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Mike Newman, Vice President
is Vice President of ReCellular Inc., the world's foremost collector, reseller and recycler of used wireless phones and accessories. Under his leadership, ReCellular has further expanded market penetration and product offerings within the secondary wireless industry.
Prior to joining ReCellular, Mike served as National Political Representative for the Sierra Club. In that role, he directed the organizations multi-million dollar political activities in 20 states. Mike was the organizational liason for the Gore 2000 presidential campaign and successfully coordinated activities in seven states. He also served as a national spokesperson on electoral, clean water and related environmental issues.
Mike holds a B.S. and M.B.A. from the University of Michigan and is an active distance runner.
Robert J. Martel, Treasurer
has been a principal with the consulting firm of Dunbar and Martel, L.L.C. based in Ann Arbor, Michigan since 1992. He specializes in developing large medical office building projects for physician groups.
Mr. Martel has over twenty five years of business experience including the Consulting Divisions of Arthur Young & Company (now Ernst & Young), and Touche Ross (now Deloitte & Touche); serving as the Chief Financial Officer of several companies, including a publicly held computer start-up; starting several ventures including an inter-state trucking company and a tourist-oriented television station in New Orleans; he and his business partner also own and manage a portfolio of real estate properties in the Ann Arbor, Michigan area.
Mr. Martel has served on a number of non-profit boards including: The Ann Arbor Art Center, The NEW Center, Planned Parenthood of Mid-Michigan, The Washtenaw Land Trust, and The Washtenaw Affordable Housing Corp.
Mr. Martel received his Masters in Business Administration from the University of Michigan in 1980 with a concentration in corporate finance and his Bachelors of Science in Business Administration from the University at Albany (SUNY) in 1978 with a concentration in marketing and economics
Doug Glancy, Secretary
is a recent graduate of the Ross School of Business and the School of Natural Resources at the University of Michigan, Doug is interested in strategies to internalize the costs associated with climate change into business decisions. A native of Detroit, Michigan he graduated from Trinity College in Connecticut in 2000 with honors in Political Science. From 2001 - 2004, he worked as a Congressional Aide in the office of Senator Levin (D-MI), where he represented the Senator on Agriculture, Energy and Environmental issues. Since then he as consulted for the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality, Pratt and Whitney and Swiss RE on climate change issues.
Irene McDonnell Cahill
is a forester for the City of Lansing and active environmentalist for a variety of causes across the state. The President of this Board in 2003 and 2004, Irene also serves in a number of other important green organizations throughout Michigan. An active member of such groups as the Michigan Arbor Day Alliance Committee, the Michigan Forestry and Park Association, the Michigan Nursery and Landscape Association Legislative Committee, and the Michigan State University Stakeholders Committee, Irene is constantly advocating and organizing for a healthier and more accessible Michigan environment.
The many honors Irene has received over the years include the Environmental Quality Award from the US EPA in 1991 and the Horticulture Woman of the Year in 1989 from the National Association of Women in Horticulture.
Kerry Duggan
has an interest in environment and politics which can be traced back to the University of Vermont's College of Agriculture and Life Sciences' Environmental Program, where she earned her Bachelor of Science degree in environmental studies. A Detroit Country Day School graduate, Kerry attended St. Johns University in Queens, New York, before graduating from Vermont.
She is the recipient of numerous academic and athletic awards, including teaching positions at both her undergraduate and graduate Universities. Her professional experience involves policy surrounding various environmental issues. As a policy specialist with the Michigan Environment Council (MEC) in Lansing, she worked on energy, water and agricultural issues. She has also worked with candidates and elected officials on behalf of Sierra Club’s Michigan Chapter and the Michigan League of Conservation Voters.
She received her Master of Science degree in Resource Policy and Behavior after just a year and a half at the School of Natural Resources and Environment (SNRE) at the University Michigan. While at U-M, she served as a liaison to the administration in student government, represented her classmates and the University to donors, business leaders, US Senatorial candidates, and board members, co-authored the SNRE student newsletter, helped frame the recent national Coping with Climate Change Summit and facilitated the development of her interdisciplinary master's project, "Planning for the Strategic Redevelopment of Downtown Detroit". Kerry currently works as the Campaigns Project Manager for the League of Conservation Voters in Washington, D.C.
