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

Governor Patrick Quinn (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

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

3550 N. Lake Shore Drive – Unit 1303

Chicago , IL 60657

Ph: (773) 301-1248

      (773) 348-1641   

kimberlyjwalz@aol.com

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

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
160 N. LaSalle Street , Suite S-700

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

Pat Carey

Assistant to the Mayor

City of Chicago

121 North LaSalle St.

Chicago, Illinois 60602

Ph: (312) 744-7415

Fax:

pcarey@cityofchicago.org

Indiana Commissioners

Kari Evans (Delegation Chair)
Chief Legal Council
IN Dept. of Natural Resources
402 West Washington Street Indianapolis, IN 46204
Ph: 317-233-4027
KaEvans@dnr.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 Immediate Past 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

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

Gary E. Owen
Policy Director
Office of the Lt. Governor
P.O. Box 30013
Lansing, Michigan 48909
Ph: (517) 335-7818
Fax: (517) 241-3956
OwenGE@michigan.gov

Minnesota Commissioners

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

State Representative
Minnesota Legislature
335 State Office Bldg.
St. Paul, Minnesota 55155
Ph: (651) 296-2228
Fax: (651) 297-2668
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) 296-4188
Fax: (651) 225-7594

yvonneps@senate.mn

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@dot.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 State Dept. of Environmental Conservation
625 Broadway
Albany, New York 12233-1010
Ph: (518) 402-8540
Fax: (518) 402-8541

James M. Tierney

Assistant Commissioner

Div. of Water Resources

NY 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

(1 Vacancy)

New York Alternate

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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
Suite 720
20325 Center Ridge Road
Rocky River, OH 44116-3508
Ph: (440) 333-9995
Fax: (440) 333-9993
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

Pennsylvania Commissioners
Kelly Burch  (Delegation Chair)
Regional Director

Northwest Regional Office
PA Dept. of Environmental Protection

230 Chestnut Street

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

Pennsylvania Alternate(s)

John Booser
Associate Director
Office for River Basin Cooperation
P.O. Box 2063
Harrisburg, PA 17105-2063
Ph: (717) 772-1101
Fax: (717) 783-4690
jbooser@state.pa.us

Fred P. Schnook
Project Manager/Planner

Foth & Van Dyke and Assoc., Inc.

Lincoln Center II - 2514 South 102nd Street, Suite 278

West Allis, WI  53227

Ph: (414) 336-7923

Fax: (414) 336-7901

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
Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources
Lake Superior Basin Water Team Leader
1401 Tower Avenue
Superior, WI 54880
Ph: (715) 395-6911
Fax: (715) 395-7993
nancy.larson@ces.uwex.edu