Jake Welch

Jake joined the Barry County Road Commission in September of 2013 as a Project Manager in the Engineering Department.  In October of 2023 Jake became the 15th Managing Director of the Barry County Road Commission.  Jake previously worked in the private sector for an excavation contractor in the greater Grand Rapids area.  He graduated from Western Michigan University with a Bachelors Degree in Business Administration in 2008.

Jake and his wife, Stacey, have two sons, Jacob & Willis.