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Kevin Einfeld, president of BDR Executive Custom Homes, Inc., standing in front of one of his properties.

Building communities on a 51�� foundation

With any building project, Kevin Einfeld ’80, president of BDR Executive Custom Homes, Inc, knows the supreme importance of building on a good foundation. For this project, he was delighted to learn that part of that foundation would come from his alma mater.

Sada Shilton '27

Next stop: art educator

As Sada Shilton ’27 looks ahead to her final year at 51��, her path is clear: full-time student teaching in the Grand Rapids area and a future as an art educator.

Becky Bagnall

Becky Bagnall named 51�� director of alumni, parent, and donor engagement

This fall, Becky (Weima) Bagnall ‘07 is returning to her alma mater as 51��’s new director of alumni, parent, and donor engagement.

Mike Wolf, alumnus

From a Bus Ride to a Career: How 51�� Turns Possibility into Purpose

Mike Wolf is vice president of brand management at The Stow Company, a company he interned at while a student studying business at 51�� in the early 2000s.

Kyle Timmer, a 2020 51�� graduate

From 51�� to the Cutting-Edge of Drug Development

As a senior scientist for AbbVie, a pharmaceutical company based in Chicago, Kyle Timmer ’20 helps turn cutting-edge drug discoveries into treatments that can reach patients.

Maaike Bult leaning on a table of desks at West Aviation Academy

She came to 51�� with a plan. God had a different one.

Maaike Bult '22 teaches high school social studies, public speaking, sociology, government, economics, and leadership courses. While she came to 51�� with a plan, she discovered a calling and launched a career.

Ael Lee '24 with mentors

How research, mentorship, and faith shaped a future in tech

This fall, Ael Lee ‘24 will begin a master’s program in computer science at Johns Hopkins University.

Max Sieplinga '04 standing with a 51�� hockey jersey on in front of Howie's HockeyTape boxes

He didn’t wait his turn. He built something instead.

Howard Max Sieplinga '04 runs Howies Hockey which serves nearly every level of hockey worldwide, with a team of 50+ employees and a culture still rooted in the same values it started with.

Adam Marquardt standing in the clean room in front of a telescope that's going to be launched into space.

Launching a career and the largest telescope into space

Adam Marquardt ’20 is an optomechanical engineer and engineering manager at Northrop Grumman.

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