Our Team

Lexi is a sophomore at Calvin University majoring in financial planning. She grew up in Dryden, Michigan and graduated from Powers Catholic High School. She is very eager to help others reach their financial goals. In Lexi’s spare time, she enjoys hanging out with friends and family, traveling, shopping, going to the beach, and listening to music.

Ryan is a sophomore at Calvin University. He grew up in Rochester, New York and is a data science and finance double major. Ryan is passionate about teaching others how to be financially stable and helping them achieve their financial goals. He enjoys watching and playing sports as well as video editing, coding, serving at church, and spending time with friends and family.

Jane is a junior at Calvin studying financial planning. She is originally from Traverse City, Michigan and graduated from Kingsley High School. Jane understands the impact that financial literacy can have on a person's life and wants to share that with others. In her free time, she enjoys camping, crocheting, and throwing on the track team.

Michael is a junior at Calvin University majoring in financial planning and minoring in Entrepreneurship. Michael grew up in Northborough, Massachusetts and graduated from Whitinsville Christian School. He is extremely passionate about people and helping them reach their financial goals. During Michael’s spare time he enjoys running, spending time outside, and hanging out with his family and friends.

Easton Miedema is a junior studying Financial Planning at Calvin. He grew up in the West Michigan area and attended to Unity Christian High School where he discovered an interest in finance and serving others. Easton is excited to help fellow students achieve financial goals and stability through working at Nexus. In his free time, Easton loves to spend time with friends and family, being active and enjoying God's creation.

Aaron is a senior at Calvin University studying financial planning with a minor in entrepreneurship. He grew up in Kalamazoo, Michigan and graduated from Kalamazoo Christian. Aaron enjoys playing sports, hunting, fishing, surfing, skiing, watching college football (Go Blue!), and spending time with friends and family.

Nathan joined the NEXUS program at Calvin University from a role in B2B sales in Chicago, IL with Shaw Industries. Prior, Nathan worked at Goldman Sachs in their New York and Salt Lake City offices as a project manager on their Alternative Investments team and as a trading operations analyst. Nathan also started investing in the Grand Rapids real estate market in 2017. He and his wife, Amy, run a small investment portfolio of multi-family properties in West Michigan. Nathan graduated from Cornerstone University in 2014 with a Bachelors in finance and economics. Nathan enjoys hiking, camping, supporting Manchester United, and board games. He and his wife reside in the South Hills neighborhood of Grand Rapids.

Dirk Pruis received an MBA from the University of Michigan School of Business and a BA from Calvin College. He currently teaches Corporate Finance, Financial Reporting and Analysis, Financial Instruments and Markets and Personal Finance. Prior to joining Calvin in 2014, Professor Pruis was a Managing Director at Goldman Sachs where he most recently served as the Chief of Staff for the Operations Division. He has spent a good portion of the 15 years prior to entering higher education in market infrastructure strategy for Goldman Sachs. Professor Pruis also held leadership positions for Goldman Sachs in offices in Japan and Mexico. Additionally, he has performed consulting roles for Goldman Sachs and previously served as an advisor to the board of Clarient Global LLC. Professor Pruis began his career in public accounting and worked as a CPA in both the Grand Rapids and New York offices of Deloitte & Touche.