Our Team

Joe Thiel

Sets the Destination

Paulette Perttunen

Clears the Way

Aubry Healy

Crafts the Message

Mari Shelafoe

Draws the Map

Taylor Warren

Guides the Adventure

Eric Prue

Builds the Gear

Vaughn Rodriguez

Tells the Stories

Lauren Call

Lights the Path

Jaimi Cawley

Navigates the Trail

Nick Herriff

Guides the Adventure

Anna Vanderhoef

Lights the Path

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

Brock Tessman

Trustee

President, Northern Michigan University

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