Advisory Council
Chair Bill Steers, ArcelorMittal
Co-Chair Mark Bouman, The Field Museum, Keller Science Action Center
Jerry Adelmann, Openlands
Dr. Vanessa Allen-McCloud, Urban League of NWI
Jennifer Birchfield, Urban Waters Partnership
Karen Brozynski, Southeast Chicago Historical Society
Kelly Carmichael, NiSource
Michelle Carr, The Nature Conservancy
Benjamin Cox, Friends of the Forest Preserves
Mike Davidson, The Chicago Community Trust
Kristi DeLaurentiis, South Suburban Mayor and Managers Association
David Doig, Chicago Neighborhood Initiatives
Mollie Dowling, OAI, Inc.
David Farren, Gaylord & Dorothy Donnelley Foundation
Chloe Gurin-Sands, Metropolitan Planning Council
Clayton Harris III, Illinois International Port District
Natalie Johnson, Save the Dunes
Gary Johnson, Mortor Net Solutions
Mike Kelly, Chicago Park District
Kris Krouse, Shirley Heinze Land Trust
Paul Labovitz, National Park Service, Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore
Abraham Lacy, Far South CDC
Mark Lopez, Congressman Visclosky's Office
Lynn McClure, National Parks Conservation Association
Amy McCormack. Calumet College of St. Joseph
Kay Nelson, NWI Forum
Marty Ozinga, Ozinga Concrete
Michelle Parker, Audubon Great Lakes
Arnold Randall, Forest Preserves of Cook County
Paula Robinson, Black Metropolis Heritage Commission
Theresa Salus, REI
Carolyn Saxton, Legacy Foundation
William Schleizer, Delta Institute
Brenda Scott-Henry, City of Gary
Janet Smith, UIC Voorhees Center
Brian Perkovich, Metropolitan Water Reclamation District
Joe Szabo, Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning
Diane Tecic, Illinois Dept. of Natural Resources Coastal Management Program
Kathryn Vallis, Indiana Department of Natural Resources
Dave Wellman, Indiana Regional Development Authority
Matt Wells, One Region
Lynne Westphal, US Forest Service
Chair Bill Steers, ArcelorMittal
Co-Chair Mark Bouman, The Field Museum, Keller Science Action Center
Jerry Adelmann, Openlands
Dr. Vanessa Allen-McCloud, Urban League of NWI
Jennifer Birchfield, Urban Waters Partnership
Karen Brozynski, Southeast Chicago Historical Society
Kelly Carmichael, NiSource
Michelle Carr, The Nature Conservancy
Benjamin Cox, Friends of the Forest Preserves
Mike Davidson, The Chicago Community Trust
Kristi DeLaurentiis, South Suburban Mayor and Managers Association
David Doig, Chicago Neighborhood Initiatives
Mollie Dowling, OAI, Inc.
David Farren, Gaylord & Dorothy Donnelley Foundation
Chloe Gurin-Sands, Metropolitan Planning Council
Clayton Harris III, Illinois International Port District
Natalie Johnson, Save the Dunes
Gary Johnson, Mortor Net Solutions
Mike Kelly, Chicago Park District
Kris Krouse, Shirley Heinze Land Trust
Paul Labovitz, National Park Service, Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore
Abraham Lacy, Far South CDC
Mark Lopez, Congressman Visclosky's Office
Lynn McClure, National Parks Conservation Association
Amy McCormack. Calumet College of St. Joseph
Kay Nelson, NWI Forum
Marty Ozinga, Ozinga Concrete
Michelle Parker, Audubon Great Lakes
Arnold Randall, Forest Preserves of Cook County
Paula Robinson, Black Metropolis Heritage Commission
Theresa Salus, REI
Carolyn Saxton, Legacy Foundation
William Schleizer, Delta Institute
Brenda Scott-Henry, City of Gary
Janet Smith, UIC Voorhees Center
Brian Perkovich, Metropolitan Water Reclamation District
Joe Szabo, Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning
Diane Tecic, Illinois Dept. of Natural Resources Coastal Management Program
Kathryn Vallis, Indiana Department of Natural Resources
Dave Wellman, Indiana Regional Development Authority
Matt Wells, One Region
Lynne Westphal, US Forest Service