He should know. His wife is Ilse Burke. She recently retired from Northwestern Michigan College, where she currently is working with the new president for a transition period after serving as the institution's leader for five years. You expect that the problems and people calling you at all hours are going to be part of the job, and that's how she accepted it. It's important that the person living with that person understands that.
Dove does understand.
Both he and Burke were members of the president's cabinet when they were on staff at Lansing Community College. For Burke, that has meant lots of weekend and evening functions. I just wanted to help her with her job and her commitments, and I really enjoyed getting to know the people in Traverse City better. Moving from a larger city like Lansing to a place like Traverse City was a real eye opener in terms of community involvement. Any time somebody asks for volunteers, people are more than happy to contribute their time, whether it's the college barbecue or helping to build a playground for children.