Elizabeth Goodenough
has taught English and American Literature since 1976 at Harvard University, Claremont McKenna College and the University of Michigan. A scholar and activist in the emerging field of children's studies, she has published numerous articles on children's literature and culture. She is currently editing a collection Under Fire: Childhood in the Shadow of War and developing a documentary on play for public television. Liz is especially focused on the effects of sprawl on children's lives, and how nature heals and inspires and balances human experience and is the source of imaginative growth and understanding in childhood, where it becomes vital in the origin of the self.
David LaGrand
is a partner at Yates, LaGrand and Denenfeld PLLC, concentrates on the areas of family and criminal law. LaGrand is also an active entrepreneur. He owns the Four Friends Coffeeshop in downtown Grand Rapids and the Wealthy Street Bakery, in another revitalizing area of Grand Rapids. This unique bakery and coffee shop now employs 25 people and has received numerous awards and national recognition for both facility rehabilitation and business success. Currently LaGrand is serving as the Grand Rapids Second Ward Commissioner.
Dr. Daniel Luria
is Vice-President, Strategy & Measurement of the Ann Arbor-based Michigan Manufacturing Technology Center (MMTC), a non-profit consulting and training company headquartered in Ann Arbor, and with regional affiliates in Grand Rapids, Traverse City, Saginaw, and Marquette. Luria directs the MMTC’s Performance Benchmarking Service, which, since 1992, has produced more than 6000, customized benchmarking reports for companies across North America. A frequent author and commentator on U.S. manufacturing performance, Luria has co-authorized three books; published articles in the Harvard Business Review, Challenge, and Research Policy; and been interviewed on NBC Nightly News and PBS’s McNeil-Lehrer News Hour.
Christine Manninen
directs the Great Lakes Information Network (GLIN: www.great-lakes.net), a binational online partnership created in 1993 to promote information sharing among the eight U.S. states and two Canadian provinces in the Great Lakes basin. As a senior level manager at the Great Lakes Commission in Ann Arbor, Ms. Manninen guides development of GLIN and related web applications, as well as design, publishing and marketing of all Commission publications and reports. She holds a master's degree in environmental journalism from Michigan State University and a bachelor's degree in biological sciences from Michigan Technological University. Prior to joining the Great Lakes Commission in 1995, Ms. Manninen worked in corporate communications at Consumers Energy, Michigan's largest combination utility. In addition to her work with MLCV, she is on the board of directors of the Isle Royale Natural History Association and the International Water Web Consortium. She is also active in the American Water Resources Association, Society of Environmental Journalists, and International Association for Great Lakes Research.
Robert Matthews
bio coming soon!
Lana Pollack
has served as the Michigan Environmental Council's President since 1996. Prior to that Pollack represented Washtenaw County residents in the Michigan State Senate for 12 years. As a legislator, Pollack sponsored Michigan's landmark polluter pay statute, which, before it was repealed in 1995, saved taxpayers $100 million by forcing polluters to pay for the cleanup of toxic waste. She was a Fellow at the Institute of Politics at Harvard University's Kennedy School of Government in 1997, and is currently a member of the Board of Directors of the national League of Conservation Voters and League of Conservation Voters Education Fund.
Ned Stabler
bio coming soon!
Dr. Joe Schwarz
currently sees patients at the Family Health Center in Battle Creek, a federally qualified health center. Schwarz was elected to represent the seventh district of Michigan in the US Congress for a single term in 2002. Schwarz is a member of The Republican Majority For Choice, Republicans for Choice and Republicans for Environmental Protection. Since leaving office in January 2007 Schwarz was appointed to Gov. Jennifer Granholm's Emergency Financial Advisory Panel.
Bruce Wallace
bio coming soon!
Terry Ziemba
bio coming soon!
