Contact Us

FOR GENERAL INQUIRIES, PLEASE CALL 616.742.6500

DeVos Place
303 Monroe Ave NW
Grand Rapids, MI 49503
phone: 616.742.6500
fax: 616.742.6590
webmaster@smggr.com

To book your event, please call 616.742.6500 and our receptionist will direct you to the correct sales individual.

DeVos Place Sales Team:

Kathy Bart, CMP, CTA
Laura D'Artanay, CTA
Jen Henkel, CTA
Sarah Hendley, CTA

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Customer Care

Send an email to webmaster@smggr.com for any concerns before or after an event.

If you are at an event at DeVos Place and have any questions, please speak to the nearest staff member.

For lost and found items, please e-mail devosplace@dksecurity.com.

Senior Management

Richard MacKeigan
Van Andel Arena & DeVos Place
Regional General Manager

Chris Machuta
Van Andel Arena & DeVos Place
Assistant General Manager
616-742-6600
cmachuta@smggr.com

Hilarie Carpenter, CTA
Van Andel Arena & DeVos Place
Director of Marketing
616-742-6397
hcarpenter@smggr.com

Chris Anderson
Van Andel Arena & DeVos Place
Director of Facilities
616-742-6600

Eddie Tadlock
DeVos Place
Assistant General Manager
616-742-6503
etadlock@smggr.com

Kathy Bart, CMP, CTA
DeVos Place
Director of Sales and Event Services
616-742-6502
kbart@smggr.com

Todd Johnson, CMP
DeVos Place & Van Andel Arena
Director of Operations & Security
616-742-6508

Sales Department

Kathy Bart, CMP, CTA
DeVos Place
Director of Sales & Event Services
616-742-6502
kbart@smggr.com

Jen Henkel, CTA
DeVos Place
Sales Manager
616-742-6516
jhenkel@smggr.com

Laura D'Artanay, CTA
DeVos Place
Sales Manager
616-742-6515
ldartanay@smggr.com

Sarah Hendley, CTA
DeVos Place
Sales Coordinator
616-742-6592
shendley@smggr.com

Operations Department

Todd Johnson, CMP
DeVos Place & Van Andel Arena
Director of Operations & Security
616-742-6508
tjohnson@smggr.com

Hank Elzinga
DeVos Place
Operations Manager

Event Services

Kathy Bart, CMP, CTA
DeVos Place
Director of Sales & Event Services
616-742-6502
kbart@smggr.com

Lauren Callahan
DeVos Place
Event Manager
616-742-6525
lcallahan@smggr.com

Matt Van Essendelft
DeVos Place
Event Coordinator
616-742-6504
mvanessendelft@smggr.com

Alissa Britigan
DeVos Place & DeVos Performance Hall
Show Manager
abritigan@smggr.com

Hannah Pigott
DeVos Place
Event Coordinator
616-742-6506
hpigott@smggr.com

Sydney Trapp
DeVos Place
Event Coordinator
616-742-6526
strapp@smggr.com

Finance Department

Chris Machuta
DeVos Place & Van Andel Arena
Assistant General Manager
616-742-6600

Katie Oquist
DeVos Place & Van Andel Arena
Payroll, Accounting, Electric Service

Jordan Oppenneer
Van Andel Arena
Accounting Manager

Tom Johnson
DeVos Place
Accounting Manager
616-742-6500

Shawna Stapleton
DeVos Place & Van Andel Arena
Accounts Payable & Receivable

Marketing Department

Hilarie Carpenter, CTA
DeVos Place & Van Andel Arena
Director of Marketing
616-742-6397
hcarpenter@smggr.com

Rebecca Chesnut, CMP, CTA
DeVos Place & Van Andel Arena
Promotions & Special Events Manager
616-742-6203
rchesnut@smggr.com

Krys Uzarski
Van Andel Arena
Receptionist

Alison Goodyke, CTA
DeVos Place & Van Andel Arena
Marketing Manager
616-742-6198
agoodyke@smggr.com

Mike Klompstra
DeVos Place & Van Andel Arena
Digital Marketing Coordinator
mklompstra@smggr.com

Box Office

Marcus Scott
DeVos Place & Van Andel Arena
Box Office Manager

Lyndsey Horvath
DeVos Place & Van Andel Arena
Assistant Box Office Manager

Dan Fisher
DeVos Place & Van Andel Arena
Assistant Box Office Manager

Marc Tiesman
DeVos Performance Hall & Van Andel Arena
Suites & Premium Seating Manager

Jackie Morse
DeVos Place & Van Andel Arena
Assistant Box Office Manager

Austin Howsare
DeVos Place & Van Andel Arena
Ticketing & Group Sales Coordinator

Human Resources

Kathy Yasick
DeVos Place & Van Andel Arena
Human Resources
hrgrandrapids@smggr.com

Administration

Shannon Johnson
DeVos Place & Van Andel Arena
Maintenance Administrative Assistant

Sherri Billington
Van Andel Arena
Executive Assistant
616-742-6190
sbillington@smggr.com

CAA

Sue Waddell
CAA Administrative Manager