Meet The Team

Board of Directors

President

Jim Honig

Jim is the pastor of Shepherd of the Bay Lutheran Church, Ellison Bay, Wisconsin

Community Service

  • Steering Team and National Strategy Team, Industrial Areas Foundation
  • Board of Directors, Good Samaritan Hospital, Downers Grove, Illinois
  • PADS of DuPage County
  • Advisor, Glen Ellyn Children’s Center

Degrees

  • BA – Concordia University, Nebraska
  • M.Div. – S.T.M. Concordia Seminary, St Louis

Vice President

Scott Bader

Door County REALTOR since 1985.  Former Broker/Owner Door County Horizons Realtors.  # 1 Coldwell Banker Agent in Door County since 2011.

Community Service

  • Past President of Door County Board of Realtors and 2 term MLS President, Board of Directors.
  • Wisconsin Realtor Association Public Policy Committee.
  • President, Friends of Potawatomi State Park Inc.
  • Sturgeon Bay Noon Rotary, Membership Chair, Board of Directors, Shipyard Tours.

Secretary

Sam Nelson

Manager at the Blacksmith Inn on the Shore in Baileys Harbor.

Community Service

  • Baileys Harbor Community Association
  • Baileys Harbor Broadband Committee

Treasurer

Michael Fordney

Retired banker, Door County resident from 1990-2002 and since 2010.

Community Service

  • Feeding America Eastern Wisconsin
  • Peninsula Symphonic Band
  • Future Fund, Boys & Girls Club of Door County
  • Wisconsin AIDS Fund

Degrees

  • BS – University of Wisconsin- Eau Claire
  • MBA – University of Chicago

Board

Amy DeMain

Vice President-Retail Banking at Bank First. Worked in banking and finance since 2001.  Expertise in lending and financial services.

Community Service

  • Door County Board of Realtors – Advocacy Committee – Recipient of the Affiliate of the Year (2021)
  • Door County Home Builders Association – Treasurer
  • Door County Humane Society/Wisconsin Humane Society  
  • Habitat for Humanity

Degree

  • BA – Psychology and Counseling Foundations, University of Wisconsin -Stout

Board

Marissa Downs

Principal, Mosaic Property Ventures. Worked in affordable housing finance and development since 2001. Expertise in real estate development, finance, community (re)development.

Community Service

  • Appleton Redevelopment Authority, Chair
  • Trout Museum of Art, Board of Directors
  • Wisconsin Partnership for Housing Development, Board Chair

Degree

  • BBA –Real Estate and Urban Land Economics, University of Wisconsin
“I live in Baileys Harbor with my husband and two sons, in what is these days, considered a very small house. In my (woefully lacking) free time, I enjoy reading, traveling, photography, yoga and watching Law & Order.”

Board

Mariah Goode

Director, Door County Land Use Services Department since 2006. Worked in Door County land use planning since 1996. Expertise in land use planning, zoning, community (re)development, housing policy, environmental policy.

Community Service

  • Door County Workforce Housing Lending Corporation Technical Advisory Committee Co-Chair
  • Door County Economic Development Corporation Attainable Housing Committee member
  • Door County Sister City Program coordinator
  • Gibraltar Schools volunteer
  • Town of Baileys Harbor – various (re)development efforts
  • Past and founding board member for Greater Escarpment Organization of Door County (GEO-DC), Door County Green Fund, Third Avenue Playhouse

Degrees

  • BA – American Studies, Grinnell College in American Studies
  • MA – Planning, Humphrey Institute of Public Affairs, University of Minnesota.

“I’m the father of three children at Sevastopol (Ezra 12, Ophelia 10, Paxton 7) and the husband to Kristine.  We’ve recently returned from a two-year-long sailing trip from Door County to the Bahamas.”

Board

Sean Linnan

Self employed at Linnan Law Firm, LLC.

Community Service

  • Sturgeon Bay Rotary Club
  •  Eagle Scout

Degrees

  • BA – University of Wisconsin- Green Bay
  • JD – Drake University Law School

“I am a Door County resident and native. I happily work and reside in Sturgeon Bay with my two young boys, Alessio (9) and Waylon (4), who attend school at St. John Bosco Catholic School. In my spare time I enjoy hiking, cooking, gardening and traveling. I recently became a homeowner through DCHP and I couldn’t be more appreciative of this program and for the support my community has given me!”

Board

Megan Surfus

Key Customer Executive – N.E.W. Industries Inc.

Community Service

  • Door County Toys for Kids

Degree

  • BS – UW – Green Bay, Psychology and Human Development


Former Board Members

 
  • Myles Dannhausen, Jr.
  • Kimberly Hazen
  • Steve Kase
  • Reverend Barb Sajna
  • Richard Skare
  • Diana Wallace
  • Jerry Zaug