Staff & Board of Directors

Staff

Evan MacDonald at home office looking busy as ever but happy

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 at moderately messy desk petting Arvo the dog

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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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

image of board member Ellen Aiken's cat Wendi, she attends klt board meetings

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 board member waving from her computer in her green office at home

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

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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board member maria janowiak on zoom with big native plant virtual back ground!

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’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 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 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 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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