Dave Bos has always loved a challenge. When former MAR CEO Dennis Koons decided to create public policy field positions, Bos was the first in line to sign up.

“I had the opportunity to make the public policy field director position what it is today, and it was fun to do that,” Bos said. “Communication between MAR and the locals has never been better.”

It’s that need for a challenge that’s leading Bos away from MAR at the end of June.

“Dave has been a great asset to MAR. His contributions will be missed, and we wish him well in his new endeavors,” MAR CEO Bill Martin said.

Instead of educating members about land use and legislation, Bos will now educate doctors about drugs that lower cholesterol and blood pressure.

Kyle Olson starts as the new western Michigan public policy field director Monday, June 21. Olson previously worked for Sen. Gerald Van Woerkom (R-Norton Shores), and was political action manager for MAR in 2001 and 2002.

After 13 years as an appraiser for the state of Michigan tax commission, David Maturen SR/WA decided it was time for a change. In 1987, he entered the real estate business and has been an active participant in it ever since.

On June 8, 2004, Maturen was elected chair of the State Board of Real Estate Appraisers.

“ I am very pleased to be able to serve as chairman and contribute whatever I can to the profession as well as the citizens of the state of Michigan,” Maturen said.

Maturen is a certified general appraiser and the owner of Maturen & Associates Inc. in Portage. Maturen was appointed to the board in 1998 by former Gov. John Engler. He was appointed again in 2001 and served as vice chair last year.

This is not the first time Maturen has taken on an administrative role. He served as a township trustee for Brady Township in Kalamazoo and is currently on the Kalamazoo County Board of Commissioners.