Board of Directors
Evie Kirkwood, Board President
Edwardsburg, Michigan
St. Joseph County Parks Director (Retired)
Barbara Freeman, Secretary
Gary, Indiana
Nonprofit Management Director (Retired)
John Seibert, Vice President
Valparaiso, Indiana
Valparaiso Parks Director (Retired)
Joseph Brennan, Treasurer
Evanston, Illinois
Independent Law Practice Professional
Laura Blaney
Valparaiso, Indiana
Law Clerk at Douglas, Koeppen & Krsak
Mark Bouman
Oak Park, Illinois
Former Environmental Program Director at Field Museum of Chicago
Janice Brown
Chicago, Illinois
Engineering Manager of Energy and Sustainability at Caterpillar Inc. (Retired)
Jan Cervelli
Granger, Indiana
Professor of Art and Environmental Studies at Saint Mary’s College
Elizabeth Fleek
Long Beach, Indiana
Information Technology Executive (Retired)
Marcella Gregory
Gary, Indiana
Labor Relations and Human Resources Manager
Chris Holford
Valparaiso, Indiana
Chancellor of Purdue University Northwest
Brian Kortum
Crown Point, Indiana
Director of Environmental Permitting at NiSource
Andrew Moats
Valparaiso, Indiana
Principal, Healthcare Buildings Market Leader for Shive-Hattery
Kay Nelson
St. John, Indiana
Environmental Director at Northwest Indiana Forum
Dale Nichols
Beverly Shores, Indiana
Deputy General Counsel at The Northern Trust Company (Retired)
Maggie Rice
Chicago, Illinois
Environmental attorney and Associate General Counsel for Invenergy
Rachel Saxon
Michigan City, Indiana
President at Horizon Trust and Investment Management
Raeann Trakas
Porter, Indiana
Senior Community Relations Representative at Cleveland-Cliffs
Therese Vande Hey
Evanston, Illinois
Attorney
Zack Wellsand
Chesterton, Indiana
Vice President of Wellsand Landscaping and Hardscape
Life Board Members
Judith Gaskell
Washington, DC, and Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Retired Librarian of the Supreme Court of the United States
Myrna Newgent
Portage, Indiana
Former officer and member of the board of Shirley Heinze Land Trust
Advisory Council
John Bacone
Krista Bailey
Marty Balogh
Alan Bell
Evie Bauman
Mitch Barloga
Jennifer Betz
Robert Boklund
Walt Breitinger
Warren Buckler
Jennifer Burkhart
Dominic Chaloner
Tracy Coleman
Benjamin Cox
Catherine Craker
Kelley Davies
Kathy Dennis
Ryan Dvorak
Jonathan Geels
Gary Gilot
Kimmie Gordon
Tim Griffin
Garry Harrington
Sean Hay
Laura Henderson
Jonathan Hildebrand
Scott Holaday
Jan Hunter
Nancy Johnson
Tyler Kanczuzewski
Jennifer Kanine
Mike Keen
Ricky Klee
Shawn Klein
Chris Kline
Paul Kohlhoff
Howard Learner
Ralph Lerner
Dr. Beverly Lewis
Robert Long
Penelope Love
Matt Vessely
Tom Cera
Dean Mazzoni
Christine Livingston
Kathy Luther
Rob Albrecht Mallinger
Liz McCloskey
Vanessa Allen McCloud
Pat McKinlay
Leigh Morris
Tom Murphy
Scott Namestnik
Chuck Nelson
Charles Oberlie
John Pinter
Dan Plath
Michael Pound
Greg Quartucci
Marge Riemenschneider
Rodney Robichaud
Laurel Ross
Jean Rudd
Orestes Ruffin
Steve Sass
Ken Schoon
Jim Spier
J.C. Sporleder
Larry Stanton
Tim Stoner
John Swanson
Ray Szarmach
Dr. Nicholas Timm
Ron Trigg
James Turnwald
Suzy Vance
Anne Walsh
Lance Werner
Margaret Williford
Robert Wolfe
Kathleen Zelkowitz