Great Lakes-St. Lawrence River Basin Water Resources Council
Members
The Compact Council includes the Great Lakes Governors or their Alternates.
Wisconsin
Governor Tony Evers
Chair
New York
Governor Kathy Hochul
Vice Chair
Illinois
Governor JB Pritzker
Indiana
Governor Eric Holcomb
Michigan
Governor Gretchen Whitmer
Minnesota
Governor Tim Walz
Ohio
Governor Mike DeWine
Pennsylvania
Governor Josh Shapiro
Alternates
Wisconsin
Secretary Adam Payne
Chair
Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources
New York
James Tierney
Vice Chair
New York Department of Environmental Conservation
Illinois
John Rogner
Illinois Department of Natural Resources
Indiana
Ryan Mueller
Indiana Department of Natural Resources
Michigan
James Clift
Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes & Energy
Kara Cook
Policy Advisor on Energy/Environment Office of Governor Gretchen Whitmer
Minnesota
Jess Richards
Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
Ohio
Director Mary Mertz
Ohio Department of Natural Resources
Pennsylvania
