Our team seeks to make an impact, restore lives and reform society.

Previous Positions:

• Audit Manager, Deloitte & Touche LLP

Professional Licensure:

• Certified Public Accountant - State of Michigan

Memberships/Civic Involvement:

• Global Board Member & Chairman  – Our Daily Bread Ministries
• Executive Committee Member – Our Daily Bread Ministries
• Finance & Audit Committee Member – Our Daily Bread Ministries
• Past Chair of Personnel, Audit & Finance Committee – Our Daily Bread Ministries
• Board of Directors – West Michigan Policy Forum
• Executive Committee – West Michigan Policy Forum
• Past Board of Directors – Mercantile Bank of Michigan

Educational Background:

• Ferris State University, Bachelor of Science in Accountancy - 1987

Diane Maher is the President and Chief Strategy Officer of DP Fox Ventures, LLC, a diversified management company with interests in real estate, transportation, fashion, sports and entertainment. She is also the President & CSO for Fox Motors. Fox Motors is a retail automotive and powersports group representing 47 locations and 63 brands. The locations stretch from Detroit to Grand Rapids to Marquette in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. Diane started at DP Fox Ventures in 1993 as the firm’s Vice President of Finance. She was promoted to Chief Financial Officer a few years later and to Chief Operating Officer of Fox Motors in 2009. She has handled acquisitions of all Fox Motors dealerships in her role as CFO and COO starting with the very first one in 2000. Diane previously worked at Deloitte & Touche LLP from 1987-1993 as an Audit Manager and as a financial consultant to DP Fox.

Ms. Maher is a graduate of Ferris State University where she earned her Bachelor’s Degree in Accountancy. She received her designation as a CPA in 1987. She is currently a member of the Michigan Association of Certified Public Accountants.

Ms. Maher serves on the Our Daily Bread Ministries Board of Directors and is the current Chairman.  She also serves on the West Michigan Policy Forum Board of Directors and is a member of their Executive Committee.

Diane lives in East Grand Rapids, MI and has three children.

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Howe oversees all financial matters and directs accounting field professionals for all DP Fox affiliates and Family Investments. Howe joined DP Fox in 1995 as controller, was promoted in 2003 to Director of Development and Operations, and previously held the position Vice President of Finance – Fox Motors. Over the years, she has overseen Fox Motors accounting and finances, and has played a key role in automotive development, acquisitions and mergers, in addition to supporting a variety of Family Investments.

Howe graduated from Hope College with a bachelor's degree in accounting. She received her CPA license in 1993. Prior to joining DP Fox, she was a Senior Accountant for Deloitte LLP.  Howe currently serves as Treasurer for the One Starfish Foundation and has held various positions with Forest Hills Northern athletic and parent boards throughout the years.  Susan and her husband, Chris, have two sons, Jacob (Ashley) and Ryan, and one daughter, Meredith.

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Scott Vogel is the Chief Operating Officer of One Starfish Foundation. Scott, along with Diane Maher, founded One Starfish Foundation. Scott is directly involved in the mentoring and coaching of men coming out of incarceration. He will assist them with housing, employment, and connecting them with other resources needed for their continued growth. Scott also leads the outreach team targeting the mentally ill homeless that are living on the streets or in crises.

Scott is a graduate of Michigan State University where he earned a degree in Horticulture. He has worked in both management and ownership roles in the Floral Industry and Landscape Construction and Design Industry.

Scott Vogel has been the Executive Director and Founder of Non Profit organizations serving at-risk youth, families in crises, and mentally ill homeless.  While serving in this role for almost 14 years he developed partnerships and mentoring programs with public schools, business, and churches to build a volunteer base of over 200 people to serve directly in the community. Scott has also served as a board member of Weed and Seed, a Department of Justice community program targeting high crime neighborhoods.

Scott lives in Grand Rapids, Michigan with his wife and children.

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John Wittkowski is a seasoned public safety professional with nearly three decades of law enforcement

experience and a deep commitment to community well-being. After earning degrees from Western

Michigan University, Aquinas College, and Michigan State University, he joined the Grand Rapids Police

Department in 1995, where he served for 28 years before retiring as a Police Sergeant in 2023.

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Throughout his career, Wittkowski held a wide range of specialized roles, including Public Information

Officer, Crisis Negotiator and Mobile Crisis Response Coordinator. He became a recognized leader in

mental health and law enforcement, serving as a Crisis Intervention Team (CIT) trainer and Behavioral

Health Liaison for more than two decades. His work coordinating Grand Rapids' Homeless Outreach

Team and Mobile Mental Health Response program reflected his belief that effective policing requires

compassion as much as authority.

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Parallel to his police career, Wittkowski served as an adjunct professor at Ferris State University, Grand

Valley State University, and Grand Rapids Community College, teaching courses in criminal justice, public

policy, and sociology.

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Since retiring from the GRPD, Wittkowski has continued his public service working for One Starfish

Foundation, assisting some of most vulnerable community members

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Recognized with multiple departmental awards and commendations, Wittkowski has served on

numerous task forces and advisory boards addressing mental health, homelessness, elder abuse, human

trafficking, and opioid abuse.

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Hannah is a Grand Rapids native and Michigan State University graduate. Hannah has spent the last ten years in the healthcare/MedTech industry holding a variety of sales, marketing and leadership roles with fortune 500 companies, start-ups, scale-ups, and in between. Prior to her MedTech career, Hannah previously owned a successful floral and horticultural design business and worked for globally recognized botanic gardens.

Outside of and in parallel to her professional career, Hannah is passionate about personal development, mental health, and coaching individuals to better embody the best version of themselves. At One Starfish Foundation, Hannah is focused on helping us tell our story, define our focus, and bring to light the common thread of humanity shared between every single one of us.