
Chris Preuss has been tapped as the next executive director and president of Norton Shores-based Maranatha Bible and Missionary Conference. Preuss spent most of his career with General Motors where he served as their global vice president of communications. He also served as the chief marketing and communications officer of Aptiv (formerly Delphi) and most recently led a business network of agency brands that supported the Ford Motor Company around the world.
Preuss and his wife Stacey are well known to the Maranatha family and have been community residents and leaseholders since 2012, and regular attenders since 2005. They are active participants in Maranatha's ministry with Stacey hosting Ladies Day events and serving on various committees, and with Chris serving on the Board of Directors, including Chairman of the Board during his most recent term.
The Preusses have been married for 28 years and have two children. Phillip is 26 and works as an engineer in the Detroit area. Sydney is 24, married and expecting her first child in September. She is an RN and lives in Twin Lake, just north of Muskegon.
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Paul R. Kopenkoskey is a full-time freelance writer and editor for an assortment of publications including Grand Rapids Magazine, Grand Rapids Business Journal, and Faith Grand Rapids magazine. He has completed his first novel with the working title, Karl Beguiled. He and his wife, Barb, live in Wyoming, Michigan. They have three children and five grandchildren.