Commission staff updates

The Great Lakes Commission welcomes Chase Huntley and Sarah Whitney to its staff.

Chase Huntley comes to the Commission as a research associate funded by the Edna Bailey Sussman Fund of New York. He supports the Great Lakes Panel on Aquatic Nuisance Species, focusing primarily on ballast water management policy. He holds a bachelor's degree in government and philosophy from Claremont College and is pursuing master's degrees in public policy and natural resource policy at the University of Michigan.

Sarah Whitney, a program specialist, provides support to the Great Lakes Panel on Aquatic Nuisance Species, the Ohio watershed planning training project, and the Great Lakes Basin Program for Soil Erosion and Sediment Control. Prior to joining the Commission, she worked for the University of Michigan on the Toxic Metals in the Geosphere project and as the communications director for the New Hampshire Timberland Owners Association. Whitney holds a master's degree in natural resource management from the Yale School of Forestry and Environmental Studies, as well as a bachelor's degree in biology from Bates College.

The Great Lakes Commission is a nonpartisan, binational compact agency created by state and U.S. federal law and dedicated to promoting a strong economy, healthy environment and high quality of life for the Great Lakes-St. Lawrence region and its residents. The Commission consists of state legislators, agency officials and governors’ appointees from its eight member states. Associate membership for Ontario and Québec was established through the signing of a "Declaration of Partnership." The Commission maintains a formal Observer program involving U.S. and Canadian federal agencies, tribal authorities, binational agencies and other regional interests. The Commission offices are located in Ann Arbor, Michigan.