Agricultural Profile Project Advisory Committee Members

State Agencies
Christine Lietzau
Director
Farmland Services Division
Michigan Department of Agriculture
P.O. Box 30017
Lansing, MI 48909
517-373-2620
fax: 517-335-3329

Provincial Agencies
Richard Aucoin
Senior Environmental Toxicologist
Standards Development Branch
Ontario Ministry of Environment and Energy
2 St. Clair Ave. West, 12th floor
Toronto, Ontario M4V1L5
416-323-5134
fax: 416-323-5166
aucoinr@gov.op.ca

Regional Organizations
John Hebbethwaite
Executive Director
Conservation Technology Information Center
1200 Potter Drive, Room 170
Purdue Research Park
West Lafayette, IN 47906-1334
317-494-9555
fax: 317-494-5969

Bruce Kirschner
Great Lakes Regional Office
International Joint Commission
P.O. Box 32869
Detroit, MI 48232
519-257-6710
fax: 519-257-6740

Harold Rudy
Manager of Program Division
Ontario Soil and Crop Improvement Association
Guelph Agricultural Center
Box 1030
Guelph, Ontario N1H6N1
519-767-4603
fax: 519-767-4605

Jerry Wager
Chair
Soil Erosion and Sedimentation Control Task Force
Division of Soil and Water Conservation
Ohio Department of Natural Resources
Fountain Square - Bldg. E
Columbus, OH 43224
614-265-6619
fax: 614-262-2064

Academic Researchers
Sandra Batie
Professor
Agricultural Economics Department
Agriculture Hall, Room 204
Michigan State University
East Lansing, MI. 48824
517-355-4705
fax: 517-432-1800
batie@pilot.msu.edu

David Baker
Director
Water Quality Laboratory
Heidelberg College
Tiffin, OH 44883
419-448-2201
fax: 419-448-2124
dbaker@nike.heidelberg.edu

Warren Porter
University of Wisconsin
Zoology Research
1117 W. Johnson
Madison, WI 53706-1797
608-262-1719 (machine)
262-1051 (Zoology Dept.)
262-0029 (lab)
fax: 608-262-9083
wporter@macc.wisc.edu

Agribusiness
James Breinling
Agricultural Research Manager
Gerber Products Company
445 State Street
Fremont. MI 49413-0001
616-928-2466
fax: 616-928-2967

Nick Heather
Manager, Food Biochemistry
Gerber Products Company
445 State Street
Fremont. MI 49413-0001
616-928-2347
fax: 616-928-2964

U.S. and Canadian Federal Agencies
Jim Giattina
Deputy Director
Great Lakes National Programs Office
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
77 W. Jackson Blvd.
Chicago, IL 60604
312-886-4040
fax: 312-353-2018
giatinna.james@epmail.epa.gov

Bill Benjey
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
79 T.W. Alexander Dr.
U.S. EPA Mail Drop 80
Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
919-541-0821
fax: 919-541-1379
benjey@hpcc.epa.gov

Bob Burris
Great Lakes Water Quality Coordinator
USDA-Soil Conservation Service
Ohio Lake Erie Office
One Maritime Plaza
Toledo, OH 43604-1866
419-245-2514
fax: 419-245-2519

Gary Benjamin
Research Division
Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago
230 S. LaSalle
Chicago, IL 60604
312-322-5322, direct 5799
fax: 312-322-5214

Patricia Roberts-Pichette
Senior Scientific Advisor
Ecological Monitoring and Assessment Network
Environment Canada
7th Floor, Place Vincent Massey
Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0H3
819-997-3728
fax: 819-994-2724
Robertspichp@CPITS.AM.DOE.CA

Terence McRae
Senior Environmental Analyst
Environment Bureau
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
Room 670, 930 Carling Ave.
Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0C5
613-943-1611
fax: 613-943-1612
McRaeta@EM.AGR.CA

Farm Interests
Kevin Kirk
Commodity Environmental Specialist
Michigan Farm Bureau
7373 W. Saginaw Highway
P.O. Box 30960
Lansing, MI 48909
517-323-7000, ext. 2046
fax: 517-323-6793

Mary Lou Garr
Ontario Federation of Agriculture
491 Eglinton Avenue West, 5th floor
Toronto, Ontario M5N 3A2
Canada
416-485-3333
fax: 416-485-9027

Alternative address:
RR2
Beamsville, ONT L0R 1B0
Canada
905-563-4478
fax: 905-957-1886
mgarr@freenet.npiec.on.ca

Sustainable Agriculture Groups
John Lamb
Natural Resources Specialist
The Minnesota Project
1885 University Ave. West Suite 315
St. Paul, MN 55104
612-645-6159
fax: 612-645-1262
water007@gold.tc.umn.edu

George Boody
Executive Director
Land Stewardship Project
14758 Ostlund Trail North
Marine on St. Croix, MN 55047
612-433-2770
fax: 612-433-2704
boody002@gold.tc.umn.ed