Great Lakes-St. Lawrence River Basin Water Resources Council
Members
The Compact Council includes the Great Lakes Governors or their Alternates.
Illinois

Governor JB Pritzker
Chair
Ohio

Governor Mike DeWine
Vice Chair
Indiana

Governor Mike Braun
Michigan

Governor Gretchen Whitmer
New York

Governor Kathy Hochul
Minnesota

Governor Tim Walz
Pennsylvania

Governor Josh Shapiro
Wisconsin

Governor Tony Evers
Alternates
Illinois
Loren Wobig
Chair
Illinois Department of Natural Resources
Ohio
Director Mary Mertz
Vice Chair
Ohio Department of Natural Resources
Indiana
TBD
Michigan
James Clift
Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes & Energy
Kara Cook
Department of Environment, Great Lakes and Energy
Minnesota

Jess Richards
Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
New York
James Tierney
New York Department of Environmental Conservation
Pennsylvania
Tim Bruno
Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection
Wisconsin
Deputy Secretary Steven Little
Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources