APS Board

Allegan Public Schools
Board of Education

Back row: Steve Tibbitts, Dale Wittkop, Mark Davidhizar, Phil Siegler.

Front row: Steve VanderVeen, Grace Gant, Chris Ward.

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 (AHS graduate who attends the University of Michigan) and Nathan (attends Allegan High School). Steve is a financial consultant at his own firm in Allegan, Tibbitts Financial Consulting. He has served on the Board of Education since 2003.

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.

Mr. 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.

Mr. 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.

Rev. Chris M. Ward - Trustee

Personal Information:

Chris Ward is currently a registered nurse in the Clinical and Operations Improvement Department at Bronson Methodist Hospital. He has served on the Board of Education since 1994. Chris and his wife, Ann, have three children who have graduated from AHS.

Mrs. 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.

Mr. Steven VanderVeen - Trustee

Personal Information:
Steve VanderVeen is a 1977 Allegan High School Graduate and a 1984 Graduate of the University of Minnesota. Steve is the funeral director of Gorden Funeral Residence, Inc., in Allegan. He has lived in the Allegan Public School District for over 40 years and served on the Board of Education since 1997. He and his wife, Mary, have three children who have graduated from AHS (Erin, Megan, and Nate).