Stan Ponstein was born and raised in Grandville, Michigan and is the son of the late Arthur and Evelyn Ponstein. Stan is a graduate of Grandville High School and holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science from Aquinas College.
In 1980 at the age of 19, Stan ran successfully for the Grandville Board of Education and served for 21½ years becoming the 3nd longest serving Board Member for the Grandville Public Schools. Stan went on to be elected to the Grandville City Council in 2001 and served for seven years before running in 2008 for the County Commission to fill the open seat being vacated by retiring Commissioner Marvin Hiddema.
Community Service
Kent County Pension Board - 2014 -present
John Ball Zoo Board of Directors - 2020 - present
Kent County Land Bank - 2013-2020
Network 180 - Community Mental Health Board - 2008 - 2018
Besides his duties as County Commissioner, Stan is employed by Costco Wholesale, and enjoys spending time and traveling his wife Melissa, mostly around this great State of Michigan.
Stan was sworn in as the 114th Pressident of the Michigan Association of Counties by his good friend
Grandville Mayor Steve Maas, at the 2023 Annual Conference.