Commissioners
The Great Lakes Commission consists of three to five representatives from each of its eight member states. The appointment process varies from one state to the next, but in all cases the state delegations are composed of state legislators, agency officials, and/or governors' appointees. The chair of each state delegation serves on the Commission's Board of Directors.

Last updated: 4.11.2012

Illinois Commissioners

Governor Patrick Quinn (Immediate Past Commission Chair)
Office of Governor
207 State House

Springfield, IL  62706

Ph: (217) 782-0244
Pat.Quinn@illinois.gov

Marc Miller (Delegation Chair)
Director

Illinois Dept. of Natural Resources

1 Natural Resources Way

Springfield, IL  62702

Ph: (217) 785-0075
marc.miller@illinois.gov

Joe Deal

Director of External Affairs

Office of the Mayor
City of Chicago
121 North LaSalle, Room 509
Chicago, IL 60602
Ph: (312) 744-0208
Fax: (312) 744-2324
jdeal@cityofchicago.org

Steven M. Powell

International Vice President

United Food and Commercial Workers

10400 W. Higgins Road, Suite 500

Rosemont , IL 60018

PH: (847) 294-5064

stevepowell@local881ucfw.org

Kimberly J. Walz

District Director/Deputy Chief of Staff

Office of Representative Mike Quigley

Illinois Fifth Congressional District

3742 W. Irving Park

Chicago , IL 60618

Ph: (773) 267-5926

Fax:(773) 267-6583   

kimberly.walz@mail.house.gov

Illinois Alternate(s)

Dan Injerd
Manager
Lake Michigan Management Section

Office of Water Resources
Illinois Department of Natural Resources
160 N. LaSalle Street , Suite S-700

Chicago, IL 60601-3117
Ph: (312) 793-3123
Fax: (312) 793-5968
dan.injerd@illinois.gov

Todd Main
Policy Advisor
Illinois Department of Natural Resources
160 N. LaSalle Street

Chicago, IL 60601
Ph: (312) 814-2751
Fax: (217) 785-0075
todd.main@illinois.gov

Indiana Commissioners

Kari Bennett (Commission Vice Chair, Delegation Chair)
Commissioner
Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission
402 West Washington Street
Indianapolis, IN 46204
Ph: (317) 232-4020
Fax: (317) 233-6811
kbennett@urc.in.gov

Robert E. Carter, Jr.,
Director
Ind. Dept. of Natural Resources
Indiana Government Center South
402 W. Washington St.
Indianapolis, IN 46204
Ph: (317) 232-4020
Fax: (317) 233-6811
recarter@dnr.in.gov

Thomas W. Easterly
Commissioner,
Indiana Dept. of Environmental Management
100 N. Senate Ave.
Indianapolis, IN 46204
Ph: (317) 232-8611
Fax: (317) 233-6647
teasterly@idem.in.gov

Ron McAhron

Deputy Director of Regulation
IN Dept. of Natural Resources
Indiana Government Center South
402 W. Washington St.
Indianapolis, IN 46204
Ph: (317) 232-1557
Fax: (317) 233-8654
rmcahron@dnr.in.gov

Jody W. Peacock
Director of Public Affairs
Ports of Indiana
150 W. Market St., Suite 100
Indianapolis, IN 46204-2845
Ph: (317) 233-6225
jpeacock@portsofindiana.com

Indiana Alternate(s)

None

Michigan Commissioners

Patricia Birkholz (Delegation Chair)
Director
Office of the Great Lakes
Michigan Department of Natural Resources
525 West Allegan Street
Lansing, MI 48933
Ph: (517) 335-4056
Fax: (517) 335-4053
birkholzp@michigan.gov

Hon. Bill Schuette
Attorney General
State of Michigan
G. Mennen Williams Bldg., 7th Fl.
525 W. Ottawa St.
P.O. Box 30212
Lansing, MI 48909
Ph: (517) 373-1110
Fax: (517) 373-3042
schuetteeb@michigan.gov

Bruce Rasher
140 Ashley Mews Drive
Ann Arbor, MI 48104
Ph: (269) 274-4980
bruce.rasher@att.net

Helen Taylor
State Director
The Nature Conservancy
101 E. Grand River Avenue
Lansing, MI 48906
Ph: (517) 316-2261
Fax: (517) 316-9886
htaylor@tnc.org

Hon. Rebekah Warren
State Senator
State of Michigan
415 Farnum Bldg
P.O. Box 30036
Lansing, MI 48909-7536
Ph: (517) 373-2406
Fax: (517) 373-5679
rwarren@senate.michigan.gov

Michigan Alternate(s)

Dr. Roger Eberhardt
Michigan Office of the Great Lakes
Michigan Department of Natural Resources
530 W. Allegan Street
Lansing, MI 48909
Ph: (517) 335-4056
Fax: (517) 335-4053
ManningP@michigan.gov

S. Peter Manning
Division Chief
Environment, Natural Resources, and Agriculture Division
Department of Attorney General
G. Mennen Williams Building, 6th Floor
525 W. Ottawa Street
P.O. Box 30755
Lansing, MI 48909
Ph: (517) 373-7540
Fax: (517) 373-1610
manningp@michigan.gov

Minnesota Commissioners

Hon. Thomas Huntley, Ph.D. (Delegation Chair)

State Representative
Minnesota Legislature
585 State Office Bldg.
St. Paul, MN 55155
Ph: (651) 296-2228
Fax: (651) 297-2668
rep.thomas.huntley@house.mn

