The Middle Grand River Organization of Watersheds Board of Directors is comprised of not less than five but not more than nine officials. Board members serve a two-year term. For biographical information, see names below.
Regular meetings of the Board of Directors and Standing Committees are held on the second Tuesday of every month.
Gary Haynes, President
Duties include conducting meetings, fund raising, spokesperson, webmaster.
2000-Present: Village of Dimondale Planning Commission Member, 2005-Present: Village of Dimondale Planning Commission Chairman
· Responsible for village ordinances including zoning, economic planning, etc.
2005-Present: Village of Dimondale Parks and Recreation Task force member
· Planned and implemented the removal of the Dimondale Dam and installation of “W” weir
· New Island park development, applying for grant, design water access and trails, etc
Grand River Expedition 2000
· Represented the Boy Scouts
· Helped coordinate stop at the Village of Dimondale
· Participated in Displays and River Cleanup
· Journeyed the entire distance with the expedition
Grand River Expedition 2010
· Helped set up and run booth at the Quiet Water Symposium
· Coordinated Village of Dimondale Lunch activities for Expedition 2010
· Designed and ran Face book pages, Yahoo group, and Google group
· Played bugle at 6am every morning during the entire length of the expedition
· Journeyed the entire distance with the expedition
Website design and maintenance (FTP management) – www.mgrow.org
Gloria Miller, Vice President
Duties include running meetings when required, fund raising, liaison for associated organizations
BS & MASTERS from MSC & MSU—
Science Teacher,-
Grand River Expedition 1990, 2000, 2010. –
Founder of Friends of the Looking Glass River Watershed Inc. 1990,-
County Conservation Board. –
Tri County. GMB. and other stuff.-
Co-founder of Mid MEAC, Mid-Michigan Environmental Action Council-
Greater Lansing Recyling org. –
Watertown Chrter Twsp. trustee 12 yrs.
David Drullinger, Treasurer
Duties include attending meetings, grant and fund raising activities, keeping all financial records
Master of Science in FISHERY SCIENCE, 1985,
New Mexico State University, Las Cruces, New Mexico.
Bachelor of Science in BIOLOGICAL SCIENCE, 1981,
Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan
Environmental Quality Analyst, MDEQ/DNRE/DNR
EXPERIENCE: January 1990 – Present
- Review proposals for state and federal nonpoint source grants
- Assist with development of technical manuals for nonpoint source pollution and storm water runoff controls
- Develop measures of success for water quality programs
- Administer grants for storm water training seminars and manuals
- Coordinate municipal storm water permitting activities statewide
- Provide regulatory and technical advice to the Storm Water Program Coordinator, Division management, and staff
- Develop administrative rules and written storm water guidance
- Assist with statutory revisions
- Provide storm water seminars for municipal and industrial permittees
- Provide permit compliance assistance by telephone and email
- Assist local governments with storm water control issues
- Serve as Michigan’s Storm Water Program liaison with U.S. EPA
- Represent Michigan at National Storm Water Coordinators’ Meetings
- Develop and conduct training for storm water district staff
LORETTA CRUM, Secretary
WORK EXPERIENCE
Davenport University (September 1993-present). Teach college-level writing to students with diverse backgrounds and academic goals.
General practice attorney (May 2005-present). Provide legal counsel to individuals and organizations. Practice areas include environmental law, property law, and organizational tax exempt status.
Michigan Office of the Attorney General, Environment, Natural Resources and Agriculture Division
(May 2004-March 2011). Provided counsel on environmental law and policy to state agency clients on a contract basis.
Boreal Press (July 2000-present). Owner, author, publisher, and consultant for print and internet publishing.
• Book publishing including concept, design, layout, printing, marketing, and distribution;
• Internet publishing including site creation, blogging, e-commerce, search engine optimization (SEO), and social media marketing.
Thunder Bay Press (December 1997-July 2000). As editor-in-chief, directed acquisitions, editorial, production, and purchasing operations for Lansing-area publisher specializing in Michigan-related books.
• Negotiated and executed contracts for acquisition of book rights;
• Worked closely with authors while performing all book editing, design, and production duties;
• Managed annual budget of over $600,000, including purchase of printing and marketing services;
• Conducted all marketing and public relations activities for the press.
EDUCATION
Juris Doctor, Thomas M. Cooley Law School: honors scholarship recipient; top 30 percent of graduating class.
Master of Arts in English, Northern Michigan University: 4.0 GPA; Outstanding Graduate Student award recipient from Department of English.
Bachelor of Science in English, Northern Michigan University.
VOLUNTEER EXPERIENCE
Middle Grand River Organization of Watersheds (2012-present). Board member for nonprofit watershed protection and enhancement organization.
Lansing Oar and Paddle Club (1997-present). Board member for large outdoor activity and community service group.
Quiet Water Society (1997-2000). Founding board member and marketing coordinator. Handled all marketing and publicity for Michigan’s largest indoor paddlesports exhibition during the first four years of the show.
COMPUTER SKILLS
Adobe products (Pagemaker, Photoshop, Illustrator); Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Access); Wordpress, HTML, and social media tools.
Liutauras Gedvilas, Board member
Duties include attending meetings, solicit grants and fund raising, provide technical/software expertise
Air Traffic Control Specialist, Federal Aviation Administration — 1978-2003
Worked at Cleveland Air Route Traffic Control Center initially both as a Center Controller trainee and as a Flight Data Specialist. Went on to a journeyman position as an ATCS Flight Service Specialist and retired here in Lansing at Capital City Airport. During the course of my service, I participated in many training classes for supervisory positions.
Volunteer, Lansing, MI — 2003-present
Have volunteered for every fun job that I could find which fit into my schedule: East Lansing Film Festival, National Folk Festival, East Lansing Art Festival, Lansing Old Town Jazz Fest, Old Town Blues Fest, Greater Lansing Chili Cook Off, Great Lakes Folk Festival, the Grand River Expedition 2010 (as Registrar for GRE2010) and the Quiet Waters Symposium in 2011. Am currently serving as a member at large for LAMALUG (Lansing Area Mac and Lisa Users Group), a Macintosh Computer users group and sit on the board for MGROW (the Middle Grand River Organization of Watersheds).