USS Silversides Museum

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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Caroline Appold

Guest Services Associate & Overnight Adventure Guide
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Irvin Brown
Custodian & Overnight Security
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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NICOLE HAYDEN

Graphic Design & Social Media
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JANE LADLEY

Archives
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Henry VANDER WOUDE
Education Program Coordinator

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

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