SVSU Board of Control

Scott graduated from SVSU with a bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering and applied science. He is president of Sunrise National Distributors Inc., managing member of several real estate developments, and a founding member of the Blue Water Angels and the 100 Club of Bay City. He is the former president of the board for the YMCA of Bay City and volunteers on the Bay County Growth Alliance and SVSU Board of Fellows. Scott and Nancy have two sons: Ryan, a 2008 graduate of SVSU, and Eric, a current SVSU student.

Dennis is Founder and Director of Rysenia Capital Solutions, LLC, a professional services firm which provides comprehensive business practice consulting services to small and middle market companies. Previously, Durco was President and Chief Financial Officer for Michigan Orthopedic Services, LLC. Durco also held various Chief Financial and Chief Operating Officer position for several entrepreneurial companies including consumer products, software, and laser guided navigation. These experiences included frequent international travel abroad. Durco became a certified public accountant while employed at Price Waterhouse during the first six years of his career. Durco is a member of the American Institute of CPA's, the Michigan Society of CPA's, and is an original member of the Bank of Ann Arbor's Technology Industry Group. He is presently a board member for the Common Bond Basketball Club, Inc., Livingston County Catholic Charities, and has held various Board positions during his career both in the for profit and not for profit sector. Durco holds a bachelor's degree in accounting from The Ohio State University graduating from the Honors Accounting program.

A resident of Saginaw, Cathy Ferguson holds a B.S. degree from Ferris State University and a J.D. from Wayne State University Law School. She is a member of the State Bar of Michigan, but does not actively practice law at this time. Among other civic activities, Dr. Ferguson is a volunteer with the Saginaw Bay Symphony Orchestra.

David R. Gamez recently retired as President and CEO of Health Delivery, Inc., a Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) that operates several year-round medical and dental centers, seasonal migrant clinics and mobile medical and dental services throughout Lower Michigan. He presently volunteers for several community organizations and provides consultation services for the National Center for Farmworker Health based in Austin, Texas.

Gamez began his career as a registered nurse at Saginaw General Hospital, serving as a clinical instructor for the hospital’s school of nursing, as well as emergency room supervisor and head nurse of the Intensive Care Department. He is a member of the National Association of Community Health Centers (NACHC), Michigan Primary Care Association (MPCA), and the National Center for Farmworker Health (NCFH). Gamez is also a board member of the Saginaw County Crime Prevention Council, the Hispanic Coalition for Better Education, the Saginaw Promise Zone Authority, and Central Michigan's School of Health Professions Advisory Board. He served on the Board of Trustees of Delta College, and is presently on the Board of Control of Saginaw Valley State University.

Gamez was the recipient of the Delta College Distinguished Alumni Award, and has been recognized as Distinguished Alumni by Central Michigan University and Saginaw High School. He was also awarded the Outstanding Community College Alumnus Award from the Michigan Association of Community Colleges.

In 2008, Delta College awarded him "The Spirit of Willie Thompson Multicultural Community Service Award." He also received The NAACP Freedom Fund Salute to Saginaw Heroes Award. In 2012, he was the recipient of the “Lifetime Achievement in Migrant Health Award” by NACHC. Gamez was selected as a Fellow of the Salzburg Seminar, and was appointed as a W.K. Kellogg Fellow, traveling to South Africa and Brazil as part of the Kellogg leadership development program. He is a member of the Kellogg Fellows Leadership Alliance ( KFLA).

Gamez earned his bachelor’s and master’s degrees from Central Michigan University. He also attended the University of Michigan’s On Job/On Campus program in Health Care Administration. Gamez is a veteran of the United States Marine Corps.

John is the retired CEO of Yeo & Yeo, PC, a position he held for 15 years. He currently serves as principal for the company, providing accounting, tax and consulting services and assists on special projects. He spent nearly 40 years with the company throughout his career. Kunitzer is a certified public accountant and is a member of the American Institute of CPA's and the Michigan Association of CPA's. He is involved with the city of Saginaw Hospital Finance Authority, past president of The Saginaw Club, and member and past president of the Saginaw Rotary Club. Kunitzer holds a bachelor's degree in business administration from Saginaw Valley State University.

A native of Flint, Mr. McInnis completed a bachelor’s degree in criminal justice from SVSU in 1988. He is currently the Chief Executive Officer of Fathead, LLC since February 2009. Prior to Fathead, Mr. McInnis worked for 26 years at Quicken Loans, including serving as president and chief operating officer from 2002 to 2009. He joined the company in 1993 as a mortgage banker and rose through the ranks to become a branch manager and regional branch manager. In 1999, McInnis was promoted to vice president of Rock Financial, a company that consisted of 32 branches in seven states; he also became president of Rock Home Loans at Michigan National Bank, a joint venture between Rock Financial and Michigan National Bank. He was part of a group of investors that purchased Quicken Loans back from Intuit in 2002 and he remains an active investor.

Ms. Rupp was appointed to the SVSU Board of Control in 2015. She recently retired from The Dow Chemical Company as the corporate director of service management in the Business Services Group. Her career with Dow has included responsibilities as research & development director supporting multiple business, global regulatory affairs director, global remediation director and global director of business process services.

A resident of Midland, she began as the first Executive Director for The Herbert H. and Grace A. Dow Foundation in October of 2005. She served as Chief Executive Officer of Midland County’s economic development corporation, Midland Tomorrow, beginning in 1999. For two years prior to that, she served as Midland Tomorrow’s Manager of Economic Development Services. She was Midland’s first Downtown Development Authority Coordinator. She is chairwoman of the Delta College Foundation Board, the Midland Brownfield Redevelopment Financing Authority, the Midland Entranceway Initiative Task Force and volunteers on the SVSU Board of Fellows. Prior to living in Midland, Mrs. Velasquez worked for the Manhattan, Kansas Convention and Visitors Bureau. She earned a B.S. in business administration from Kansas State University and her M.B.A. from Michigan State University.