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
RICK CHAPLA
Interim Executive Director
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JACK FISHER
Maintenance Manager
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TERESA FOLKMIER
Museum Coordinator
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THOMAS JOHNSON
Overnight Manager
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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
Mike Baauw
Board Vice-Chair
Muskegon County Veteran Director
U.S. Navy Veteran
BILL SEYFERTH
Board Treasurer
President, Eagle CNC Technologies
U.S. Navy Veteran
Garry McKeen
Board Secretary
USS Silversides Submarine Volunteer Docent & Maintenance
Board Members
Zaneta Adams
Director of Michigan Veterans Affairs Agency
Attorney
U.S. Army, Retired
FRED BERTSCH
U.S. Navy, Retired
GARY BRITTON
Attorney, Smith Haughey Rice & Roegge
U.S. Air Force Veteran
JAMES CLEVELAND
Donnelly Corp., Retired
U.S. Air Force Veteran
John Hughes
Owner, Hughes General Contractors
Jose Infante
Banker, Retired
WILLIAM MONTGOMERY
DTE Energy Principal Supervisor – Gas Operations
U.S. Marine Corps Veteran
MATT POST
Howmet Aerospace
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
KIM TYSMAN-MORRIS
Sr. HR Manager, CWC and Kautex Detroit
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
Contact us
For general questions or comments, please fill out the form below or email us at [email protected]