GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. – The Grand Rapids Griffins on Friday announced the hiring of Steve Ritsema as a corporate sales account manager.

Ritsema joins the Griffins after serving as an assistant manager at Eddie Bauer. He previously served in an outside sales role and as an assistant manager at MC Sports, working to meet the equipment needs of area high school sports teams. In his new role, Ritsema will be responsible for selling and maintaining corporate sponsorship accounts.

A graduate of Grand Valley State University with a degree in advertising, Ritsema resides in Belmont with his wife, Danielle, and their two children, Eliza and Ellsie.