Foundation Executive Director
Dave has been the Executive Director of the UPHF since April of 2013 in a volunteer capacity as well as working off and on for UP Home Health & Hospice since 1990, currently consulting in business development and outreach. Prior to overseeing the UPHF, Dave oversaw the Bell Foundation for a number of years, including the final stages of a $7.2 million campaign to build the new Bell Hospital in 2008. Dave received training from the Association for Healthcare Philanthropy at their Madison Institute, which focused on efficient, effective health related foundation management. Other volunteer work includes being the founder of UP Children’s Therapy, which focuses on health and safety for kids, and the Suicide Survivors Fund, which supports families left behind after suicide. Dave’s paying work includes being a partner and General Manager of Superior Rehabilitation and Professional Services and the Active Physical Therapy clinic in Ishpeming. Dave lives in Marquette with wife Joy and bulldogs Henry and Lola.