New Associate Director of Development and Communications Joins Staff

Greater Ottawa County United Way welcomes Michelle Thyfault of Spring Lake to its staff as Associate Director of Development and Communications. 

Thyfault was the Marketing & Membership Director at Tri-Cities Family YMCA since 2007 and moved to West Michigan in 2006 from El Paso, Texas.  While living in Texas, she worked for Pepsi-Cola and First Light Federal Credit Union in the roles of business development and community outreach.  In addition, she taught marketing as an instructor for the University of Phoenix on a campus in Santa Teresa, NM and continues to teach from the Grand Rapids campus.

 “I absolutely love the Lakeshore community and enjoy being involved from all levels,” she said. “With The United Way being such an integral part of any community, I can’t imagine a better place to work and really participate with my newfound neighbors.”

Thyfault graduated with an MBA from the University of Texas at El Paso and now resides in Spring Lake, Michigan, with her husband Philip Haynes and her two children, Riley (17) and Hayden (9).  She can be reached at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it ,  (616) 396-7811 Ext. 202 in Holland or (616) 842-7130 in Grand Haven.