Our Team

Joe Thiel

Sets the Destination

Paulette Perttunen

Clears the Way

Aubry Healy

Crafts the Message

Mari Shelafoe

Draws the Map

Jaimi Cawley

Navigates the Trail

Eric Prue

Builds the Gear

Nick Herriff

Guides the Adventure

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 & CEO, Clockwork

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

Former Senior Vice President of Entrepreneurship and Innovation, Michigan Economic Development Corporation

Elizabeth Bernhard

Trustee

Executive Director, Manufacturing Growth Alliance

Jess Jones

Trustee

Organizational Consultant, North Star EAP

Boris Martysz

Trustee

SVP Commercial Banking Manager, Nicolet National Bank

Jason George

Trustee

Weston Sramek

Trustee

Director of Quality Control, Core Engineering, & New Product Introduction