Advisory Council
Chair Bill Steers, ArcelorMittal
Co-Chair Mark Bouman, The Field Museum, Keller Science Action Center
Jerry Adelmann, Openlands
Vanessa Allen, Urban League of NWI
Kelly Carmichael, NiSource
Michelle Carr, The Nature Conservancy
Mike Davidson, The Chicago Community Trust
Kristi DeLaurentiis, South Suburban Mayor and Managers Association
David Doig, Chicago Neighborhood Initiatives
Mollie Dowling, OAI, Inc.
Josh Ellis, Metropolitan Planning Council
David Farren, Gaylord & Dorothy Donnelley Foundation
Kristin Faust, Neighborhood Housing Services
Clayton Harris, Illinois International Port District
Michael Jasso, Cook County Bureau of Economic Development
Natalie Johnson, Save the Dunes
Mike Kelly, Chicago Park District
Leah Konrady, One Region
Kris Krouse, Shirley Heinze Land Trust
Paul Labovitz, National Park Service, Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore
Mark Lopez, Congressman Visclosky's Office
Mike Longan, Valparaiso University
Lynn McClure, National Parks Conservation Association
Mike Molnar, Indiana Department of Natural Resources
Kay Nelson, NWI Forum
Marty Ozinga, Ozinga Concrete
Arnold Randall, Forest Preserves of Cook County
Paula Robinson, Black Metropolis Heritage Commission
John Rogner, US Fish & Wildlife
Theresa Salus, REI
Carolyn Saxton, Legacy Foundation
Brenda Scott-Henry, City of Gary
David St. Pierre, Metropolitan Water Reclamation District
Joe Szabo, Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning
Diane Tecic, Illinois Dept. of Natural Resources Coastal Management Program
Tiffany Tolbert, National Trust for Historic Preservation
Ty Warner, Northwest Indiana Regional Planning Commission
Dave Wellman, Indiana Regional Development Authority
Lynne Westphal, US Forest Service
Chair Bill Steers, ArcelorMittal
Co-Chair Mark Bouman, The Field Museum, Keller Science Action Center
Jerry Adelmann, Openlands
Vanessa Allen, Urban League of NWI
Kelly Carmichael, NiSource
Michelle Carr, The Nature Conservancy
Mike Davidson, The Chicago Community Trust
Kristi DeLaurentiis, South Suburban Mayor and Managers Association
David Doig, Chicago Neighborhood Initiatives
Mollie Dowling, OAI, Inc.
Josh Ellis, Metropolitan Planning Council
David Farren, Gaylord & Dorothy Donnelley Foundation
Kristin Faust, Neighborhood Housing Services
Clayton Harris, Illinois International Port District
Michael Jasso, Cook County Bureau of Economic Development
Natalie Johnson, Save the Dunes
Mike Kelly, Chicago Park District
Leah Konrady, One Region
Kris Krouse, Shirley Heinze Land Trust
Paul Labovitz, National Park Service, Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore
Mark Lopez, Congressman Visclosky's Office
Mike Longan, Valparaiso University
Lynn McClure, National Parks Conservation Association
Mike Molnar, Indiana Department of Natural Resources
Kay Nelson, NWI Forum
Marty Ozinga, Ozinga Concrete
Arnold Randall, Forest Preserves of Cook County
Paula Robinson, Black Metropolis Heritage Commission
John Rogner, US Fish & Wildlife
Theresa Salus, REI
Carolyn Saxton, Legacy Foundation
Brenda Scott-Henry, City of Gary
David St. Pierre, Metropolitan Water Reclamation District
Joe Szabo, Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning
Diane Tecic, Illinois Dept. of Natural Resources Coastal Management Program
Tiffany Tolbert, National Trust for Historic Preservation
Ty Warner, Northwest Indiana Regional Planning Commission
Dave Wellman, Indiana Regional Development Authority
Lynne Westphal, US Forest Service