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 Officer
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Beau Brockett Jr.
Communications Manager
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Reese Dillard
Water Policy Specialist
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Tamara El-Khoury
Development Manager
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Ross Gavin
Urban Land Use & Infrastructure Policy Director
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Paola Rivera Gonzalez
Upper Peninsula clean energy organizer
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Galen Hardy
Detroit Program Director
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Charlotte Jameson
Chief Policy Officer
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Carlee Knott
Energy & Climate Policy Coordinator
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Krista Mickelson Beauchnau
Operations Coordinator
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Grace Noyola
Communications Director
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Mark Ogland-Hand
Grants & Foundations Relations Manager
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Samantha Pickering
Public & Environmental Health Policy Coordinator
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Conan Smith
President & CEO
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Emily Smith
Land & Water Conservation Policy Manager
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Megan Tinsley
Water Policy Director
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Ellen Vial
Detroit Program Manager
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Abby Wallace
Movement Building Coordinator
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Trent Wolf
Strategic Campaigns Manager
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Bill Wood
Movement Building Director
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.
If you want to protect Michigan’s air, water and beloved places, consider joining us.
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