The Great Lakes Advisory Board (GLAB) is one of EPA's Federal Advisory Committees. It operates in accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA).

The GLAB is chartered to provide advice and recommendations to the EPA Administrator, through the Great Lakes National Program Manager, on matters related to implementation of the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative. It will also advise on domestic matters related to implementation of the Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement between the U.S. and Canada.

For any questions regarding the GLAB, please contact Acting GLAB Designated Federal Officer, Todd Nettesheim (Nettesheim.Todd@epa.gov); 312-353-9153. 

Charter and Charge Questions

• Great Lakes Advisory Board Charter 2022
• Great Lakes Advisory Board Charge Questions

Current Members

• Kyle Dreyfuss-Wells, Chief Executive Officer, Northeast Ohio Regional Sewer District
• Scudder Mackey, Chief of the Office of Coastal Management, Ohio Department of Natural Resources
• James Williams Jr., Tribal Chairman, Lac Vieux Desert Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians
• John Hull, Founder and Chairman, Hull & Associates Inc. 
• Lisa Frede, Director of Regulatory Affairs, Chemical Industry Council of Illinois
• Larry Antosch, Senior Director, Ohio Farm Bureau Federation
• Kay Nelson, Director of Environmental Affairs, Northwest Indiana Forum
• Alan Steinman, Director of Annis Water Resources Institute, Grand Valley State University
• Sylvia Orduño, Organizer, Michigan Welfare Rights Organization
• Frank Ettawageshik, Executive Director of the United Tribes of Michigan
• Laura Rubin, Director of the Healing Our Waters-Great Lakes Coalition

Background Documents

Charter

Reports and Recommendations

• Great Lakes Advisory Board Final Report to EPA, April 6, 2022
• Recommendations for integrating Adaptive Management into implementation of the GLRI (PDF, 8 pp) - September 2015
• Recommendations to the IATF on the Development of the FY2015-2019 GLRI Action Plan (PDF, 14 pp) - December 2013

Federal Register Notices

• Federal Register notice of Charter renewal - Dec. 11, 2020
• Re-Establishment of the Great Lakes Advisory Board- Dec. 13, 2018
• Federal Register notice of Charter renewal - Aug. 8, 2014

Committee and Subcommittees

• Science and Information Subcommittee
• Request for Nominations of Experts to the Science and Information Subcommittee - May 20, 2015

Public Comments 

• Record of Public comments to GLAB Draft Recommendations (PDF, 18 pp) – September 2021
• Procedural Justice within the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative Next Steps Towards Environmental Justice
• Public Comments submitted by Sandy Bihn for the GLAB meeting (PDF, 116 pp) - Oct. 29, 2020
• June Great Lakes Advisory Board Comments on GLRI Action Plan II (PDF, 15 pp) - July 2014
• Comments Letter to Administrator Gina McCarthy (PDF, 1 pg) - July 2014
• Great Lakes Beach Association Comments concerning the update to the GLRI Action Plan for FY15-19 (PDF) July 2013
• Recommendations of the Great Lakes Commission on Improving the Efficiency of the GLRI (PDF) June 20, 2013
• Comments from Brad Jensen, executive director, Huron Pines (PDF) June 6, 2013
• Comments from Glenn C. Odenbrett, director, Great Lakes Innovative Stewardship Through Education Network (PDF) May 22, 2013
• Comments from Lin Kaatz Chary, executive director, Indiana Toxics Action Project (PDF) May 21, 2013
• Comments from Sandy Bihn, executive director, Lake Erie Waterkeeper, Inc. (PDF) May 21, 2013
• Preliminary comments from GLAB members (PDF) May 16, 2013