KDL Welcomes New Board Member

There’s a new face on KDL’s Board of Trustees.

G. Craig Wilson represents Ada, Cascade and Grand Rapids townships and the city of East Grand Rapids. His term runs through December 31, 2014.

Wilson is director of market development at Steelcase Inc. and has been with the company for 34 years. His current focus at Steelcase is on K-12 and higher education at Steelcase Education Solutions.  He also is a World Affairs Council of West Michigan board member and a former member of the East Grand Rapids Schools Foundation and the East Grand Rapids Library Commission, where he was active in helping to plan the new branch building.

Wilson also is founder and president of TOPSoccer of Grand Rapids, a sports program for children with disabilities.

“I look forward to my new role on the KDL Board,” he said. “The rapidly changing nature of libraries and how they must evolve is of particular interest to me. This is an exciting period for public libraries as they continue to play an ever-important role in our communities.”