Michael D. Moore, Director Emeritus
is the President of Moore and Associates, a natural resources consulting firm. A Forestry graduate of Michigan State University, he has had a long and distinguished career in natural resources. Moore served in the Peace Corps (El Salvador) as a forester, is a retired Captain in the United States Naval Reserve, and has taught forest management at the School of Natural Resources and Environment at the University of Michigan. He spent 37 years with the Michigan Department of Natural Resources working throughout the state in a variety of positions. He was both field Deputy Director for southern Lower Michigan and Deputy Director for Resource Management in the Executive Office. He directed field operations for all Department activities in the prior position and was responsible for all Department activities relating to forests, wildlife, fisheries and conservation law enforcement in the latter position. He was appointed Director of the DNR in 1995 and retired the following year. Moore has served as General Chair of the National Convention of the Society of American Foresters, as a member of the State Superconducting Super Collider Commission and as Chair of the Michigan Emergency Planning and Right-to-Know Commission. He is presently Chair of the Delta Township Library Board and Executive Director of the Aquatic Ecosystem Restoration Foundation.
Joan Wolfe, Director Emeritus
was the founder, past President and Executive Director of the West Michigan Environmental Action Council, the first such council in the state. She is also a past President of the Michigan Pesticides Council, and past board member of the National Audubon Society. Wolfe coordinated and led the passage of the Michigan Environmental Protection Act and the Michigan Lakes and Streams Act. She was the first woman (and chair) to serve on the (former) Natural Resources Commission. Wolfe has an honorary doctorate in Public Service from Western University. Other honors include recognition by the Friends of the United Nations Environmental Programme, Conservationist of the Year (1972) from the Michigan United Conservation Clubs, and she has been inducted into the Michigan Women’s Hall of Fame. Wolfe is also the author of the book, Making Things Happen: How to be an Effective Volunteer, Island Press, 1991.
Mark Richardson, Director Emeritus
bio coming soon!
Advisory Board
John Austin
is a Nonresident Senior Fellow with the Brookings Institution, as well as a Senior Fellow with the University of Michigan’s School of Education - Center for Higher and Postsecondary Education ? National Forum for the Public Good. Mr. Austin is also an elected Member of the Michigan State Board of Education, and is the Board's Vice-President.
Mr. Austin has over 20 years experience in public policy development and management. He is a nationally recognized leader in economic development, education and community revitalization. Recently, Mr. Austin served as Policy Director for Michigan 's Governor-appointed Commission on Higher Education and Economic Growth and was principal author of the Commission's report. He co-authored the influential report Revitalizing Michigan Cities , with Michigan Future, Inc., and has spearheaded efforts of Michigan 's new Department of Labor and Economic Development to reshape Michigan 's economic, workforce and urban development agenda. Austin advises city and state governments, federal agencies and officials, as well as national foundations, corporations and labor organizations on a wide variety of issues.
Early in his career Mr. Austin served as President of the Flint Roundtable, a multi-sector CEO leadership organization in Genesee County focused on regional education reform, where he developed nationally recognized education programs. In addition he was a member and ultimately chairman of the Genesee County Road Commission. Mr. Austin has served as a special assistant to Massachusetts Governor Michael Dukakis, and a senior advisor to the Massachusetts Secretary of Economic Affairs.
Austin is a published author on education, workforce development, urban and community revitalization, and public policy reform. He received his Masters in Public Administration from Harvard's Kennedy School of Government, and a Bachelors from Swarthmore College in Economics & Political Science, Phi Beta Kappa. Austin has also been acknowledged as an Education Policy Fellow by the Institute for Educational Leadership (IEL).
John Carver
is a Southeast Michigan entrepreneur. Among his many business accomplishments, Carver has been involved in concert promotions, restaurant operations, and the owner/operator of a video production business, a popular Ann Arbor nightclub, and a bowling center. Carver currently owns and manages commercial real estate in the Ann Arbor area, and is very involved in issues pertaining to environmental preservation. He is a member of the advisory councils for both the University of Michigan Botanical Gardens and the National Wildlife Federation.
Marcia Gershenson
is the co-founder of Gilda's Club, a nonprofit organization based in southeast Michigan dedicated to providing support to people and families living with cancer. Marcia is on the Board of Directors for Camp-Make-A-Dream, an organization committed to raising funds to send children with cancer to a summer camp. Marcia is an active volunteer in the Birmingham School District and has been a successful fundraiser in many political campaigns over the years.
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