grew up in Okemos attending Wardcliff, Central and graduated from Okemos High School, Class of 1967 and Michigan State University, Class of 1972. Bob, a Certified Public Accountant, is Principal Director of Tax Services with Maner, Costerisan & Ellis, P.C. in Lansing. Bob’s children attended and graduated from Okemos Public Schools. Dan Wertz asked Bob to be the Treasurer for the OEF when it was first formed in 1984 and served as chair from 1987 – 1988. Since 1999, Bob has provided voluntary accounting services for the OEF and is an ex-officio member of the OEF Board of Trustees. Bob is a 2002 Dan C. Wertz Founder’s Award recipient.