Advisory Council


  • Tim Ervin, Consultant, Manistee Alliance for Economic Success 

  • Erik Falconer, Owner, Falconer Group

  • Leslie Falconer, Owner, Falconer Group

  • Donald Fraser, MD, Munson Hospice & Palliative Care

  • Beth Karczewski, Leadership Giving Specialist, Munson Healthcare Regional Foundation

  • Mary Beth Morrison, Vice President of Planning and Operations Improvement, Munson Healthcare

  • Phil Murphy, Executive Director, Old Town Playhouse 

  • Timothy Nelson, President, Northwestern Michigan College

  • Jim Scherrer, Executive Director, Child & Family Services of Northwestern Michigan 

  • Gregg Smith, Principal/ Co-owner, Lawton Gallagher Group 

  • Marsha Smith, Executive Director, Rotary Charities of Traverse City

  • John Stephenson, Executive Director, Northwest MI Community Action Council 

  • Elaine Wood, Chief Executive Officer, Northwest Michigan Council of Governments