About Harbor Transit
Harbor Transit Serving Our Community Since 1975
Harbor Transit started more than 45 years ago as a small Dial-A-Ride service with just two vans and a 10-square-mile service area. As community members started using our service, Harbor Transit gained popularity and was able to expand. In 2012, we shifted from the old DART service and established Harbor Transit Multi-Modal Transit System.
We’re Dedicated to Exceptional Service
Today, as Harbor Transit, we are able to serve a 55-square-mile area with a fleet of 29 accessible buses. We transport more than 250,000 riders a year in our expanded service area of 55 square miles including the City of Ferrysburg, City of Grand Haven, Grand Haven Township, Village of Spring Lake, and Spring Lake Township. We’re proud to say that one of the values that helped Harbor Transit grow is our dedication to exceptional service. That’s a value we’ve always strived to maintain, and it’s one of the reasons we continue to provide an on-demand, curb-to-curb transit system today.
Meet the Harbor Transit Team
Harbor Transit is made up of a dedicated team of drivers, dispatchers, and administrators. These are the people who keep our transportation service running smoothly, and make sure you get exactly where you need to go.
Dana Appel
Finance and Compliance Director
Annelise Walker
Marketing Coordinator
Scott Borg
Transportation Director
Samantha Deford
Accounting Coordinator
Tom Burghardt
Operations Supervisor
John Phillips
Safety and Training Coordinator
Board of Directors
The Harbor Transit Multi-Modal Transit System is governed by a Board of Directors. Our Board is made up of 11 members, all of whom are from the municipalities we serve and are transit stakeholders like passengers and social service agencies.
Craig Bessinger
City of Ferrysburg
Gordon Gallagher
Spring Lake Township
Kevin McLaughlin
City of Grand Haven
Christine Burns
Village of Spring Lake
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Member at Large
Cathy Pavick
Spring Lake Township
Bill Cargo
Grand Haven Charter
Township
Joel TePastte
Village of Spring Lake
Donald Reis
Grand Haven Township
Michael DeWitt
City of Ferrysburg
Patrick McGinnis
City of Grand Haven
Jerry Sias
City of Ferrysburg
Advisory Committee
The advisory committee is made up of individuals from our service area, each representing a community within our service area. Our advisory committee helps ensure the needs of all our riders, from Spring Lake, Spring Lake Township, Grand Haven, Grand Haven Township, and Ferrysburg, are met.
Warren Roosen
City of Ferrysburg
Chrysteen Moelter-Gray
Grand Haven Township
Carrie Uthe
Spring Lake Township
Ray Harz
Member at Large
Jon Toppen
Member at Large
Norman Cunningham
Member at Large