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GLC-Commissioner-List-20190920A 1300 Victors Way Suite 1350 Ann Arbor, MI 48108 Ph: 734-971-9135 September 20, 2019 Board of Directors John Linc Stine, Chair, Minnesota Sharon Jackson, Vice Chair, Indiana John W. Allan, Immediate Past Chair, Michigan Loren Wobig, Illinois Mary Mertz, Ohio Sharon Jackson, Indiana Bill Carr, Ontario James Clift, Michigan Timothy J. Bruno, Pennsylvania John Linc Stine, Minnesota Martine Hébert, Québec Basil Seggos, New York Noah Roberts, Wisconsin ILLINOIS INDIANA Kay L. Nelson Director of Environmental Affairs Northwest Indiana Forum Commissioners Commissioners 6100 Southport Road *Loren Wobig *Sharon Jackson Portage, IN 46368 Director Deputy General Counsel Ph: (219) 763-6303 Office of Water Resources, Office of the Governor of Indiana Fax: (219) 763-2653 IL. Dept. of Natural Resources 200 W. Washington Street, Room 206 [email protected] One Natural Resources Way Indianapolis, IN 46204 Springfield, IL 62702 Ph: (317) 232-4564 Ph: (217) 782-9130 [email protected] Alternate Commissioners [email protected] Chris Smith Jody W. Peacock Deputy Director, Regulatory Team Josina Morita Vice President IN Dept. of Natural Resources 5340 Main Street Ports of Indiana 402 West Washington St., Room W256 Skokie, IL 60077 150 W. Market St., Suite 100 Indianapolis, IN 46204 Ph : (312) 751-5080 Indianapolis, IN 46204-2845 Ph: (317) 232-1557 [email protected] Ph: (317) 233-6225 [email protected] [email protected] Stephanie Comer John Davis Comer Family Foundation Bruno Pigott Deputy Director, Land Management Team 939 W. North Avenue, Suite 850 Commissioner IN Dept. of Natural Resources Chicago, IL 60642 IN Dept. of Environmental Management 402 W. Washington St., Room W256 Ph: (312) 274-0546 x 1203 Office of Water Quality Indianapolis, IN 46204 [email protected] 100 N. Senate Ave., IGCN 1255 Ph: (317) 232-4025 Indianapolis, IN 46204 [email protected] (2 Vacancies) Ph: (317) 233-2550 [email protected] MICHIGAN Steven A. Fisher Executive Director Commissioners American Great Lakes Ports Association *James Clift th 700 12 Street, NW, Suite 700 Deputy Director Washington, DC 20005 MI Dept. of Environment, Ph: (202) 625-2102 Great Lakes, and Energy Fax: (202) 625-2104 525 W. Allegan St. [email protected] Lansing, MI 48893 Ph: (517) 284-6715 [email protected] -1- Hon. Candice Miller MINNESOTA Donald E. Zelazny Commissioner Great Lakes Programs Coordinator Macomb County Public Works NYS Dept. of Environmental Conservation 21777 Dunham Road Commissioners 270 Michigan Ave. Clinton Township, MI 48036 * John Linc Stine, Buffalo, NY 14203-7134 Commissioner, Retired Ph: (586) 469-6101 Ph: (716) 851-7070 Minnesota Pollution Control Agency [email protected] Fax: (716) 851-7226 1398 Myrtle St. N [email protected] Maplewood, MN 55119 Hon. Dana Nessel Ph: (651) 468-7075 Attorney General (2 Vacancies) [email protected] G. Mennen Williams Building 525 W. Ottawa Street Alternate Commissioners P.O. Box 30212 Hon. Carrie Ruud Sean Mahar Lansing, MI 48909 State Senator Chief of Staff Ph: 517-335-7622 State Office Bldg., Room 25 NYS Dept. of Environmental Conservation Fax: 517-335-7644 100 Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. 615 Broadway [email protected] St. Paul, MN 55155-1206 Ph: (651) 296-4913 Albany, NY 12233 Hon. Rick Snyder [email protected] [email protected] 201 S. Main Street, 10th Floor Ann Arbor, MI 48104 Hon. Ann Rest Eileen Murphy Ph: (517) 755-7570 State Senator Director of Federal Affairs [email protected] Senate Office Bldg., Room 105 Executive Division St. Paul, MN 55155-1209 NYS Dept. of Environmental Conservation Marc E. Smith Ph: (651) 296-2889 625 Broadway Director of Conservation Partnerships [email protected] Albany, NY 12233-1050 National Wildlife Federation Ph: (518) 402-2797 Great Lakes Regional Center Hon. Paul Torkelson Fax: (518) 402-9016 213 W. Liberty Street, Suite 200 State Representative [email protected] Ann Arbor, MI 48104 381 State Office Building Ph: (734) 769-3351 St. Paul, MN 55155 OHIO [email protected] Ph: (651) 296-9303 [email protected] Commissioners Alternate Commissioners *Mary Mertz Kara Cook Hon. Jennifer Schultz Director Office of the Governor State Representative Ohio Dept. of Natural Resources Environment and Energy Policy 215 State Office Building 2045 Morse Rd., D-3 111 S. Capitol Avenue St. Paul, MN 55155 Columbus, OH 43229 Lansing, MI 48933 Ph: (651) 296-2228 Ph: (614) 265-1005 Ph: (517) 898.3963 [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] Laurie A. Stevenson Jennifer K. McKay NEW YORK Director Policy Director Ohio Environmental Protection Agency Tip of the Mitt Watershed Council Commissioners P.O. Box 1049 426 Bay Street 50 West Town