Advisory Council
John Bacone is a retired Director of the Division of Nature Preserves for the Indiana Department of Natural Resources.
Krista Bailey is the Director of Sustainability for Indiana University South Bend.
Marty Balogh is a former Shirley Heinze Land Trust board member and works for the American Bar Association.
Mitch Barloga is Transportation Planning Manager for Northwestern Indiana Regional Planning Commission.
Robert Boklund is Vice President of LaPorte County Conservation Trust and a member of the Indiana Heritage Trust Project Committee.
Terry Bonace is a retired Environmental Protection Agency employee.
Mark Bouman is the Associate Director of the Science Action Center of the Field Museum of Natural History. A former geography professor at Chicago State University, he has published extensively on the Calumet region. A resident of Chicago, he performs a lead role in the Calumet Heritage Partnership.
Walt Breitinger is a leading local environmental activist, serving with many regional, state and national conservation organizations.
Jennifer Burkhart is a former board member of Shirley Heinze Land Trust and a small business owner.
Kelley Davies is the Commercial & Industrial Account Manager at NiSource.
Kathy Dennis is a former officer and board member of Shirley Heinze Land Trust and directed the development activities of various not-for-profit organizations.
Ryan Dvorak is a Member of the Indiana House of Representatives.
Kareemah Fowler serves as the City of South Bend’s 22nd City Clerk.
Jonathan Geels is a Landscape Architect at Troyer Group and President of the Indiana American Society of Landscape Architects
Tim Griffin is a former officer and board member of Shirley Heinze Land Trust. He is a retired educator.
Garry Harrington is Director for City of South Bend's Rum Village Nature Center.
Jonathan Hildebrand is a former officer and board member of Shirley Heinze Land Trust and is Vice President, Group Operations Manager for Centier Bank.
Lance Hodge is a former board member of Shirley Heinze Land Trust and is Vice President of SEI Solutions.
Jennifer Kanine is the Director of the Department of Natural Resources for the Pokagon Band of the Potawatomi
Mike Keen is an LEED Certified Practitioner with Thrive Michiana
Evie Kirkwood is Director of St. Joseph County Parks.
Ricky Klee is an instructor of Theology at Notre Dame.
Shawn Klein is a planner for the St. Joseph County Area Plan Commission.
Chris Kline Chris Kline recently left his management position at Cardno JF New in order to lead the environmental program of Culver Academy in Marshall County.
Paul Kohlhoff is a Professor at Valparaiso University School of Law and a past Shirley Heinze Land Trust Executive Director.
Howard Learner is the Executive Director of the Environmental Law & Policy Center
Ralph Lerner is a retired professor. He is Benjamin Franklin Professor Emeritus in the College of the University of Chicago and Professor Emeritus on the Committee of Social Thought.
Kathy Luther is Director of Environmental Programs for the Northwestern Indiana Regional Planning Commission (NIRPC). She serves on various environmental boards and committees in the region and regularly contributes articles on environmental topics to the Northwest Indiana Times.
Sergio Mendoza serves as the City Planner for the City of Hobart. He previously served as the Resources Planner for the Indiana Coastal Management Program. He is the author of Images of America: Hobart.
Leigh Morris is Chairman of the Northwest Indiana Regional Development Authority and former Mayor of LaPorte.
Scott Namestnik is the Botanist at Indiana Department of Natural Resources - Division of Nature Preserves
Chuck Nelson is the Executive Director of the Judd Leighton Foundation.
Rachel Novick is the Director of Minor in Sustainability at Notre Dame.
Charles Oberlie is the former Mayor of Michigan City.
John Pinter is the Principal at Pinter Consulting.
Dan Plath is Chief of Natural Resources for the Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore.
Greg Quartucci is Senior Ecologist and Office Manager for Cardno.
Marge Riemenschneider is a retired school teacher and conservationist. She her husband Vic have been active in the South Bend – Elkhart and Indiana Audubon Societies.
Rodney Robichaud is an Assistant Professor of Biology at Holy Cross College.
Laurel Ross is a past director of the Illinois Nature Conservancy and former co-chair of Chicago Wilderness. She recently retired from the Field Museum of Natural History, where she served as its Urban Conservation Director.
Jean Rudd is a consultant on various aspects of management and planning for non-profit organizations and former President of the Woods Fund of Chicago.
Steve Sass is Chapter Leader for Northern Indiana’s Native Plant & Wildflower Society (INPAWS).
Rachel Saxon is the President & Senior Trust Officer at Horizon Trust & Investment Management. She is a past President of Shirley Heinze Land Trust.
Ken Schoon is a Professor Emeritus of science education at Indiana University Northwest, and is a member of the Town Council of Munster, Indiana.
Tim Stoner is owner of Woody View Farms.
John Swanson is a former officer and board member of Shirley Heinze Land Trust, and a retired executive director of the Northwestern Indiana Planning Commission.
Ray Szarmach is a practicing attorney in Lake County.
Dr. Nicholas Timm is an emergency medicine physician in New Carlisle, Indiana.
Garry Traynham is a retired Deputy Superintendent of the Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore
Ronald Trigg is a retired United States Foreign Service Officer and a past Executive Director of Shirley Heinze Land Trust.
James Turnwald is Executive Director of Michiana Area Council of Governments.
Suzy Vance is a former board member of Shirley Heinze Land Trust, and is an artist and life coach.
Lance Werner is Business Manager and CFO of Michigan City Area Schools.
Robert Wolfe is Vice President of Technical Services at Cardno.
