (CCP) certification through the International Association of Conference Center Administrators (IACCA). She enjoys meeting coordinators after all the planning discussions and seeing their hard work come alive.
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 Lauren Heilman has worked as Kettunen Center’s business administrator/human resource coordinator since 1997. She is responsible for managing and administrating financial and business affairs for Kettunen Center and the Michigan 4-H Foundation human resources. She has a Bachelors degree in accounting with a dual minor in computer information systems & management as well as an education degree in history, social studies and business education.
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Laura Jacobson-Pentces is the education program coordinator for Kettunen Center programs & special projects. |
 Cookie Holmes is the housekeeping coordinator at Kettunen Center. Cookie enjoys making all Kettunen Center guests feel like they are at home by making our rooms as clean and as fresh as possible. She has been in the hospitality business for over 10 years.
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Steve Neuman