Street, Suite 700 Petoskey, MI 49770 *Basil Seggos Commissioner Columbus, Ohio 43215-1049 Ph: (231) 347-1181 Ph: (614) 644-2782 Fax: (231) 347-5928 NYS Dept. of Environmental Conservation 625 Broadway [email protected] [email protected] Albany, NY 12233–1010 Hon. John Eklund Stanley Pruss Ph: (518) 402–8540 State Senator Special Assistant Attorney General Fax: (518) 402–8541 Ohio Senate 525 W. Ottawa Street Room 128 Lansing, MI 49033 James M. Tierney Columbus, Ohio 43215 Ph: (517) 930-4426 Deputy Commissioner for Ph: (614) 644-7718 [email protected] Water Resources NYS Dept. of Environmental Conservation [email protected] S. Peter Manning 625 Broadway 525 W. Ottawa Street Albany, NY 12233-1010 James H. I. Weakley, President P.O. Box 30755 Ph: (518) 402-2794 Lake Carriers' Association Lansing, MI 48909 Fax: (518) 402-9016 25651 Detroit Road, Suite 102 Ph: (517) 373-7540 [email protected] Westlake, Ohio 44145 Fax: (517) 373-1610 Ph: (440) 333-9994 [email protected] Fax: (440) 333-9993 [email protected] -2- Haraz N. Ghanbari Craig Brown Tasneem Essaji Ohio State Representative Assistant Deputy Minister Director, Transportation Policy Branch 77 S. High Street, 13th flr. Policy Division Policy and Planning Division Columbus, OH 43215 Ministry of Natural Resources & Forestry Ministry of Transportation Ph: (614) 466-8104 Whitney Block, Room 6540 777 Bay St., 30th Floor [email protected] 99 Wellesley Street West Toronto, ONT M7A 2J8 Toronto, ONT M7A 1W3 Ph: (416) 585-7116 Alternate Commissioners Ph: (46) 314-6131 [email protected] [email protected] Mindy Bankey Collen Fitzgerald-Hubble Assistant Director John Lieou Director Ohio Dept. of Natural Resources Assistant Deputy Minister Environmental Management Branch 2045 Morse Rd., D-3 Policy and Planning Division Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Columbus, OH 43229 Ministry of Transportation Affairs Ph: (614) 265-6876 777 Bay Street, 30th Floor 1 Stone Road West [email protected] Toronto, ONT M7A 2J8 Guelph, ONT N1G 4Y2 Ph: (416) 585-7944 Ph: (519) 826-4975 John D. Baker [email protected] [email protected] President - Great Lakes District Council International Longshoremen's Association, Debra Sikora AFL-CIO PENNSYLVANIA Assistant Deputy Minister 103 Erieside Avenue Food Safety and Environment Division Cleveland, Ohio 44114 Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Commissioners Ph: (216) 781-7816 Affairs *Timothy J. Bruno Fax: (216) 781-7818 1 Stone Road West, 5th Floor Chief, Office of the Great Lakes [email protected] Guelph, ONT N1G 4Y2 Pennsylvania Department of Ph: (519) 826-4301 Environmental Protection Thomas Rayburn [email protected] Compacts and Commissions Office Director of Environmental and Regulatory Tom Ridge Environmental Center Affairs Alternate Associate 301 Peninsula Drive, Suite 4 Lake Carriers Association Erie, PA 16505 25651 Detroit Road ,Suite 102 Commissioners Ph: (814) 835-1477 Westlake, OH 44145 Ranissah Samah Fax: (814) 833-0266 Ph: (440) 333-9994 Team Leader, [email protected] Fax: (440) 333-9993 International Relations Policy [email protected] Ministry of Intergovernmental Affairs Brenda Sandberg The Cabinet Office Executive Director 1075 Bay Street, Suite 830 Erie-Western Pennsylvania Port Authority ONTARIO Toronto, ONT M5S 2B1 1 Holland Street Ph: (647) 242-9477 Erie, PA 16507 [email protected] Ph: (814) 455-7557 Associate Commissioners *Bill Carr Fax: (814) 455-8070 Ling Mark [email protected] Senior Manager Director International Relations Policy Great Lakes and Inland Waters Branch Hon. Patrick J. Harkins Ministry of Intergovernmental Affairs, Lake and Water Division Cabinet Office State Representative Ministry of the Environment, Conservation th 1075 Bay Street, Room 830 460 E. 26 Street and Parks Erie, PA 16504 Toronto, ONT M5S 2B1 40 St. Clair Avenue West – 10th Floor Ph: (416) 318-5846 Ph: (814) 459-1949 Toronto, ONT M4V 1M2 Fax: (814) 871-4854 [email protected] Ph: (416) 314-7020 [email protected] [email protected] Bruce Bateman Assistant Deputy Minister Ala Boyd Alternate Commissioners Ministry of the Environment Hon. Kathy Dahlkemper Director (Acting), Conservation and Parks Erie County Courthouse Natural Resources Conservation 135 St. Clair Avenue West, 14th Floor 140 West Sixth Street, Suite 104 Policy Branch Toronto, ONT M4V 1P5 Erie, PA 16501 Ministry of Natural Resources Ph: (613) 530-0948 Ph: (814) 451-6388 & Forestry [email protected] [email protected] 300 Water St., 2nd Floor, South Peterborough, ONT K9J 3C7 Ph: (705) 755-1241 [email protected] -3- Alternate Associate WISCONSIN Aneca Y. Atkinson Commissioners Acting Deputy Secretary for Sébastien Marcoux Water Programs Commissioners Service du transport
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