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Staff

Evan MacDonald

Evan McDonald

Executive Director
evan@keweenawlandtrust.org

Evan McDonald has been Executive Director of the Keweenaw Land Trust since 2003. Hailing originally from Buffalo, NY, Evan is a passionate steward of… more

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Pat teaching elementary students about soils among the large hemlocks

Patricia Toczydlowski

Project Specialist
pat@keweenawlandtrust.org

Patricia Toczydlowski is a founding member of the Keweenaw Land Trust and working on staff for over a decade.  Pat contributes to nearly all aspects… more

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Jill by wet meadow at Paavola smiling and squinting into the sun

Jill Fisher

Program Manager
jill@keweenawlandtrust.org

Jill is the newest staff member joining in March of 2018. She has a B.S. in Botany and an M.S, in Forest Ecology both from Michigan State University… more

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carolyn meingast by shore of L Superior with bright winter coat smiling

Carolyn Meingast

Office Manager

Carolyn is new to the office and new to the area. Her enthusiasm and love for the outdoors is contagious. She loves to meet new people and is looking… more

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Photo of AmeriCorps member Nick Potter in kayak with Portage Lift bridge in background

Nick Potter

Water Trail Coordinator
nick@keweenawlandtrust.org

Nick is a Huron Pines AmeriCorps Member serving with KLT for the 2021 year. He will be working to gather the plethera of data needed to update the… more

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Curtis Perala by newly installed kiosk at Huron Bay Field Station

Curtis Perala

Marsin Property Manager

Curtis Perala knew and worked for Mary Sinish for many years before Mary decided to bequeath her summer home to KLT.  He has continued to maintain… more

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Board of Directors

The Land Trust's all-volunteer Board of Directors provides governance, promotes our work in the community and beyond, and helps build relationships with partners. Keweenaw Land Trust welcomes members and volunteers to consider getting directly involved by joining the Board of Directors. If you have questions or comments, or if you or someone you know is interested in volunteering on our Board or committees, please contact us at board@keweenawlandtrust.org.

More About the Board 

 

Ellen Aiken

Ellen Aiken

Ellen Aiken graduated from Michigan Technological University in 2018 with a BS in Environmental Engineering. During her time at Michigan Tech, Ellen… more

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Christine Handler

Christine Handler

Christine Handler moved to the Houghton area in 2011.  She works as an environmental planner for the US Forest Service on projects throughout the US… more

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Alex Hirzel

Alex Hirzel

By day, Alex is an engineer/scientist who stares intently at computer screens and out windows; by night and weekend, he is an avid hiker, camper,… more

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Maria Janowiak

Maria Janowiak

​​​​​​Maria Janowiak came to the Keweenaw for college and liked it so much that she's never left. Maria's professional background is in forest… more

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Bill Leder

Bill Leder

​​​​​​Bill’s passion for nature began as a youngster spending summers without sidewalks at his family’s cottage on a secluded lake in southern… more

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Erik Lilleskov

Erik Lilleskov

​​​​​​Erik Lilleskov moved to Houghton in 2002 for a job as a research ecologist for the US Forest Service. Prior to that he worked in many areas,… more

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Lisa McKenzie

Lisa McKenzie

​​​​​​Lisa and her husband Doug have lived in the Keweenaw for three decades, raising their family to love the beauty of the land and people that… more

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Lynette Potvin

Lynette Potvin

​​​​​​Lynette Potvin is an ecologist with Isle Royale National Park and has served on the Keweenaw Land Trust board since 2015.  She grew up in the… more

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Steph Tubman

Stephanie Tubman

Stephanie Tubman has lived in the Keweenaw since 2009.  She works as a program manager for Mi-STAR, which is a network of Michigan middle school… more

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leo-wheeler

Leo Wheeler

Leo is an undergraduate student studying Forestry, with a minor in Ecology, at Michigan Technological University. He grew up in Houghton, exploring… more

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