Dr. Dale Mohr and wife, Marilyn, have been residents of Georgetown since 1962 where they raised three sons. Dale was born and raised in the greater Grand Rapids area. After serving in the U.S. Army, Dale graduated from University of Michigan. He practiced dentistry in Jenison for 36 years and has had many years of public service.
Del and wife, Jan, have been married since 1965 and have two sons and one granddaughter. Del was born and raised on a farm south of Zeeland, Michigan, and Jan grew up in Holland, Michigan. They have lived in Georgetown Township since May of 1966 when Del began working for the Ottawa County Sheriff Department out of the Georgetown Office. He retired as the Detective/Lt. after 37 years with the Ottawa County Sheriff Department. In August of 1997, he was chosen from 12 applicants to fill an open Trustee seat vacated due to the death of Gerald Dornbos. In August of 2006 Del was appointed Georgetown Charter Township Clerk and continues to serve as Clerk. He also serves on the Planning Commission, Mineral Mining Board and Services Committee. He attended Zeeland High School, Grand Rapids Junior College (currently GR Community College), Grand Valley State University and the Federal Bureau of Investigation National Academy. His hobbies include walking and wood carving. He and his wife attend Fellowship Reformed Church after joining in 1966.
Dale Mohr
Township Supervisor
Carol and her husband have lived in Georgetown Township since 1975 where they raised four children who are now married. They have nine grandchildren. She attends Georgetown CRC where she has been a youth leader, Steven’s Minister and Pastoral Care Provider. She has also worked at the church’s daycare program since 2007.
Following graduation from Calvin Christian High School, Carol became a dental chair side assistant. After becoming interested in County and Township government in 1997, she started running campaigns. She ran for township trustee in 2008 and was elected the first woman on the Georgetown Township Board. Since then she has been appointed Treasurer and serves on the Services and WCET committees. Her community involvement includes working on “The Age of Discover” in Hager Park and being a member of the Crime Watch committee. In her free time she enjoys traveling, camping and spending time with her family and grandchildren.
Carol Scholma
Township Treasurer
John Schwalm and wife, Pam, have three sons. John has a Bachelors Degree in Business Education and Marketing, and a Masters Degree in School Administration (Management) from Western Michigan University. He also has attended Michigan State, Central, Ferris, and Grand Valley. He attended Hager Park Reformed Church for 24 years where he was a Sunday school teacher, Elder and Fellowship Committee Director. Since 2006 he has attended Fellowship Reformed Church. He was a jeweler’s apprentice for 5 years and serviced the West Michigan jewelry businesses for 20 years. He currently is a teacher and has taught at Grandville Public Schools since 1976, Davenport University since 1992 and GRCC since 2005. He has received the following awards: Grandville Teacher of the Year, Finalist for Michigan Teacher of the Year, Michigan Consumer Economic Teacher of the Year, Paul Harris Rotarian Service Award and Neal Fonger Post Educator Service Award. His hobbies are Trout fishing, kayaking, hunting, working in the yard, visiting his cabin up north, travelling with family and teaching driver’s education. John serves on the Finance and Utilities Committee
John Schwalm
Township Trustee
Elected in 2008 to his first term, Chad has lived in Georgetown Charter Township for over 30 years, and is married with one son. He has attended Fair Haven Ministries in Georgetown for his entire life. He graduated from Hudsonville High School and went on to Grand Valley State University where he received BBA and MBA degrees. Chad is employed with Sunset Association as the Executive Director and also serves as an adjunct business instructor in the Professional and Graduate Studies division of Cornerstone University. Prior to Sunset Association, he worked as an executive with Target Corporation, a Fortune 50 company. In his free time, Chad enjoys spending time with his family, playing softball, hunting, and competing in triathlons. As an active member of the community Chad has served as the President of the Jenison Area Chamber of Commerce, a member of the Ottawa County Workforce Development Board, and as a Youth Leader with Fair Haven Ministries. As a member of the Georgetown Charter Township Board, Chad serves on the Personnel/Finance and Utilities Committees of the Board.
Chad Tuttle
Township Trustee
Rich and his wife, Connie, have been residents of Georgetown Township since 1980. They have two married adult sons who graduated from Jenison High School and two grandchildren. He is serving his second four-year term on the Township Board, having been reelected in 2008. He is a member of the Township Services Committee and Election Commission. He also serves on the WCET Board as a Township Board representative. He previously served on the Jenison Board of Education for 12 years, 6 as the board president. Rich is an ordained minister in the Reformed Church in America. He served as the lead pastor at Rosewood Reformed Church for 25 years. In 2004 he was trained as a Specialized Interim Minister through the Interim Ministry Network of Baltimore, Maryland. He presently serves in that role at Maranatha Christian Reformed Church in Holland. Rich has also been trained as a leadership coach. By using his skills, he has helped church leaders take responsibility for their lives and act to maximize their own potential. Rich also served as a mentor in the Kids Hope USA mentoring program.
Richard VanderKlok
Township Trustee
Jim Wierenga has resided in the Jenison/Grandville area all of his life. He and his wife, Sheila, have been married since 1988 and enjoy raising their six children in the Township. He is a graduate of the University of Michigan Law School and has worked as a commercial litigation attorney since 1994 starting with a large firm in Grand Rapids and eventually breaking off to start a smaller specialty practice with a partner. Jim sits on the Board of Michigan Family Forum and serves as an allied attorney for the Alliance Defense Fund on cases involving constitutional law and religious liberties. In his free time he enjoys coaching his kids’ teams, volunteering at his church and playing almost any kind of sport. He hopes to grow young right here in the Township.
Jim Wierenga
Township Trustee
Dan and wife, Mary Ann, have been married since 1991 and have 2 boys. Dan has been a lifelong resident of Georgetown Township. He has a Bachelor of Science Degree in Computer Science and Business from Calvin College and has taken accounting and finance classes from Grand Valley State University. He has been the elected Township Treasurer from 1986 until March 2009 when he was appointed as the first-time Township Superintendent (manager) for Georgetown Township. As Treasurer, he was a member of the Utilities/Facilities and Finance Committees, in addition to the Construction Committees responsible for the construction of the Township Office, Library, Ice Arena and three fire stations. As manager, he is a non-voting member of all Township Committees in addition to representing the Township on various other councils and committees outside the Township.
Daniel Carlton
Township Manager
Georgetown Charter Township
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