Meet the Environmental Council team
When the Environmental Council first began, we had a single staff member. In the 40 years since, we’ve grown to nearly 20. Together, we build the environmental movement; inform and excite the public; and, of course, make good policy changes happen in Michigan’s government.
Our staff
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Joe Bower
Chief Operating OfficerExecutive Team
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Beau Brockett Jr.
Communications ManagerCommunications
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Reese Dillard
Water Policy SpecialistPrograms & Policy
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Tamara El-Khoury
Development ManagerOperations
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Cody Gallagher
Creative & Digital Communications CoordinatorCommunications
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Ross Gavin
Urban Land Use & Infrastructure Policy DirectorPrograms & Policy
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Paola Rivera Gonzalez
Upper Peninsula clean energy organizerMovement Building
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Galen Hardy
Detroit Program DirectorPrograms & Policy
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Charlotte Jameson
Chief Policy OfficerExecutive Team
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Carlee Knott
Energy & Climate Policy ManagerPrograms & Policy
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Krista Mickelson Beachnau
Operations CoordinatorOperations
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Grace Noyola
Communications DirectorCommunications
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Mark Ogland-Hand
Grants & Foundations Relations ManagerOperations
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Samantha Pickering
Public & Environmental Health Policy ManagerPrograms & Policy
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Lillian Putterbaugh
Policy InternPrograms & Policy
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Conan Smith
President & CEOExecutive Team
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Emily Smith
Land & Water Conservation Policy ManagerPrograms & Policy
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Megan Tinsley
Water Policy DirectorPrograms & Policy
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Ellen Vial
Detroit Program ManagerPrograms & Policy
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Abby Wallace
Movement Building CoordinatorMovement Building
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Trent Wolf
Strategic Campaigns ManagerPrograms & Policy
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Bill Wood
Movement Building DirectorMovement Building
Our mission
To champion lasting protections for Michigan’s air, water and places we love.
Our vision
Michigan is a national environmental policy leader where a powerful network of advocates has built a track record of enacting enduring and equitable policies that protect the health of our communities and offer unparalleled stewardship of our land, air and water in the face of climate change.


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