David Worthams

Born in California and raised in Kalamazoo, MI, Dave Worthams considers himself a lifelong resident of Southwest Michigan. Frankly, he cannot imagine a better place to live.

Dave has served as a Constituent Relations Director for former Congressman Nick Smith, as a policy advisor to former Michigan Speakers Rick Johnson and Craig DeRoche, as the Deputy Chief of Staff for Michigan State Senator Jud Gilbert, as a Legislative Associate for the Michigan Municipal League, and as the Vice President of Policy for the Michigan Bankers Association. He currently is the Director of Employment Policy for the Michigan Manufacturers Association (representing over 1,700 members located across the state) leading MMA’s lobbying efforts in health care, talent development, and workplace policy before the Michigan Legislature.

In his spare time, Dave is very active in his community. He served as the 69th President of JCI Kalamazoo (a.k.a. Kalamazoo Jaycees) before moving upward in the organization to serve as the 87th President of JCI Michigan (a.k.a. Michigan Jaycees) where he provided leadership training and support for over 3,500 community leaders aged 21- 40 throughout the state.

He has also served as a member of the Kalamazoo County Road Commission, serving a six-year term. He was also appointed by Governor Rick Snyder to the Michigan Board of Real Estate Appraisers, and most recently, he served at the Chairman of the Michigan Civil Rights Commission. He also serves at St. Thomas More Student Parish as a lector, eucharistic minister, and as an altar server/master of ceremonies.

A proud Western Michigan University Bronco (where he earned his Bachelor of Arts in public administration) and a graduate of Kaplan University (where he earned his Master of Science in Legal Studies), Dave has been married to his wife Niki for over 25 years and has two adult children (Alex and Cristiana) and a very rambunctious chiweenie (Zabrina).