Meet the Team Keeping the USS Silversides Museum Afloat
The USS Silversides Submarine museum is run by a busy team of full-time and part-time staff, volunteers and dedicated Board members from the community. Every one of us shares a passion for preserving and displaying our remarkable history, and for honoring United States military veterans with gratitude for their service.
Staff
hope adair
Guest Services Associate
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Shirley Carlisle
Museum Coordinator
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BETHANN EGAN
Executive Director
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jack fisher
Guest Services Associate
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Keith gill
Curator
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Scott Hardin
Vessel Curator
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Board of Directors
Holly Hughes
Board Chairperson
Former State Representative
Mark Fazakerley
Immediate Past Chairman
Co-Chairman of the Board, Eagle Alloy
U.S. Navy Veteran
KIM TYSMAN-MORRIS
Board Vice-Chair
Senior HR Manager, CWC and Kautex
U.S. Navy Veteran
Gary Nelund
Board Treasurer
Gary Nelund State Farm Insurance
Mayor, City of Norton Shores
Garry McKeen
Board Secretary
USS Silversides Submarine Volunteer Docent
Board Members
MIKE BAAUW
Muskegon Country Veteran Director
U.S. Air Force Veteran
David HazeKamp
Premier Foods – Hazekamp Foods, CEO
JOHN HUGHES
Owner, Hughes General Contractors
Jose Infante
Banker, Retired
Will Meier
Attorney, Parmenter
WILLIAM MONTGOMERY
DTE Energy Principal Supervisor – Gas Operations
U.S. Marine Corps Veteran
Steve olsen
Northern Machine Tool & Die, President
MATT POST
Boar’s Head
U.S. Navy, Retired
SARAH POWERS
VP of Account Services, Revel
ERIC RINGELBERG
Founder, Next I.T.
U.S. Navy Veteran
tom spelman
Consumers Energy, Retired
Board Members Emeriti on Eternal Patrol
We thank them for their service to our country!
Don Morell
Board Member Emeritus
World War II U.S. Navy Submariner – On Eternal Patrol
Roger Whitman
Board Member Emeritus
World War II U.S. Navy Submariner – On Eternal Patrol