Hon. Bill G. Ingebrigtsen
State Senator
Minnesota Senate
State Office Bldg., Room 132D
100 Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd.
St. Paul, MN 55155-1606
Ph: (651) 297-8063

sen.bill.ingebrigtsen@senate.mn

Hon. Ann Rest
State Senator
Minnesota Senate
State Office Bldg., Room 105
100 Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd.
St. Paul, MN 55155-1298
Ph: (651) 297-8407

sen.ann.rest@senate.mn

Hon. Carolyn McElfatrick
State Representative
Minnesota Legislature
543 A State Office Bldg.
St. Paul, MN 55155-1298
Ph: (651) 297-8407
Fax: (651) 296-8803
rep.carolyn.mcelfatrick@house.mn

Lt. Gov. Yvonne Prettner Solon
Office of the Governor
130 State Capitol
75 Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd.
St. Paul, MN 55155-1606
Ph: (651) 201-3400
Fax: (651) 797-1850

yvonne.prettnersolon@state.mn.us

(1 Vacancy)

Minnesota Alternate(s)

Dick Lambert

Minnesota Dept. of Transportation

395 John Ireland Blvd.
Mail Stop 420

St. Paul, MN  55155-1899

Ph:  (651) 215-6301

Fax: (651) 215-6185

Dick.Lambert@dot.state.mn.us

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New York Commissioners

Joseph Martens (Delegation Chair)
Acting Commissioner
Office of the Commissioner
New York State Dept. of Environmental Conservation

625 Broadway

Albany, NY  12233-1010

Ph: (518) 402-8540
Fax: (518) 402-8541

joemartens@gw.dec.state.ny.us

Philip Reed
Jefferson County Legislator
42424 NYS Route 12
Alexandria Bay, NY 13607
Ph: (315)-773-5696
philreed@twcny.rr.com

James M. Tierney (Commission Chair)

Assistant Commissioner

Div. of Water Resources

New York State Dept. of Environmental Conservation

625 Broadway

Albany , NY 12233-1010

Ph: (518) 402-8545

Fax: (518) 402-9016

jmtierne@gw.dec.state.ny.us

Donald E. Zelazny
Great Lakes Program Coordinator
New York State Dept. of Environmental Conservation
270 Michigan Ave.
Buffalo, NY 14203-7134
Ph: (716) 851-7220
Fax: (716) 851-7226
dezelazn@gw.dec.state.ny.us

(1 Vacancy)

New York Alternate(s)

None

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Ohio Commissioners

James Zehringer (Delegation Chair)
Director
Ohio Department of Natural Resources
2045 Morse Rd.
Columbus, Ohio 43229
Ph: (614) 265-6879
Fax: (614) 261-9601
Mobile: (614) 357-7803
james.zehringer@dnr.state.oh.us

Hon. John Eklund
State Senator

Ohio Senate
Senate Building
1 Capitol Square, 1st Floor
Columbus, OH 43215
Ph: (614) 644-7718
SD18@ohiosenate.gov

Scott J. Nally

Director
Ohio Environmental Protection Agency
P.O. Box 1049
50 West Town Street, Suite 700
Columbus, OH 43215-1049
Ph: (614)-644-2782
Fax: (614)-644-3184
scott.nally@epa.state.oh.us

James H. I. Weakley
President
Lake Carriers' Association
Suite 720
20325 Center Ridge Road
Rocky River, OH 44116-3508
Ph: (440) 333-9995
Fax: (440) 333-9993
weakley@lcaships.com

(1 Vacancy)

Ohio Alternate(s)

John D. Baker
President - Great Lakes District Council
International Longshoremen's Association, AFL-CIO
103 Erieside Avenue
Cleveland, Ohio 44114
Ph: (216) 781-7816
Fax: (216) 781-7818
jbakerjr3737@aol.com

Gail Hesse

Executive Director
Ohio Lake Erie Commission
111 E. Shoreline Drive Suite C
Sandusky, Ohio 44870
Phone: 419-621-2039
Fax: 419-621-2042
gail.hesse@lakeerie.ohio.gov

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Pennsylvania Commissioners

Kelly Burch  (Delegation Chair)
Regional Director

Northwest Regional Office
Pennsylvania Dept. of Environmental Protection

230 Chestnut Street

Meadville, PA  16335-3481
Ph: (814) 332-6816
Fax: (814) 332-6125
keburch@state.pa.us

Robert W. Light, Ph.D.

Senior Associate Dean
Penn State Behrend
4701 College Drive
Erie, PA 16563
Ph: (814) 898-6160
Fax: (814) 898-6461

rw12@psu.edu

Pat Lupo, OSB

Education Director

Earth Action

301 Pennsula Drive, Suite 5

Erie, PA  16505

Ph: (814) 835-8069
Fax: (814) 835-8469

plupo@earthactionerie.org

Pennsylvania Alternate(s)

John Booser
Associate Director
Pennsylvania Dept. of Environmental Protection
Interstate Waters Office
P.O. Box 2063
Harrisburg, PA 17105-2063
Ph: (717) 772-1101
Fax: (717) 783-4690
jbooser@state.pa.us

Lori A. Boughton
Environmental Program Manager
Watershed Management
Pennsylvania Dept. of Environmental Protection
230 Chestnut Street
Meadville, PA 16335
Ph: (814) 332-6984
Fax: (814) 332-6117
lboughton@state.pa.us

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Wisconsin Commissioners

Kenneth Johnson (Delegation Chair)
Administrator
Water Division
Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources
101 south Webster Street - AD/8
P.O. Box 7921
Madison, WI 53703
Ph: (608) 264-6278
kenneth.johnson@wisconsin.gov

Steve Galarneau
Director, Office of the Great Lakes
Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources
101 S. Webster Street
P.O. Box 7921
Madison, WI 53707-7921
Ph: (608) 266-1956
Stephen.Galarneau@wisconsin.gov

(1 Vacancy)

Wisconsin Alternate(s)

None