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Illinois
Mr. Richard Nichols
Soil Conversation Advisor III
Bureau of Soil Conservation
IL Dept. of Agriculture
State Fairgrounds
P.O. Box 19281
Springfield, IL 62794-9281
Ph: (217) 782-6297
Fax: (217) 524-4882
rnichols@agr.state.il.us

Indiana
Mr. Jim Ray
Chief, Lake & River Enhancement
Division of Soil Conservation
Indiana DNR
402 W. Washington St.,
Room W-265
Indianapolis, IN 46204
Ph: (317) 233-3870
Fax: (317) 232-8036
jray@dnr.state.in.us

Michigan
Mr. Jim Bredin (Task Force Chair)
Assistant to the Director
Office of the Great Lakes
Michigan DEQ
P.O. Box 30028
Lansing, MI 48909
Ph: (517) 335-4232
Fax: (517) 335-4053
bredinj@michigan.gov

Minnesota
Mr. Ron Shelito
Regional Conservation Supervisor
Minnesota Board of Water & Soil Resources
217 South 7th St., Suite 202
Brainerd, MN 56401-3660
Ph: (218) 828-2604
Fax: (218) 828-6036
ron.shelito@bwsr.state.mn.us

New York
Mr. Gerry Chartier
Chief, Nonpoint Source Section
NYS DEC
Division of Water- Bureau of Water Mgmt.
625 Broadway
Albany, NY 12233-3508
Ph: (518) 402-8244
Fax: (518) 402-9029
grcharti@gw.dec.state.ny.us

Mr. Kevin Roberts
Geologic Engineer, NPS Section
Division of Water
NYS DEC
Bureau of Water Management
625 Broadway
Albany, NY 12233-3508
Ph: (518)402-8278
Fax: (518) 402-9029
KJRobert@gw.dec.state.ny.us

Ohio
Mr. Greg Nageotte
Nonpoint Program Coordinator
ODNR, DSWC
4383 Fountain Sq. Dr. B-3
Columbus, OH 43224
Ph: (614) 265-6619
greg.nageotte@dnr.state.oh.us

Pennsylvania
Mr. John Booser
Associate Director
Office for River Basin Cooperation
Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP)
400 Market Street, 15th floor
P.O. Box 2063
Harrisburg, PA 17105-2063
Ph: (717) 772-1101
Fax: (717) 783-4690
jbooser@state.pa.us

Mr. Donald Benczkowski
Environmental Planner
Coastal Zone Management Program
Pennsylvania DEP
301 Peninsula Dr. Ste 4
Erie, PA 16505
Ph: (814) 332-6942
Fax: (814) 332-6121
dbenczkows@state.pa.us

Wisconsin
Mr. Charles R. Ledin
Chief, Great Lakes and Watershed Planning Section
Division of Water
WI Dept. of Natural Resources
101 S. Webster
P.O. Box 7921
Madison, WI 53707-7921
Ph: (608) 266-1956
Fax: (608) 267-2800
ledinc@dnr.state.wi.us

Ms. Linda Talbot
Great Lakes Coordinator
Bureau of Watershed Management
WI Dept. of Natural Resources
P.O. Box 7921
Madison, WI 53707
Ph: (608) 266-8148
Fax: (608) 267-2800
talbol@dnr.state.wi.us

Federal
Roger Nanney
Resource Conservationist
USDA-NRCS
3001 Leonard Dr., Suite 102
Valparaiso, IN 46383-4386
Ph: (219) 461-7515, ext. 120
Roger.Nanney@in.usda.gov

Dr. Ruth Shaffer
Water Quality Specialist
USDA-NRCS
3001 Coolidge Rd., Suite 250
East Lansing, MI 48823-6350
Ph: (517) 324-5239
Fax: (517) 324-5171

Mr. Thomas Davenport
Nonpoint Source Pollution Expert
U.S. EPA - Region V
77 W. Jackson Blvd.-WW-16J
Chicago, IL 60604
Ph: (312) 886-0209
Fax: (312) 886-7804
davenport.thomas@epa.gov

Jan Miller
Great Lakes Ohio River Division
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
12th Floor, 111 North Canal St.
Chicago, IL 60606-7205
Ph: (312) 353-6354
Fax: (312) 353-3138
jan.a.miller@usace.army.mil

Regional
Ms. Christa Jones
North Central Region Leadership Services Director
550 East Jefferson St., Suite 105
Franklin, IN 46131
Ph: (317) 738-3849
Christa-jones@nacdnet.org

Mr. Bruce Kirschner
Great Lakes Regional Office
International Joint Commission
P.O. Box 32869
Detroit, MI 48232
Ph: (519) 257-6710 (Canada)
(313) 226-2170 (U.S.)
Fax: (519) 257-6740 (Canada)
KirschnerB@windsor.ijc.org

Information
Percy Magee
Operations Partnership Liaison
USDA-NRCS
Midwest Regional Office
2820 Walton Commons West, Suite 123
Madison, WI 53718-6797
Ph: (608) 224-3014
Fax: (608) 224-3010
percy.magee@mw.nrcs.usda.gov

Great Lakes Commission
Michael J. Donahue, Ph.D
President / CEO
mdonahue@glc.org

Thomas Crane
Program Manager, Resource Management
tcrane@glc.org

Gary Overmier
Project Manager, Resource Management
garyo@glc.org

Elizabeth Moore
Program Specialist, Environmental Quality
emoore@glc.org

Jennifer Read
Program Specialist, Resource Management
jread@glc.org

Michael Schneider
Program Specialist, Resource Management
michaels@glc.org

Great Lakes Commission
Eisenhower Corporate Park
2805 S. Industrial Hwy, Suite 100
Ann Arbor, MI 48104-6791
Phone: 734-971-9135
Fax: 734-971-9150