David Tabolt

David Tabolt brings to the NWS Board of Directors insights and experience gained over five decades as a writer, editor, and marketing and communications adviser to some of the nation’s largest public companies and the world’s leading professional services organizations. He began his career as a cub reporter for his hometown newspaper in Erie, PA, […]

Isiah Smith

Isiah Smith, Jr., was born in 1948 in Blakely, Georgia, nicknamed “The Meanest Little Town in America” because of its history of fierce racial violence. After high school, Smith left Georgia and moved to Miami, Florida, which he often refers to as “home.” He attended the University of Miami (UM) in Coral Gables, Florida, where […]

Ryan Sullivan

Board member

Steve Baumgartner

Steve Baumgartner retired from a 30-year career in international business and his family moved to Traverse City in 2014.  During his pre-retirement career, Steve worked as CEO, president, or executive vice president in four multinational corporations: printing/publishing (RR Donnely & Sons),  Health Care (Baxter and New Practices), pharmaceuticals (Rhone-Poulenc Rorer), and telecommunications (Telegroup).  Upon retirement, […]

Clark Bunting

Clark Bunting spent 30 years working in media and television production. Over his 26-year career at Discovery Communications, he served as President and General Manager of Discovery Channel, founding President and General Manager of Animal Planet, and President of Discovery Studios. At Discovery Networks, he launched critically acclaimed series, including Shark Week, Deadliest Catch, Mythbusters, […]

Lisa Thauvette

Board Member

Doug Stanton

Co-Founder

Grant Parsons

Co-Founder