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Our Staff

Jonathan Jarosz
Executive Director
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Alyssa Walters
Communications & Outreach Manager
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Mailing & Shipping Address:
Heart of the Lakes
PO Box 1128
Bay City, MI  48706

Phone:  
(989) 292-3582

Our Board

Ginny Leikam, President
Park Superintendent, Washtenaw County Parks

Ryan Postema, Vice President
Executive Director, Chikaming Open Lands

Chris Bunch, Treasurer
Executive Director, Six Rivers Land Conservancy​

​Tom Nelson, Secretary
Executive Director, Leelanau Conservancy

Susan Lackey, At-Large
Executive Director (emeritus), Legacy Land Conservancy

Kathy Bouchard-Wyant, Member
Registered Nurse + Manager of Operations (emeritus), Sparrow Health

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Keith Creagh, Member
Director (emeritus), Michigan Department of Natural Resources
​Pete DeBoer, Member
Director of Donor Relations
Community Foundation at Muskegon County

​Patrick Doran, Member
Divisional Director of Strategy, Measures and Science
The Nature Conservancy - Michigan

Abby Ertel, Member
Community Program Director, Huron Pines

​Ross Hammersley, Member
Attorney, Olson, Bzolok & Howard​​

​Tom Nelson, Member
Executive Director, Leelanau Conservancy

Meghan Prindle, Member
Attorney and Land Protection Specialist (emeritus)



Heart of the Lakes strengthens the collective efforts of organizations dedicated to the conservation of Michigan’s environmentally and economically significant land and water. We provide leadership, innovative ideas, and advocate for smart public policy for the benefit of our communities and for generations to come.
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Heart of the Lakes
PO Box 1128
Bay City, MI  48706
Heart of the Lakes is a statewide organization that concentrates and strengthens the efforts of Michigan’s land conservation community. Founded by Michigan’s land conservancies, Heart of the Lakes does what no individual organization can do on its own-- unites them under the common goal of protecting Michigan’s land. 

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Heart of the Lakes
P.O. Box 1128 Bay City, MI  48706
989-292-3582

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