Board of Directors

Join the SCA and get your share of JOY and great perks — and the satisfaction of knowing that you’re helping bring exciting creative experiences to our community.

John Armstrong

Chair

John Armstrong is Senior Vice President of Global Digital Strategy and Design at Salesforce. He is a multi-disciplinary executive with 30 years of experience as an advisor to the C-Suite, and a leader of transformational change strategies and initiatives. An expert in designing interactive customer experiences across physical and digital channels to leverage Design Thinking, John is keenly focused on customer acquisition, growth and retention.

Jeff Antaya

Vice Chair

Jeff Antaya is a digital marketing strategist and retired partner and Chief Marketing Officer at Plante Moran. Jeff currently sits on the board of ACCESS, and previously served on the board of the Detroit Institute of Arts, Leadership Detroit, Center Galleries Advisory Board (College of Creative Studies), and is a founding member of Cabaret 313.

Michael Gantt

Treasurer

Michael Gantt is the Chief Financial Officer at John Ball Zoo in Grand Rapids. Michael is responsible for the overall financial management and strategic direction of the Zoo. Prior to moving full-time to the Saugatuck/Douglas area, Michael spent the past 20 years managing finances and balancing budgets for several Chicago area not-for-profit institutions, including The Family Institute at Northwestern University and Lincoln Park Zoo.

Ginny Brooks

Secretary

Ginny Brooks joined the Saugatuck Center of the Arts Board in 2018, having previously served on the Wharton Center for Performing Arts Board, and the Boarshead Theatre Board in Lansing while living there with her family. Her volunteer experience and interests have been focused on the performing and visual arts, endowments and fund development.

Deb Minton

Chair Emeritus

Deb Minton is senior director of philanthropy and strategic initiatives for the Grand Rapids-based Phoenix Society for Burn Survivors. Deb oversees philanthropy, strategic initiatives and the expansion of the Phoenix Society’s growing list of U.S. and global corporate partners in the health care, surgical, fire-protection, insurance and tissue-bank sectors.

Catherine Blagdurn

Catherine Blagdurn is a senior consultant at Steelcase, where she has held positions in sales and marketing. She is currently on the guest experience team, hosting clients from all major market segments which keeps her current on design and workplace research.

Patrick Coyle

Patrick Coyle currently serves as the Chorus Master for Opera Grand Rapids, and the Director of Music for First (Park) Congregational Church (Grand Rapids). He also serves the Chamber Music Festival of Saugatuck as its Special Events Director.

Roxanne Decyk

Roxanne Decyk is a retired international oil and gas executive and active independent director of NYSE companies and not-for-profit organizations. Before retirement, she led a portfolio of global functions for Royal Dutch Shell and served on Shell’s executive committee. She currently chairs the Governance and Nominating Committee of Maxar (a space technology company). is Chair Emeritus of the Georgia O’Keeffe Museum and Vice-Chair of Sinai Health Systems.

Stelios Dokianakis

Dr. Stelios Dokianakis is a full time Saugatuck resident and the owner of Holland Doctors of Audiology. With degrees in Engineering as well as Audiology, his professional interests are in the areas of tinnitus, sound sensitivities and high-frequency hearing loss technology. He serves on the State of Michigan Board of Audiology and is an officer of the American Tinnitus Association’s Board of Directors. He is passionate about animal rescue, and helping small nonprofits succeed.

Jim Hundrieser

Jim Hundrieser is senior vice president for consulting and business development for NACUBO. This national organization serves college and university finance officers. Jim oversees the consulting practice, builds relationships with sponsors to support NACUBO’s work, and leads a grant focused on ways institutions can strategically financing equitable student outcomes to increase completion rates of students who have historically been underserved. Jim previously served as vice president for enrollment management and student affairs at three universities.

Matt Jackson

Matt Jackson is Managing Director/Partner at Lambert Edwards. He has a successful track record in public relations, earned media campaigns, cause marketing, social media activations, event promotions, advertising and brand positioning. Matt’s work includes successful product launches on behalf of brands including Chiquita®, Old Orchard Brands, Jamba®, Moose Tracks® ice cream, T.G.I. Friday’s snacks™, Seattle’s Best Coffee®, Vidalia Brands™ and others.

Carol Josefowicz

Carol Josefowicz has been active with various nonprofit organizations for more than 30 years both in Illinois and Michigan. She served as Board Chair for the Elmhurst Educational Foundation, Buttons and Bows Nursery School, and the Elmhurst Symphony. Carol was an elected as an Alderman to the Elmhurst City Council from 1989-97. For the past 10 years, she has worked with the Fennville Elementary School on Battle of the Books, a literacy program, for 4th and 5th graders. She is also the current Chair of the Zoning Board of Appeals for Ganges Township.

Patsy Ramsey

Patsy Ramsey is a recently retired accountant who spent her career in Arkansas, Texas, and Michigan with The Dow Chemical Company.  Before retiring and relocating to Saugatuck in late 2013, she served as Director of External and Corporate Reporting for Dow and was a member of Financial Executives International.

Travis Randolph

Travis Randolph is the retired founder of Symbiote, located in Zeeland, Michigan. Randolph began his career with Herman Miller on the team that launched the original modular system for healthcare. At Symbiote he and his team design lab furniture for the Life Science, Tech Labs, and Aerospace markets.

Jim Sellman

Jim Sellman currently holds a Real Estate Broker license and was formerly a Registered Social Worker in Michigan. He is a supporter of the arts of all forms such as visual, performing, musical, culinary and particularly the arts that impact the quality of life in the Saugatuck Douglas community. Currently Jim serves on the Board of Children’s First Lakeshore and 4 Paws Lakeshore and a Grant Committee Member for the Allegan County Community Foundation.

Brian Stephens

Brian Stephens is recently retired as National Leader of KPMG’s US Financial Services Practice with almost 38 years of experience with the firm. Brian also led KPMG’s US Banking and Capital Markets Practice. In 2013 Brian completed his term as the global lead partner for The World Bank Group audit in Washington, D.C .and in 2015 a second term as the HSBC North America lead partner.

Lisa Wylie

Lisa Wylie is Chief Marketing Officer for The River & Odi Hospitality Group. She has spent her career in a variety of positions within the Marketing, Culinary and Commercial Interior Design markets. Special Events and Fundraising has been Lisa’s passion; she has volunteered her time on various non-profit boards of Arts, Science, Education and Advertising in both Michigan and Indiana.

Michael VanMeter

Managing Partner of Van Meter Associates, a Chicago-based investment advisory offering individual portfolio management services to individuals and small to mid-market institutional clients.