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Gwen Sandefur

Board Chair · Heart of West Michigan United Way

Board Chair at Heart of West Michigan United Way. Listed as an officer, director, or key employee across 2 organizations on the Form 990 record.

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2
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2
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Reported as Board Chair of Heart of West Michigan United Way, based in Grand Rapids, MI.
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Also listed as Director of Junior Achievement of the Michigan, uncompensated.
Facts extracted directly from each organization's Form 990, Part VII.
Biography Web-sourced

Gwen Sandefur is a healthcare executive who has held multiple leadership positions within Corewell Health (formerly Spectrum Health), including President of Spectrum Health Hospital Group and President of Corewell Health William Beaumont University Hospital. She joined Spectrum Health in 2015 as Chief Operating Officer and progressed through increasingly senior roles.

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Tenure here
2015–present
Education
  • University of Michigan · Master of Health Services Administration
  • Indiana University · Bachelor of Science in Public Health

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Organizations

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Heart of West Michigan United Way Board Chair · $12.9M revenue · Grand Rapids, MITO IMPACT LIVES IN WEST MICHIGAN BY ENERGIZING AND INSPIRING PEOPLE AND ORGANIZATIONS TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE THROUGH DONATIONS AND VOLUNTEERISM. THE…Filed FY2024, FY2023, FY2022 · Source: Form 990, Part VII
Junior Achievement of the Michigan Director · $3.5M revenue · Grand Rapids, MITO PROVIDE BUSINESS EDUCATION TO STUDENTS, GRADES K-12.Filed FY2020, FY2019 · Source: Form 990, Part VII

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Other people named Gwen Sandefur

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Gwen Sandefur 1 organization · Grand Rapids, MICorewell Health Group Return

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Public data from IRS Form 990 e-file & the Business Master File. Individuals appear here because they were named as an officer, director, or key employee on a nonprofit's Form 990; people are grouped by name plus corroborating evidence (Schedule R, shared address, shared board members). · philanthropy.org