County Coordinators

Spellers from six counties, (Allegan, Barry, Kent, Muskegon, Newaygo and Ottawa) are invited to compete in the Greater Grand Rapids Spelling Bee on March 19, 2025 at 5:30 p.m. The event will be held at the Kent ISD Conference Center at 1633 East Beltline NE in Grand Rapids.

Coordinators from each county will work with their schools and will disseminate materials from Kent ISD and will arrange for Qualifying Regional Spelling Bees. Some counties may have multiple regional events.

County Coordinators:

Allegan County 

Christy McEvoy - Otsego Schools
cmcevoy@otsegops.org


Barry County ISD 

Richard Franklin, Superintendent, Barry ISD
rfranklin@barryisd.org


Kent 

Maddy Gimby - Kent ISD
spellingbee@kentisd.org


Newaygo County RESA 

Marie TenHave - Newaygo RESA
marie.tenhave@ncresa.org


Ottawa County 

Deb McAlpine, Ottawa Area ISD
dmcalpin@oaisd.org