Life-Changing Experiences
The Civil Rights Road Trip is an opportunity to open one’s eyes to the truths about America’s past and how it continues to influence our society today.
Join Barbara Lee VanHorssen from the Momentum Center along with previous trip participants Cindy Anderson, Betsy Jellema, Jane Stoepker, Chrysteen Moelter-Gray, and Jim Kocher as they discuss their life-changing experiences in Birmingham, Selma, Montgomery, and Memphis. The Civil Rights Road Trip is organized by the Momentum Center and sponsored by West Wind. The 2023 Civil Rights Road Trip is scheduled from April 24-27. Receive a discount if you register at this program.
This program took place on Thursday, February 16, 2023 at the Holland Museum.
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Biographies
Barbara Lee VanHorssen
Barbara Lee VanHorseen is the founder and Experi-Mentor of the Momentum Center, a grassroots movement to create a stigma-free community. She is an ordained interfaith minister and holds an MBA in Leadership Studies. Barbara is working to make a more understanding and hospitable world for their children who struggle with mental illness and developmental disabilities.
Jane Stoepker
Jane Stoepker is a retired art teacher, a member of the Momentum Center AntiRacism Task Force, and a Civil Rights Road trip attendee and advocate.
Betsy Jellema
Betsy Jellema is a Parent Educator (teaching parenting skills to new parents) with a BA degree from Michigan State University. A West Michigan native, Betsy is married with 4 children and 10 grandchildren and serves on the Collections Committee of the Muskegon Museum of Art.
Chrysteen (Chrys) Moelter-Gray
Chrys Moelter-Gray is a retired German, Spanish and Bilingual Education teacher who volunteers at C3 Spiritual Community, Momentum Center, MHPSA, Meals on Wheels and serves on the Parks and Recreation Committee for Grand Haven Township, the Local Advisory Committee for Harbor Transit and is an organizer of the Vigil for Peace and Justice in Grand Haven.
Cindy Anderson
Cindy Anderson, a Former Speech/Language Pathologist in Grand Haven Area Public Schools, is a Co-founder of Tri-Cities Women Who Care and is currently serving as Trustee for Grand Haven Area Community Foundation as well as volunteering for several non-profits.
Jim Kocher
Jim Kocher is Advisory Counsel to Samaritas, a former Mission Director of ELCA, President of Burcham Hills Retirement Center, a member of Sparrow Hospital Institutional Review Board, and is a consultant to Leaders in Transition.
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