West Michigan Regional Airport is owned and managed by the West Michigan Airport Authority. Formed in 2008, the WMAA is made up of representatives from three local municipalities: City of Holland, Park Township and City of Zeeland. Residents of these municipalities voted to approve the support of the airport and creation of an authority. The WMAA oversees the budget and operation of West Michigan Regional Airport, as well as the relationship with the Fixed Base Operator, Tulip City Air Service.

 

Board members stay current with the industry and share ideas by visiting other aviation-related businesses and organizations like the West Michigan Aviation Academy at the Gerald R. Ford International Airport in Grand Rapids, and by offering speaking engagements to community groups.

Mission Statement: The West Michigan Airport Authority will provide the public with state-of-the-art global air access to strengthen the local economy and improve the area’s quality of life.

Public meetings of the West Michigan Airport Authority take place at 11:30 a.m. on the second Monday of every month at West Michigan Regional Airport (unless noted):

City of Holland

Liz Hoffswell
Vice President, West Coast Chamber of Commerce
liz@westcoastchamber.org
(616) 392-2389
Todd Whiteman, Holland
Council Member, City of Holland Business Development Manager, United Federal Credit Union
t.whiteman@cityofholland.com
(616) 392-5590
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Chris Martin
Vice President, Performance Strategies Group
chris@psgteam.com
(616) 395-0110

Park Township

Russell Sylte
Sales, Metal Flow Corp.
rds@metalflow.com
(616) 392-7976
Skip Keeter
Park Township Clerk
ekeeter@parktownship.org
(616) 738.4240
Cal-Matthysse
Calvin Matthysse
cal@matthysse.net
(616) 450-4750

City of Zeeland

Kevin-Klybnstra
Kevin Klynstra
Mayor, City of Zeeland
kklynstra@ci.zeeland.mi.us
(616) 772-6400
Beth Blanton
Lakeshore Advantage
beth.blanton@lakeshoreadvantage.com
(616) 772-6400
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Les Hoogland
clerk@ci.zeeland.mi.us
(616) 772-4156

Alternates

Todd Whiteman, Holland
Council Member, City of Holland Business Development Manager, United Federal Credit Union
t.whiteman@cityofholland.com
(616) 392-5590
Howard Fink, Park Township
Park Township Manager
hfink@parktownship.org
(616) 738-4229
Sally Gruppen, Zeeland
Marketing, Herman Miller, Inc. Mayor Pro-Tem, City of Zeeland
sally.gruppen@hermanmiller.com
(616) 654-3313

Ex-Officio Members

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Don Disselkoen
Ottawa County Commissioner
ddiss@att.net
(616) 395-9820
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Jim Storey
Allegan County Representative
jmstore@yahoo.com
(616) 848-9767

Staff

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Ron Ludema
Fixed Base Operator, West Michigan Regional Airport
rludema@tulipcityair.com
(616) 392-7831
greg-robinson
Greg Robinson
West Michigan Airport Authority Manager
g.robinson@wmairportauthority.com
(616) 368-3023
Karen-Scholten
Karen Scholten
Communications Coordinator
k.scholten@cityofholland.com
(616) 368.3021

Public Documents

Governance & Budget Documents

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