Notable personal detailsPhil Tanis is a Holland, Michigan public figure and former local officeholder who served on the Holland City Council and as mayor of Holland (1987–1989). He became director of Hope College’s A. C. Van Raalte Institute effective July 1, 2025, after serving as a senior research fellow at the institute. His professional background includes communications and operations roles with the World Communion of Reformed Churches and work with the International Republican Institute in Bulgaria in the mid-1990s.