Bob grew up in the Northern Michigan town of Oscoda where his family owned a small grocery store, Cec and Ebe’s IGA. He graduated in 1970 from MSU with a degree in elementary education. He served six years in the Michigan Army National Guard. His professional career spanned 38 years of teaching in the Oscoda Area School System. In 2010 he and his wife, Margy, built their retirement home on the Holmes’ Family farm property just north of Harrisville. Gardening, birding, and hiking are his hobbies. Bob has been a member of the Alcona County Democratic Party for 14 years and twice he was the Democratic nominee for State Representative in the 106th House District.

Jenny Stanczyk is the Co-Vice Chairperson of the Alcona County Democratic Party and a Precinct Delegate. A retired public school teacher with 30 years of experience in Warren, MI, she’s passionate about inclusiveness, children’s rights, and building stronger communities. Since moving to Spruce in 2022 with her wife Cheryl, she’s been active in local service and the recovery community. Jenny also created The SunRise Side for Democracy Facebook page in 2024, a private group with over 500 members and is an administrator for The Alcona Dems Facebook page.  

Nina is currently Co-Vice Chairperson of the Alcona County Democratic Party. She has been a dedicated social worker who has focused her career in the mental health field on supporting the welfare and betterment of children and families. This background provides a unique and practical perspective on the challenges neighbors face from healthcare to economic stability. Nina resides with her husband, Jeff, in the Lincoln area. She is the mother of three grown children and one granddaughter. She and her husband enjoy growing a native pollinator garden at their home, walking their rescue dogs, swimming and biking, and spending time at Negwegon, their happy place.

My name is Margaret Kutzera and I am the Alcona County Democratic Party Treasurer. I bring to the position previous years experience as Treasure and as Secretary of the Party since 2012. I was also the Treasurer for a local candidate’s campaign who ran for State Representative; state filings, reporting of income and expenditures under the strictest of instances were garnered. I received my Bachelors of Arts, accounting and management, from Saginaw Valley State University in 1993 while still working in a local Credit Union as the Director of Loans. My experience as a Human Resource Manager with Timco Aviation Company has also given me the opportunity to know personnel issues and understand the necessity of listening and negotiations. My family was fortunate to travel around the world via my father’s U.S. military service and I have been to every State in our wonderful country. My husband and I have lived in Alcona County since April 2015 and owned our property here in Harrisville since 1995. This is the place I call home.

My name is Kathy Murray-Rice, and I serve as Secretary for the Alcona County Democratic Party. I retired after nearly thirty years of service as a 911 dispatcher in MSP/Northville, East Lansing and Ingham County. Prior to that, I worked for eight years as a paramedic in the Detroit area, where I took the initiative to unionize the paramedics and EMTs at Taylor Ambulance Service, one of Michigan’s largest EMS providers at that time. My husband, a retired firefighter/paramedic, accepted the position of Alcona County’s EMS director, which led us to move north to Greenbush, Michigan in 2017. Together, we have raised three wonderful children and are blessed with nine grandchildren who are the center of our lives. 

We cherish Alcona County’s beautiful beaches and stunning countryside and feel deeply fortunate to have discovered such an exceptional place for this phase of our lives.