Autumn McGowan – Program Specialist
Autumn McGowan serves as a program specialist for the Great Lakes Commission’s aquatic invasive species team. In this role she supports the work of GLC’s Invasive Mussel, European Frog-bit, and Phragmites Collaboratives to promote interjurisdictional communication and collaboration on AIS issues and projects happening across the basin.
Prior to joining the GLC, Autumn completed a two-year fellowship with the Nature Conservancy where she supported strategic planning, science and data analysis, and science communication for the Midwest Division. Her project research focused on evaluating funding and governance models for the long-term sustainability of a collaborative water quality monitoring program. She holds a bachelor’s degree in public policy from the University of Illinois at Chicago. In her free time, Autumn enjoys crafting, playing games, visiting museums, and hanging out with her cat.