Meet the Team
Derrick McCarthy has been with McCarthy Group for over three decades. He started as an Assistant Account Manager and has been the President and CEO of McCarthy Group since 2007. He really enjoys working with customers to provide solutions to problems, and meet their needs. He also enjoys being able to build a team he is proud of and likes to work with.
Fun Fact: Derrick loves martial arts. He is currently learning Tae Kwon Do with his kids.
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Marcin Turek began his journey with McCarthy Group in 2011, and currently serves as the Corporate Sales Manager. He is very passionate about the automotive industry and is a car and design enthusiast. That's part of why he loves his job.
Fun Fact: Marcin has been mistaken for Captain America more than once.
Janice Roush has been with the McCarthy Group for long enough that she won't tell you exactly when she started. You never ask a woman's age! She lives on Michigan's east side and is married with one adult son. She loves that every day when she comes to work it is a new chance to make long term relationships.
Fun Fact: Janice is proud to have done a half-marathon and raised more than $3,000 for 60 children and their families to have clean water through World Vision.
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Yury Rey is the sales liaison for McCarthy Group in Mexico. He is based in Mexico City and is the first response contact when a customer in Mexico needs assistance. Being an Industrial Engineer he finds it easier to help customers find appropriate materials for their processes. Yury has been with McCarthy Group since 2017, but has been closely associated with it for many years.
Fun fact: The name "Yury" is masculine, but a female artist is Mexico called herself Yuri, so Yury finds it funny that many people think he is a woman until they meet him.
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Tony Bono is a people person. He enjoys being a Key Account Manager because it allows him to do what he loves, connecting with and helping humans. In turn, they help him accomplish his goals. Tony comes from a long history of supply chain and purchasing experiences for both big and small companies. This experience helps him understand what our customers and partner companies are looking for and how he can help make them successful. Tony has been with the McCarthy Group for more than three and a half years, learning and experiencing new things everyday! The thing Tony likes most about his job is that it's a new adventure each day. He gets to meet new people and challenges wherever they may be, allowing him to travel and see the world.
Fun Fact: Tony is a drummer and spent much of the late 80s performing most weekends in a "big hair" rock band with his younger brother and best buddies. Rock on!
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Laura Carr has been a part of the McCarthy Group team for more than ten years. She has worn numerous hats, and currently works in Finance, Human Resources, and Customer Service. What Laura likes most about working for McCarthy Group is the warm family atmosphere. The team really does feel like a family.
Fun Fact: Laura believes her greatest achievement is her children and grandkids, who can make a challenging day fun.
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Ben Schipper serves as the customer service and marketing lead for McCarthy Group. He has worked for McCarthy Group for almost 4 years. Ben grew up on his family’s farm and still sells beef for it. He also coaches varsity girls basketball at Martin High School, and is involved in his church. His favorite part of working at McCarthy Group is being able to work with customers to provide solutions to their challenges.
Fun Fact: He knows it's a controversial topic, but Ben isn't afraid to admit he loves Hallmark movies.
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Mackenzie Brefka is part of the McCarthy Group team in the role of Customer Service and Sales Support. She began working for the company in 2020 after more than seven years as a journalist in Grand Rapids. She loves meeting and working with people, and it was the people at McCarthy Group who first drew her to this job. Those people are still her favorite part.
Fun fact: There are very few days that Mackenzie doesn’t eat something chocolate. Very few.
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Mike Shinabery joined the McCarthy Group team in 2022. He oversees and maintains the Grand Rapids warehouse and enjoys the challenge of working in a living warehouse and fulfilling customer orders. He is proud of his competitive nature and being part of a great team
Fun fact: Mike is a member of a competitive speed shooting team called "Team Match Tracker".
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Benjamin “Griff” Griffin joined the McCarthy Group in 2024 as a Key Account Manager. Griff is based in the Chicago area and has been doing business to business technical sales in the automotive industry since 2012. Prior to that, Griff spent six years in Japan working in international affairs for the Japanese government. Being able to utilize his background in Japan and the automotive industry is what drew him to the McCarthy Group.
Fun Fact: Although he has retired from the spotlight, you can catch Griff on Japanese media, including TV shows (Unbelievable), commercials (Suntory Dakara), movies (Kisarazu Cat’s Eye), music videos (Kuraki Mai) and historical taiga dramas (Tenchijin).
Vanessa has worked alongside McCarthy Group for over six years before joining the team officially in 2024. She earned her master’s degree in Accountancy from Davenport University in 2019. Starting out as an Accounts Payable Clerk, Vanessa has grown into her current role as Group Finance Leader. She loves the dynamic work environment and contributing to the company's mission, and goals, which keeps her motivated and excited to be part of a great team!
Fun fact: Vanessa is an extreme foodie who enjoys cooking and spending precious time with her family!
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Josh Bosworth serves as the Key Account Technical Sales Engineer for McCarthy Group. He has over 15 years’ of thermoforming manufacturing experience in management, engineering, quality, and sales functions. In addition, Josh started his career in tooling, which gives him the ability to understand customers’ needs and challenges at a very foundational level. His educational achievements include a Bachelor’s Degree in Plastics Engineering from Ferris State University. Josh enjoys working with customers to help them overcome challenges and be successful.
Fun Fact – Josh loves woodworking. He even owns a sawmill to cut the wood used for projects from the logs of trees on his property.
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McCarthy Group is remembering our Team Member James Irwin who passed away in April 2024. Our thoughts and prayers remain with Jim's beloved wife Barb and his family.