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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

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