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.

Illinois Commissioners

Lt. Governor Patrick Quinn (Delegation Chair and Commission Vice Chair)
Office of Lieutenant Governor
100 W. Randolph, Suite 15-200
Chicago, Illinois 60601
Ph: (312) 814-4866
Fax: (312) 814-4862
Pat.Quinn@illinois.gov

Douglas P. Scott
130 N. Prospect St.
Rockford, Illinois 61107
Ph: (815) 963-7849
Fax: (815) 963-7849

Jack Lavin
Director
Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity
JRTC, 100 Randolph, Suite 3-400
Chicago, Illinois 60601
Ph: (312) 814-2811
Fax: (312)814-1843
jack.lavin@illinois.gov

Joe Deal

Assistant to the Mayor
City of Chicago
121 North LaSalle, Room 406
Chicago, IL 60602
Ph: (312) 744-1783
Fax:
jdeal@cityofchicago.org

Illinois Alternate(s)
Gary R. Clark, P.E.
Director
Office of Water Resources
Illinois Department of Natural Resources
One Natural Resources Way, Fl. 001
Springfield, Illinois 62702
Ph:(217) 785-3334
Fax: (217) 785-5014
gary.clark@illinois.gov

Dan Injerd
Manager
Lake Michigan Management Section

Office of Water Resources
Illinois Department of Natural Resources
36 South Wabash Avenue, Suite 1415

Chicago, Illinois 60603
Ph:(312) 793-3123
Fax: (312) 793-5968
dan.injerd@illinois.gov

Marc Miller
Senior Policy Advisor

Clean Water Programs

Office of Lieutenant Governor

Room, 414, Stratton Bldg.
Springfield, IL 662706-4700
Ph: (217)-782-3734
Fax: (217)-782-9879
marc.miller@illinois.gov

Indiana Commissioners

David Pippen (Delegation Chair)

Policy Director for Environment & Natural Resources
Office of the Governor
Indiana State House, Room 206
Indianapolis, IN 46204
Ph: (317) 233-9204
Fax: (317) 232-3443
dpippen@gov.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

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

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

Indiana Alternate(s)

Hon. Patricia Birkholz
State Senator
Michigan State Senate
P.O. Box 30036
Lansing, Michigan 48909-7536
Ph: (517) 373-3447
Fax: (517)373-5849
senpbirkholz@senate.michigan.gov

Hon. Mike Cox
Attorney General
State of Michigan
G. Mennen Williams Bldg., 7th Fl.
525 W. Ottawa St.
P.O. Box 30212
Lansing, Michigan 48908
Ph: (517) 373-1110
Fax: (517) 335-4213
MikeCox@michigan.gov

Lt. Governor John D. Cherry, Jr. (Commission Chair)
Office of Lieutenant Governor
State of Michigan
P.O. Box 30013
Lansing, Michigan 48909
Ph: (517) 373-6800
Fax: (517) 241-3956
ltgovcherry@michigan.gov

Curtis A. Hertel
Executive Director
Detroit/Wayne County Port Authority
8109 East Jefferson
Detroit, Michigan 48214
Ph: (313) 331-3842
Fax: (313) 331-5457
hertel@portdetroit.com

Michigan Alternate(s)
A. Michael Leffler
Sr. Deputy Director

Mich. Dept. of Attorney General
Natural Resources Division
P.O. Box 30755
Lansing, MI 48909
Ph: (517) 335-3571
Fax: (517) 335-6954
LefflerM@michigan.gov

Rudy Hobbs

Policy Advisor

Office of Lt. Gov. John D. Cherry, Jr.

State of Michigan
P.O. Box 30013
Lansing, Michigan 48909

Ph: (517) 373-6800

Fax: (517) 241-9356

hobbsr@michigan.gov

Minnesota Commissioners
Hon. Thomas Huntley, Ph.D., (Delegation Chair and Commission Immediate Past Chair)
State Representative
Minnesota Legislature
335 State Office Bldg.
St. Paul, Minnesota 55155
Ph: (651) 296-2228
Fax: (651) 297-8128
rep.thomas.huntley@house.mn

Hon. Morrie Lanning
State Representative
Minnesota Legislature
485 State Office Bldg.

