Members
The Regional Body includes the Great Lakes Governors and the Premiers of Ontario and Québec, or their designees.
Wisconsin
Governor Tony Evers
Chair
New York
Governor Kathy Hochul
Vice Chair
Illinois
Governor JB Pritzker
Indiana
Governor Eric Holcomb
Michigan
Governor Gretchen Whitmer
Minnesota
Governor Tim Walz
Ohio
Governor Mike DeWine
Ontario
Premier Doug Ford
Pennsylvania
Governor Josh Shapiro
Québec
Premier François Legault
Designees
Wisconsin
Secretary Adam Payne
Chair
Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources
New York
Don Zelazny
Vice Chair
New York Department of Environmental Conversation (Ret.)
Illinois
John Rogner
Illinois Department of Natural Resources
Indiana
Ryan Mueller
Indiana Department of Natural Resources
Michigan
James Clift
Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes & Energy
Kara Cook
Policy Advisor on Energy/Environment Office of Governor Gretchen Whitmer
Minnesota
Jess Richards
Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
Ohio
Director Mary Mertz
Ohio Department of Natural Resources
Ontario
Jennifer Keyes
Ontario Ministry Natural Resources and Forestry
Pennsylvania
TBD
Québec
Marie-Claude Théberge
Québec Ministère de l’Environnement et de la lutte contre les changements climatiques (Ret.)