Our Team
Board of Directors
Michael J. Westbrook
Chair
Michael J. Westbrook
Chair
Elected: 11/21
Grand Haven, MI
MWestbrook@ghblp.org
Gerry Witherell
Vice Chair
Gerry Witherell
Vice Chair
Appointed: 04/05
Elected: 11/05
Reelected: 11/11
Reelected: 11/17
Grand Haven, MI
GWitherell@ghblp.org
Todd B. Crum
Board Director
Todd B. Crum
Board Director
Elected: 11/19
Grand Haven, MI
TBCrum@ghblp.org
Andrea Hendrick
Board Director
Andrea Hendrick
Board Director
Elected: 11/21
Grand Haven, MI
AHendrick@ghblp.org
Kurt Knoth
Board Director
Kurt Knoth
Board Director
Appointed: 10/20/22
Grand Haven, MI
Kknoth@ghblp.org
Executive Staff
David Walters
General Manager
David Walters
General Manager
Chief Administrative Officer of the Grand Haven Board of Light and Power. Under the policy direction of the Board of Light & Power’s five member elected Board, provides management direction of all operational and planning activities and functions involved in the production, distribution, and sale of electrical capacity and energy.
Lynn Diffell
Finance Manager
Lynn Diffell
Finance Manager
Responsible for planning, directing, and controlling finance, accounting, budgeting, and contract negotiations.
Robert Shelley
Distribution & Engineering Manager
Robert Shelley
Distribution & Engineering Manager
Responsible for the planning, construction, and reliability of the BLP distribution and transmission system, technical services area, information technology and for compliance with environmental, general safety, and any other rules, regulations and legalities associated with the operation and maintenance of an electric utility distribution and transmission system.
Erik Booth
Operations & Power Supply Manager
Erik Booth
Operations & Power Supply Manager
Responsible for the administration, technical supervision, operation and maintenance, safety, and environmental compliance of all generation facilities and market energy transactions.