Our Staff

Jonathan Jarosz
Executive Director
jonathan@heartofthelakes.org

Alyssa German
Outreach Coordinator
alyssa@heartofthelakes.org

​Dietrich Ludwig
Multimedia Specialist
deke@heartofthelakes.org

Mailing & Shipping Address:
Heart of the Lakes
PO Box 1128
Bay City, MI  48706

Physical Address:
Heart of the Lakes
102 North Walnut
Bay City, MI  48706

Phone:  
(989) 292-3582

Fax: 
(989) 352-3152

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Our Board

​John Erb, Chair
Board Chair (emeritus), Leelanau Conservancy
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Susan Lackey, Treasurer
Executive Director (emeritus), Legacy Land Conservancy

Dan Cline, Vice Chair
Attorney, Conservancy Law

Tom Nelson, Secretary
Executive Director, Leelanau Conservancy

Frank Aiello, Member 
Asst. Professor, Thomas M. Cooley Law School
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Mary Bohling, Member
Extension Educator, Michigan Sea Grant

Jennifer Jay, Member
Director of Communications and Engagement, Grand Traverse Regional Land Conservancy

​Chris Bunch, Member
Executive Director, Six Rivers Land Conservancy
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Anne Fleming, Member
Director of Communications, Little Traverse Conservancy

​Bill Gebo, Member
Board Chair (emeritus), The Little Forks Conservancy

Brad Jensen, Member
Executive Director, Huron Pines

Tom Nelson, Member
Executive Director, Leelanau Conservancy

Barbara Nelson-Jameson, Member
Michigan Program Director, National Park Service River, Trails, and Conservation Assistance Program

Ryan Postema, Member
Executive Director, Chikaming Open Lands
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Greg Yankee, Member
Executive Director, The Little Forks Conservancy

Helen Taylor, Member
State Director, The Nature Conservancy