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Allegan Public Schools
Board of Education

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Back row:  Steve Tibbitts, Dale Wittkop, Mark Davidhizar, Phil Siegler Front row:  Grace Gant, Chris Ward, Mary Kasprzyk

Board of Education District Goals Last Meeting Recap Meeting Dates

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Steve Tibbitts - President Personal Information: Steve Tibbitts is a 1980 graduate of Allegan High School. He lives in Allegan with his wife, Jana. They have two children (Julie & Nathan) who attended Allegan Public Schools.  Steve is a financial consultant at his own firm in Allegan, Tibbitts Financial Consulting. He has served on the Board of Education since 2003.

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Dr. Dale Wittkop - Vice President Personal Information: Dale Wittkop was recently elected to the board of education in 2006. Dale is an optometrist at Allegan Eyecare. He and his wife, Lee, have a son, Alex, who attends L. E. White Middle School.

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Mark Davidhizar - Secretary Personal Information: Mark Davidhizar was elected to the Board of Education in 2004.  He and his wife, Betsy, have four children in the Allegan Public Schools or have graduated (Drew, Anna, Austin, and Adarae).  Mark is the director of Camp Beechpoint.

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Phil Siegler - Treasurer Personal Information: Phil Siegler is a lifelong resident of Allegan. He and his wife, Janet, have four children--Elizabeth, Andrew, and Aaron (AHS grads), and Allie (Allegan High School student). Phil is a partner/insurance agent at the Bartz-Rumery Agency in Allegan. He was elected to the Board of Education in 2005.

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Vicki Knuckles -  Trustee Personal Information: Vicki Knuckles was elected in 2010.  She is currently working for the City of Allegan. Vicki lives in Allegan with her husband, Paul.  They have four children:  Elijah and Elicia (who have graduated from AHS) , Nathan and Abigail (who are in high school and middle school, respectively).

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Grace Gant - Trustee Personal Information: Grace Gant was elected to serve on the board of education in 2008. She lives in Allegan with her daughter, Olivia, who is a student at Allegan High School. Grace recently received her Master’s Degree in Educational Leadership and is employed by Edward Jones Investing as a financial consultant.

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Mary Kasprzyk  - Trustee Personal Information: Mary Kasprzyk was elected to the Board of Education in 2009.  She and her husband, Matt own and operate Ted’s Auto Body Shop in Allegan.  They have three children in Allegan Public Schools (Zack, Hannah, and Emma).  Mary is also the director of the Children’s Museum in Fennville.