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
BETHANN EGAN
Executive Director
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jack fisher
Gift Shop Associate
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TERESA FOLKMIER
Museum Coordinator
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NICOLE HAYDEN
Graphic Design & Social Media
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Tom Johnson
Overnight Manager
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MATT KERVIN
Vessel Preservationist
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EZEKIEL KINNEY
Gift Shop Associate
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DON KITCHEN
Curator
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Jane Ladley
Museum Educator & Archives
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Henry Vander Woude
Museum Associate
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
BILL SEYFERTH
Board Treasurer
President, Eagle CNC Technologies
U.S. Navy Veteran
Garry McKeen
Board Secretary
USS Silversides Submarine Volunteer Docent
Board Members
MIKE BAAUW
Muskegon Country Veteran Director
U.S. Air Force Veteran
GARY BRITTON
Attorney, Smith Haughey Rice & Roegge
U.S. Air Force Veteran
David HazeKamp
Premier Foods – Hazekamp Foods, CEO
JOHN HUGHES
Owner, Hughes General Contractors
Jose Infante
Banker, Retired
WILLIAM MONTGOMERY
DTE Energy Principal Supervisor – Gas Operations
U.S. Marine Corps Veteran
Gary nelund
Gary Nelund State Farm Insurance
Mayor, City of Norton Shores
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