About Harbor Inc.
Harbor Inc. is built on the foundation that our future quality of life is too important to leave to chance. In 2001, a small group of local leaders realized the importance of community in making decisions about our land and resources. Today, Harbor Inc. works with local jurisdictions and organizations, through public and private means, to cooperatively implement this vision.
Meet Our Officers:
Caitlin Donnelly, Chair of the Board
Caitlin is Chair of the Harbor Inc. Board. She is the Director of Land Protection for Little Traverse Conservancy, whose mission is to preserve land, and scenic areas, and foster an appreciation of our environment. Growing up in Harbor Springs, Caitlin is grateful to give back to the community through the meaningful work of Harbor Inc. You can usually find her spending her time outside whenever possible with her husband Nicholas, son Miles, and dogs, Jet and Magnolia.
Bryan Leavitt, Vice Chair of the Board
Bryan is Vice Chair of the Harbor Inc. Board. He was raised in Harbor Springs and graduated from Harbor Springs High School. He works for Mercantile Bank in Petoskey, specializing in residential mortgages. He is on the Executive Board of Habitat for Humanity and is a Finance Council member of Holy Childhood Church.
Georgia Abbott, Treasurer
Georgia is the Treasurer of Harbor Inc. She is the principal of Abbott & Associates Consulting, LLC in business development, strategic planning, organization, and transfer of ownership. She has 16 years of experience working with General Motors and Moran Iron Works.
Angela Pilotto, Secretary
Angela is the Secretary of the Harbor Inc. Board. She is the sole proprietor of a small, eco-friendly residential and commercial-facility cleaning business operating in Emmet County. She is familiar with housing availability and workforce childcare issues.
Meet Our Board Members:
Tammy Doernenburg
Tammy is the Director of Planning and Zoning for Emmet County where she has worked for over 24 years. She serves on the Emmet County Brownfield Redevelopment Authority and the Emmet County Land Bank Authority.
Doug Fuller
Doug has lived in the Harbor Springs area since 1980. His educational and vocational background is in water resources. Doug has worked at the University of Michigan Biological Station, Tip of the Mitt Watershed Council, SEE-North, and Little Traverse Conservancy.
Tim Knapp
Tim is a Financial Advisor for Edward Jones with offices in Harbor Springs. He serves on the Board of Directors for Perry Farm Village/Hillside Village and is a Board Trustee for the Harbor Springs Library.
Bill Mulder
Bill was a key player in starting up The Loft coworking space having long seen the need. He is retired from a career in the technology and telecom industries. He is active with the City of Harbor Springs government and has an interest in solutions to help address the local housing shortage.
Gary Stewart
Gary managed government and public affairs in the energy industry for 32 years. He retired from BP in 2012. He taught English and drama at Harbor Springs High School in the late 70s and taught communications as an adjunct professor at North Central Michigan College in 2012-2014.
Randy Seiss
Randy is active in our community on the board of Habitat for Humanity and is currently the Board Chair of the Great Lakes Chamber Orchestra. He is a licensed architect and is interested in affordable housing.
Christian Smith
In 2014, Christian moved to Northern Michigan to serve as Executive Director of the YMCA of Northern Michigan. He is a consummate volunteer and has served on several boards including Northern Community Mediation. He currently serves on Harbor Inc. and the Rotary Club of Petoskey boards. He was recognized by the Petoskey Regional Chamber of Commerce receiving the 2022 Community Enthusiast award. Christian is a graduate of Leadership Little Traverse class of 2015 and recently joined the team at Great Lakes Center for the Arts as Director of Development.
Katie Wolf
Meet Our Executive Director:
Jennifer Knapp
Since joining Harbor Inc. in 2020 our Executive Director has managed The Loft coworking space and kept the administrative wheels turning at Harbor Inc. Jennifer worked at Whirlpool Corporation in Communications for 10 years before relocating to Harbor Springs in 2012. Since then she has been an active member of the community and in our local schools.