Did You Know?

West Michigan
Environmental
Action Council

1007 Lake Dr SE,
Grand Rapids MI 49506
Tel: 616-451-3051
Fax: 616-451-3054

e-mail: info@wmeac.org

About

Board of Directors

WMEAC is lead by a Board of Directors who are elected by WMEAC’s members for two-year terms. If you have an interest in becomming involved in a board committee or leadership position at WMEAC, please contact Rachel Hood, Executive Director at rhood@wmeac.org. WMEAC strives to involve diverse community members in positions of leadership in order to engage a broad range of community members, interests and talents in environmental education and activism.

Karel L. Rogers, Ph.D. - President
Chair Emeritus Biology Department Grand Valley State University http://www.gvsu.edu

Jim Ferro - Vice President
Planning Director Ada Township http://www.ada.mi.us

I.B. Alexander - Treasurer
Vice President & CFO of Retail Administration Fifth Third Bank http://www.53.com

Wil Antonides - Secretary & Operations Committee Chair
Vice President of Human Resources Pilgrim Manor http://www.pilgrimmanor.org

Diane Baumann - Marketing Committee Chair
Director of Marketing Plante & Moran http://www.plantemoran.com

Paul Haan
Executive Director Healthy Homes Coalition of West Michigan http://www.healthyhomescoalition.org

Gail Heffner
Director of Community Engagement Calvin College http://www.calvin.edu

Kristine Huizen - Planning & Development Committee Chair
Program Officer Frey Foundation http://www.freyfdn.org

Emily Loeks Kortenhoven
Director of Educational Partnerships Celebration Cinemas http://www.celebrationcinemas.com

James Moyer
Assistant Vice President for Facilities Grand Valley State University http://www.gvsu.edu

K. Greg Murray, Ph.D.
Professor of Biology Hope College http://www.hope.edu

Jarrad Pitts - Nominating Committee Chair
Manager of Property & Construction Metro Health Hospital http://www.metrohealth.net

Ron VanSteeland
Vice President for Finance and Administration, Emeritus Grand Valley State University http://www.gvsu.edu

Ron Vriesman
Vice President Environmental Resource Management http://www.erm.com

Travis Williams -
Executive Director Outdoor Discovery Center of Wildlife Unlimited http://www.outdoordiscoverycenter.org

Action Items

Great Lakes Great Michigan is a campaign to bring Michigan’s laws in line with the Great Lakes Compact, a regional agreement among the 8 Great Lakes States to preserve, protect and restore our Great Lakes. Take Action! Participate in the campaign at their website.

Clean Kent County - Every day an estimated 1 million gallons of untreated waste from toilets and household drains is discharged from Kent County’s failing septic systems. Clean Kent County is a campaign to improve Kent County’s efforts to address this growing issue. To learn more or get involved contact Shawn Wessel at swessell@wmeac.org.

Hispanic Environmental Health Webpage The EPA has launched a new site in Spanish, for Hispanic U.S. residents. It provides information on environmental issues and their effects.