Offfice:
420 E. Front St.,
Traverse City, MI 49684

231-944 1568

Members

Anglers of the AuSable
Benzie County Water Council
Council of Canadians
Friends of Jordan River Watershed
Food and Water Watch
Grand Traverse Watershed Center
Great Lakes Bioneers
League of Young Voters—Wisconsin
Michigan Citizens for Water Conservation
Michigan Clean Water Action
Michigan Land Use Institute
Michigan League of Conservation Voters
Midwest Environmental Advocates
Northern Michigan Environmental Action Council
Tip of the Mitt Watershed Council
Trout Unlimited—Adams Chapter
Trout Unlimited—Paul Young Chapter
West Michigan Environmental Action Council
Bay Keeper, Grand Traverse Bay, Lake Michigan
Utopian Empire Creativeworks

Steering Committee

Jim Olson, Acting Chair, Steering Committee
Brian Beauchamp, Coordinating Director, Flow for Water
Eric Olson, Assistant Coordinating Director, Flow for Water
Terry Swier, President, Michigan Citizens for Water Conservation
Rhonda Huff, Vice President, Michigan Citizens for Water Conservation
Dave Dempsey, author and policy expert on Great Lakes water issues
Melissa Scanlan, founder and former director, Midwest Environmental Advocates
Meera Karunanathan, Council of Canadians
Anil Anaido, Council of Canadians, Blue Planet, On the Water Commons
Jon Keesecker, Food and Water Watch, Washington, D.C.
Cyndi Roper, State Director, Michigan, Clean Water Action
Hans Voss, Michigan Land Use Institute
Margaret Monsur, Circle of Blue
Arelene Kano, Concerned Citizens of Newport, Wisconsin
Hiroshi Kano, Concerned Citizens of Newport, Wisconsin
Ellen Kohler, attorney and policy advisor, Grand Traverse Watershed Center
Greg Resig, Northern Michigan Environmental Action Council
Sarna Salzman, Great Lakes Bioneers and SEEDS
Patti Cantrell, Program Director, farms, local foods, Michigan Land Use Institute
Linda Sommerville, project, events, and fund-raising coordinator
John Nelson, Bay Keeper, Grand Traverse Bay, Lake Michigan

Special Thanks!
A special thanks to the following individuals who have acted as advisors and volunteers for the steering committee:

Maude Barlow, policy advisor
Wenonah Hauter, Executive Director, Food and Water Watch, Washington, D.C.
Ted Curran, policy and strategy advisor
Nancy Dalto, fundraising, support
Michael Delp, communications, poet, writer
Michael Dettmer, legal advisor
Patty Fabian, graphics advisor
Carl Ganter, Circle of Blue
Rusty Gates, Late President of Anglers of the Ausable
William Rastetter, legal advisor
Freshwater Futures
Larry Sommerville, communications, graphics arts, media
Hans Voss, policy and organizational advisor
M'Lynn Hartwell, internet consultant & website manager, Utopian Empire Creativeworks
Andy Knott, Executive Director, Grand Traverse Watershed Center
Peggy Case, events and projects
Peggy Fry, events, and projects
Nancy Kasperzak, support, events
Chelsea Bay Wills, graphics & web design, The Change Creation, Inc.