Stan Stek for County Commission

"This past year I was unanimously elected as the next Chair of the Kent County Board of Commissioners. The stage is set for a year in which we will be tackling significant issues from the reformation of our mental health crisis system to establishing a new Broadband policy, county facilities master plan, a new long-term waste stream plan, responding to environmental contaminants, economic development, and more. I am eager to see what we can accomplish." Stan is a principal and Attorney at Law at Miller Canfield where he has been designated as a Grand Rapids Lawyer of the Year by Best Lawyers in America in 2014, 2015, and 2019. Recently, Stan won the Michael S. Barnes award as a recognition for his long history of providing pro bono services to his community. He has more than twenty years of small and medium-sized business experience, participating in managing the strategy and operations of Miller Canfield and previously at Clary, Nantz, & Wood where he served as the Managing Shareholder. Stan has been active in building a thriving Walker community for many years, including serving as: Chairperson of the Walker Historical Commission, Chair of the Walker Citizen’s Advisory Committee, Walker Police and Fire Memorial Foundation, President of the Edison House Foundation, and named 2008’s "Person of the Year” by Walker's Mayor VerHuelen and City Commission. Stan was first elected to the Board of Commissioners in 2014. He is currently the Chair of the Kent County Board of Commissioners and has also served as the board’s Executive Committee as Vice-Chair, Chair of the Legislative and Human Resources Committee, Chair of the Mental Health Authority (Network 180), chair of the Lakeshore Regional Entity (PIHP), SUD Oversight Policy Board, Michigan Work’s Board, Kent Community Action Governing Board, Senior Millage Allocation Committee, chair of the Dedicated Millage Committee, and chair of the Crisis Center Task Force.