About Us

Staff Directory

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

Executive Director

 

Darren Nichols
[email protected]
Executive Director

About Darren Nichols

 

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Directors

 

Thomas R. Crane
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Deputy Director

About Thomas R. Crane

 

Matt Doss
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Policy Director

About Matt Doss

 

Victoria Pebbles
[email protected]
Program Director

About Victoria Pebbles

 

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Program Staff

 

Laura Andrews
[email protected]
Design Manager

About Laura Andrews

 

David Betcher
[email protected]
GIS Program Specialist

About David Betcher

 

Heather Braun
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Program Manager

About Heather Braun

 

Eric Ellis
[email protected]
Senior Program Specialist

About Eric Ellis

 

Siyu Fan
[email protected]
GIS Developer

About Siyu Fan

 

Elaine Ferrier
[email protected]
Senior Program Specialist

About Elaine Ferrier

 

Ken Gibbons
[email protected]
Program Specialist

About Ken Gibbons

 

Dan Gold
[email protected]
Senior Program Specialist

About Dan Gold

 

Erika Jensen
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Program Manager

About Erika Jensen

 

Reilly Manz
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Program Specialist

About Reilly Manz

 

Greg Parrish
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Program Manager

About Greg Parrish

 

Beth Wanamaker
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Communications Manager

About Beth Wanamaker

 

Ceci Weibert
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Program Specialist

About Ceci Weibert

 

Ned Willig
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Program Specialist

About Ned Willig (coming soon)

 

Nicole Zacharda
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Program Manager

About Nicole Zacharda

 

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Administrative Staff

 

Joe Bertram
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Financial Operations Manager

About Joe Bertram

 

Pat Gable
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Administrative Assistant

About Pat Gable

 

Laura Kaminski
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Grants and Contracts Manager

About Laura Kaminski

 

Marty Morrice
[email protected]
Information Technology Manager

About Marty Morrice

 

Jonah Stidham
[email protected]
IT Help Desk Specialist

 

 

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Research Associates and Fellows

 

Jack Cotrone
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Great Lakes Commission – Sea Grant Fellow 2018

 

 

Margo Davis
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Great Lakes Commission – Sea Grant Fellow 2017

About Margo Davis

 

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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

 

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Interns

Juliette Pascual
2018 Doris Duke Conservation Scholars Program Intern

Whitney Vong
2018 Doris Duke Conservation Scholars Program Intern