Port Huron Museums Staff

A seasoned museum professional with over two decades of experience in curation, collections management, and arts administration, Regina Schreck currently serves as the Executive Director for Port Huron Museums. She holds both a Master of Arts and Bachelor of Arts in Art History from Michigan State University, with a concentration in 19th-century European art. Her career has spanned notable institutions including the Midland Center for the Arts, Detroit Institute of Arts, Flint Institute of Arts, Michigan Humanities Council, and Kettering University, where she has curated exhibitions, managed large-scale collections, and advanced museum best practices. She has played a key role in multi-million-dollar exhibition redesign projects, written institutional policies, and led collaborations with major partners such as the Detroit Institute of Arts. Dedicated to education and community engagement, she has also lectured at multiple universities and served on arts and public committees. Her work reflects a deep commitment to ethical stewardship, cultural preservation, and innovative exhibition design.

Hometown: Port Huron, MI

Shelly started at the PHM as a volunteer, working on her Masters and our archives at the same time. She fills in at all of our sites, works on special projects, and programs. 

Hometown: Ira, MI

Charles works at each of our sites and is a fan of all things history! He learns so much working at the Port Huron Museums. His favorite artifact is the Mickey Mouse child's rocking toy. In his free time, Charles likes to be with his family!

Hometown: Wisconsin

Mike has been at the Museum for over 17 years. Spending time at the Lighthouse and helping with exhibit projects at the Carnegie are his favorite things to do! 

Hometown: Port Huron

Sara joined the museum team in 2023 bringing 23 years of fundraising experience in the Blue Water area. Her dedication, experience, and community relationships help make the museum’s events, programs, and fundraisers a financial success. Sara enjoys the museum atmosphere, energy, and dedication of her fellow co-workers. Preserving our local history and culture is a responsibility and honor and she is proud to represent the museums and all they have to offer. Outside of the museum, Sara’s life revolves around her large and very close family, enjoying her grandchildren, walking her black lab, reading, entertaining, traveling, serving on several boards in the community, and working in her extensive gardens in warm months.

Hometown: Port Huron, MI

Dave loves all of the twists and turns of history, and sees it as a real soap opera, complete with heroes and villains. His real passion is the entire Edison Depot. Growing up just a few blocks away, he was always amazed by the facts that one of the most famous people in world history grew up in the same neighborhood. When not at work, he can usually be found restoring antique phonographs, especially Edison models.

Hometown: Clinton Township, MI

Emily started at the PHM as a volunteer while working toward her Masters in Library & Information Science with a focus in Archival Administration at Wayne State University - and she never left! She loves working at the museums because preserving and sharing history with the community is her passion in life. Whether it is behind the scenes caring for our extensive collection of artifacts or working on creating the next exciting exhibit to share with our visitors, Emily is thrilled she gets to do this every single day. Outside of work, she spends most of her time with her face in a book, cooking, snuggling up with her corgi puppy, or playing Dungeons & Dragons with her friends.

Hometown: Port Huron, MI

Caitlyn has helped to educate thousands of students through school programs over the years at the museum. She enjoys working with the kids as they come through on pioneer days, doing everything from candle dipping to pasta shell car assembly. It’s no surprise she loves the 1850 Kammer cabin. At home, she likes spending time with family, crocheting, reading, and her special bird babies.

Hometown: Marysville, MI

Jerry’s passion is the Lightship Huron. He loves all of the artifacts on board, and getting to share his passion with others, especially his dedicated group of volunteers.

Hometown: Port Huron, MI

Ian supports the site managers at all sites, dabbles in educational programming, and now is focusing on a major IT project to help make the historic sites more accessible!