Kathleen Zelkowitz is retired from Valparaiso University.
Krista Bailey is the Director of Sustainability for Indiana University South Bend.
Marty Balogh is a former Shirley Heinze Land Trust board member and works for the American Bar Association.
Mitch Barloga is Transportation Planning Manager for Northwestern Indiana Regional Planning Commission.
Robert Boklund is Vice President of LaPorte County Conservation Trust and a member of the Indiana Heritage Trust Project Committee.
Terry Bonace is a retired Environmental Protection Agency employee.
Mark Bouman is the Associate Director of the Science Action Center of the Field Museum of Natural History. A former geography professor at Chicago State University, he has published extensively on the Calumet region. A resident of Chicago, he performs a lead role in the Calumet Heritage Partnership.
Walt Breitinger is a leading local environmental activist, serving with many regional, state and national conservation organizations.
Jennifer Burkhart is a former board member of Shirley Heinze Land Trust and a small business owner.
Kelley Davies is the Commercial & Industrial Account Manager at NiSource.
Kathy Dennis is a former officer and board member of Shirley Heinze Land Trust and directed the development activities of various not-for-profit organizations.
Ryan Dvorak is a Member of the Indiana House of Representatives.
Kareemah Fowler serves as the City of South Bend’s 22nd City Clerk.
Jonathan Geels is a Landscape Architect at Troyer Group and President of the Indiana American Society of Landscape Architects
Tim Griffin is a former officer and board member of Shirley Heinze Land Trust. He is a retired educator.
Garry Harrington is Director for City of South Bend's Rum Village Nature Center.
Jonathan Hildebrand is a former officer and board member of Shirley Heinze Land Trust and is Vice President, Group Operations Manager for Centier Bank.
Lance Hodge is a former board member of Shirley Heinze Land Trust and is Vice President of SEI Solutions.
Jennifer Kanine is the Director of the Department of Natural Resources for the Pokagon Band of the Potawatomi
Mike Keen is an LEED Certified Practitioner with Thrive Michiana
Evie Kirkwood is Director of St. Joseph County Parks.
Ricky Klee is an instructor of Theology at Notre Dame.
Shawn Klein is a planner for the St. Joseph County Area Plan Commission.
Chris Kline Chris Kline recently left his management position at Cardno JF New in order to lead the environmental program of Culver Academy in Marshall County.
Paul Kohlhoff is a Professor at Valparaiso University School of Law and a past Shirley Heinze Land Trust Executive Director.
Howard Learner is the Executive Director of the Environmental Law & Policy Center
Ralph Lerner is a retired professor. He is Benjamin Franklin Professor Emeritus in the College of the University of Chicago and Professor Emeritus on the Committee of Social Thought.
Kathy Luther is Director of Environmental Programs for the Northwestern Indiana Regional Planning Commission (NIRPC). She serves on various environmental boards and committees in the region and regularly contributes articles on environmental topics to the Northwest Indiana Times.
Sergio Mendoza serves as the City Planner for the City of Hobart. He previously served as the Resources Planner for the Indiana Coastal Management Program. He is the author of Images of America: Hobart.
Leigh Morris is Chairman of the Northwest Indiana Regional Development Authority and former Mayor of LaPorte.
Scott Namestnik is the Botanist at Indiana Department of Natural Resources - Division of Nature Preserves
Chuck Nelson is the Executive Director of the Judd Leighton Foundation.
Rachel Novick is the Director of Minor in Sustainability at Notre Dame.
Charles Oberlie is the former Mayor of Michigan City.
John Pinter is the Principal at Pinter Consulting.
Dan Plath is Chief of Natural Resources for the Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore.
Greg Quartucci is Senior Ecologist and Office Manager for Cardno.
Marge Riemenschneider is a retired school teacher and conservationist. She her husband Vic have been active in the South Bend – Elkhart and Indiana Audubon Societies.
Rodney Robichaud is an Assistant Professor of Biology at Holy Cross College.
Laurel Ross is a past director of the Illinois Nature Conservancy and former co-chair of Chicago Wilderness. She recently retired from the Field Museum of Natural History, where she served as its Urban Conservation Director.
Jean Rudd is a consultant on various aspects of management and planning for non-profit organizations and former President of the Woods Fund of Chicago.
Steve Sass is Chapter Leader for Northern Indiana’s Native Plant & Wildflower Society (INPAWS).
Rachel Saxon is the President & Senior Trust Officer at Horizon Trust & Investment Management. She is a past President of Shirley Heinze Land Trust.
Ken Schoon is a Professor Emeritus of science education at Indiana University Northwest, and is a member of the Town Council of Munster, Indiana.
Tim Stoner is owner of Woody View Farms.
John Swanson is a former officer and board member of Shirley Heinze Land Trust, and a retired executive director of the Northwestern Indiana Planning Commission.
Ray Szarmach is a practicing attorney in Lake County.
Dr. Nicholas Timm is an emergency medicine physician in New Carlisle, Indiana.
Garry Traynham is a retired Deputy Superintendent of the Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore
Ronald Trigg is a retired United States Foreign Service Officer and a past Executive Director of Shirley Heinze Land Trust.
James Turnwald is Executive Director of Michiana Area Council of Governments.
Suzy Vance is a former board member of Shirley Heinze Land Trust, and is an artist and life coach.
Lance Werner is Business Manager and CFO of Michigan City Area Schools.
Robert Wolfe is Vice President of Technical Services at Cardno.
Kathleen Zelkowitz is retired from Valparaiso University.