About Us

Staff Directory

The Great Lakes Commission is supported by a professional staff with offices in Ann Arbor, Michigan.

Executive Director

 

Darren Nichols
Executive Director
About Darren Nichols

 

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Directors

 

Thomas R. Crane
Deputy Director
About Thomas R. Crane

 

Matt Doss
Policy Director
About Matt Doss

 

Victoria Pebbles
Program Director
About Victoria Pebbles

 

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Program Staff

 

Laura Andrews
Design Manager
About Laura Andrews

 

David Betcher
GIS Program Specialist
About David Betcher

 

Margo Davis
Program Specialist
About Margo Davis

 

Eric Ellis
Project Manager
About Eric Ellis

 

Siyu Fan
GIS Developer
About Siyu Fan

 

Elaine Ferrier
Senior Program Specialist
About Elaine Ferrier

 

Evan Fischer
GIS Technician
About Evan Fischer

 

Ken Gibbons
Program Specialist
About Ken Gibbons

 

Dan Gold
Senior Program Specialist
About Dan Gold

 

Erika Jensen
Program Manager
About Erika Jensen

 

Reilly Manz
Program Specialist
About Reilly Manz

 

Danielle Tanzer
GIS Technician
About Danielle Tanzer

 

Samantha Stanton
Program Specialist
About Samantha Stanton

 

Beth Wanamaker
Communications Manager
About Beth Wanamaker

 

Ceci Weibert
Program Specialist
About Ceci Weibert

 

Ned Willig
Program Specialist
About Ned Willig (coming soon)

 

Nicole Zacharda
Program Manager
About Nicole Zacharda

 

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Administrative Staff

 

Joe Bertram
Financial Operations Manager
About Joe Bertram

 

Pat Gable
Administrative Assistant
About Pat Gable

 

Laura Kaminski
Grants and Contracts Manager
About Laura Kaminski

 

Marty Morrice
Information Technology Manager
About Marty Morrice

 

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Research Associates and Fellows

Zeineb Bouhlel
IGovernment of Québec Intern
About Zeineb Bouhlel

 

Patrick Canniff
Invasive Species Research Associate
About Patrick Canniff

 

Jack Cotrone
Great Lakes Commission – Sea Grant Fellow 2018
About Jack Cotrone

 

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Contractors / Project Team Staff

 

Sam Haapaniemi
Blue Accounting, The Nature Conservancy

David L. Knight
Great Lakes Dredging Team, Great Lakes Daily News and Special Projects

Tawny Mata
Blue Accounting Director of Strategic Engagement, The Nature Conservancy