100 Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd.
St. Paul, Minnesota 55155
rep.morrie.lanning@house.mn

Hon. Bill G. Ingebrigtsen
State Senator
Minnesota Senate
100 Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd.

State Office Bldg., Room 132D
St. Paul, Minnesota 55155
Ph: (651) 297-8063

sen.bill.ingebrigtsen@senate.mn

Hon. Yvonne Prettner Solon
State Senator
Minnesota Senate
145 State Office Bldg.
St. Paul, Minnesota 55155
Ph: (651) 296-5655
Fax: (651) 297-8128

Ed Oliver
Oliver Financial
464 2nd. St., Ste. 203
Minneapolis, Minnesota 55331-2015
Ph: (952) 380-0107
Fax: (952) 380-1401
oliverfinancial@earthlink.net

Minnesota Alternate(s)
Henry Hanka
Special Projects Manager
America's Byways Resource Center
394 S. Lake Avenue, Suite 600
Duluth, MN 55802
Ph: (218) 625-3306
Fax: (218) 625-3333
hhanka@byways.org

Dick Lambert

Minnesota Dept. of Transportation

395 John Ireland Blvd., Mail 420

St. Paul, MN  55155 1899

Ph:  (651) 215-6301

Fax: (651) 215-6185

Dick.Lambert@state.mn.us

Cal Larson
316 East Cherry Avenue
Fergus Falls, MN 56537

Ph:  (218) 736-7823

larson55@prtel.com

New York Commissioners

Alexander B. Grannis (Delegation Chair)
Commissioner,
New York Department of Environmental Conservation
625 Broadway
Albany, New York 12233-1010
Ph: (518) 402-8540
Fax: (518) 402-8541

John Francis O'Mara
243 Lake St.
Elmira, NY 14901
Ph: (607) 733-4635
Fax: (607) 732-1033

Philip Reed

Jefferson County Legislator

42424 NYS Route 12

Alexandria Bay, New York  13607

Ph: (315)-773-5696

philreed@twcny.rr.com

Michael Elmendorf

State Director - New York

National Federation of Independent Business

One Commerce Plaza - Suite 803

Albany, NY 12260

Ph: (518) 434-1262

mike.elmendorf@nfib.org

 

(1 Vacancy)

New York Alternate

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

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Ohio Commissioners
Sean D. Logan (Delegation Chair)
Director
Ohio Department of Natural Resources
2045 Morse Rd.
Columbus, Ohio 43229-6693
Ph: (614) 265-6565
Fax: (614) 261-9601

sean.logan@dnr.state.oh.us

James H. I. Weakley
President
Lake Carriers' Association
614 Superior Ave., West
915 Rockefeller Building
Cleveland, Ohio 44113-1383
Ph: (216) 861-0590
Fax:(216) 241-8262
weakley@lcaships.com

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

Cathryn N. Loucas

Deputy Director, Resource Conservation

Ohio Dept. of Natural Resources
2045 Morse Road, Building D-3
Columbus, Ohio 43229-6693
Ph: (614)-265-6882
Fax: (614) 261-9601
Cathryn.Loucas@dnr.state.oh.us

Ed Hammett

Executive Director
Ohio Lake Erie Commission
One Maritime Plaza, 4th Floor
Toledo, Ohio 43604-1866
Ph: (419) 245-2514
Fax: (419) 245-2519
edhammett@ameritech.net

Fred P. Schnook
Project Manager/Planner

Foth & Van Dyke and Assoc., Inc.

2737 South Ridge Rd.,

P.O. Box 19012

Green Bay, WI  54307-9012

Ph: (920) 496-6769

Fax: (920) 497-8516

fschnook@foth.com

Hon. Dave Hansen
State Senator
Wisconsin State Senate
319 South, State Capitol.
Madison, WI 53707-7882
Ph: (608) 266-5670
sen.hansen@legis.state.wi.us

Wisconsin Alternate(s)
Nancy Larson
UWEX Lake Superior Basin Educator for Natural Resources
Northern Great Lakes Visitor Center
29270 Co. Highway G
Ashland, WI 54806
Ph: (715) 685-2674
Fax: (715) 685-0036
nancy.larson@ces.uwex.edu