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Board of Directors

Last updated 5-9-2025

Mary Mertz, Chair, Ohio
Director, Ohio Department of Natural Resources

Timothy J. Bruno, Vice Chair, Pennsylvania
Great Lakes Program Coordinator, Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection

Todd Ambs, Immediate Past Chair, Wisconsin
Deputy Secretary, Wisconsin Dept. of Natural Resources (retired)

Loren Wobig, Commissioner, Illinois
Director, Office of Water Resources, Illinois Department of Natural Resources

Emily Finnell, Michigan
Great Lakes Senior Advisor and Strategist, Office of the Great Lakes, Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes and Energy

Katrina Kessler, Commissioner, Minnesota
Commissioner, Minnesota Pollution Control Agency

Sean Mahar, Commissioner, New York
Interim Commissioner, New York State Dept. of Environmental Conservation

Earl Provost​, Associate Commissioner, Ontario
Agent-General in Chicago, Trade and International Engagement Division, Ontario Ministry of Economic Development, Job Creation and Trade

Jean-François Hould, Québec
Delegate, Québec Government Office in Chicago

Wade Strickland, Wisconsin
Director of the Office of Great Waters, Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources