Joe Thiel
Sets the Destination
Chief Executive Officer
Paulette Perttunen
Clears the Way
Chief Operating Officer
Aubry Healy
Crafts the Message
Outreach & Engagement Manager
Mari Shelafoe
Draws the Map
Operations Manager
Jaimi Cawley
Navigates the Trail
Controller
Eric Prue
Builds the Gear
Product & Protolab Manager
Nick Herriff
Guides the Adventure
Project Manager
Lilly Smith
Tells the Stories
Outreach & Engagement Coordinator
Ava Larson
Tells the Stories
Outreach & Engagement
Eric Elliot
Builds the Gear
Entrepreneurial Services
Kate Cudney
Builds the Gear
Protolab
Vince Nystrom
Harbor Master
Duncan the DunKing
Chief Snuggle Officer
Bernard Bowtie the BarKing
Snuggle Intern
Board of Trustees
Karen Kovacs
Chair
City Manager, City of Marquette
David Nyberg
Vice Chair
Executive Director, Business Engagement & Economic Development, Northern Michigan University
Spencer Stang
Vice Chair
CEO, Stang Decision Systems
Nancy Lyons
Secretary
Founder, Clockwork & Tempo
Dale Dexter
Treasurer
Director of Financial Planning and Analysis, JM Longyear
Leslie Hartman
Trustee
Chairperson, LDFA Board
Bill Leisenring
Trustee
CTO, DVS Baseball
Ruth Solinski
Trustee
Vice President HR, Resolve Surgical Technologies
Scott MacInnes
Trustee
President, MacInnes Consulting
Fred Molnar
Trustee
Retired Senior Vice President of Entrepreneurship and Innovation, Michigan Economic Development Corporation
Elizabeth Bernhard
Trustee
Executive Director, South Haven Business Hub
Jess Jones
Trustee
Exec. Director, Optimization & Northern Experience, Northern Michigan University
Boris Martysz
Trustee
SVP Commercial Banking Manager, Nicolet National Bank
Jason George
Trustee
Creative Director, Product Designer, Peoples Garment Company
Weston Sramek
Trustee
Director of Quality Control, Core Engineering, & New Product Introduction, Resolve Surgical Technologies
Alison Todak
Trustee
VP of Entrepreneurship and Innovation, Michigan Economic Development Corporation