Dennis W. Nyberg, president, resident of Chicago, is Associate Professor of Biological Sciences at the University of Illinois, Chicago, where he is director of UIC’s James Woodworth Prarie and has served on UIC’s faculty since 1973, Ph.D from the University of Illinois, Champaign-Urbana, 13, 312 996-2643, 773 351-9275

Robert Victor, secretary and past president, resident of Highland, IN, is research manager, South Shore Convention & Visitors Authority, Highland, IN, degrees from Chicago Technical College and Ray Vogue College of Design, 10, 219 989-7770

Ken Czulno, treasurer, resident of Chicago, is the finance director of the Cook County Sheriff’s Office with experience in police work, former Accounting Supervisor at US Steel Corp., with degrees in accounting and psychology, member of AWLI’s Sunrise Singers and guitarist, 13. 219 721-2518

Mary Lu Gregor, member-at-large, is the executive director of the Robertsdale/Whiting Chamber of Commerce. A former teacher and office manager, she is a playwright and serves as executive administrator of the Whiting Robertsdale Community Improvement Corporation, 11, 219-659-6765, 219 659-6200.

Michael L. Boos of Chicago, ex officio non-voting member, is executive director of AWLI, public relations consultant, Chicago; past director of the Hegewisch Chamber of Commerce and Calumet Ecological Park Association; B.A. and M.A. degrees in editorial journalism and mass communications, respectively, from the University of Iowa. 219 933-7149

Keith Carey of Hammond, ex officio voting member, is a staff member of the Hammond Port Authority, serves on executive committee, AWLI’s Wolf Lake Vision Task Force; 219 659-7678.

Christina Figueroa, ex officio voting member, is branch manager of Citizens Financial Bank, 219 228-2078

Mike Johnson, State Farm insurance agent, with a degree in ecology from University of Illinois, 11, 773 221-4900

Jim Milkowski, artist and founder of Wolf Lake Creations, Dolton, IL, 13, 708 289-3470

Ed Michniewicz, business analyst and program manager for CNA Insurance, Chicago, B.S. degree in accounting from Calumet College of St. Joseph, 13, 219 473-9940

Rebecca Moss, ex officio voting member, staff member of the Sand Ridge Nature Center at the Forest Preserve

District of Cook County, serves on AWLI’s Wolf Lake Vision Task Force, 708 771-1338, FAX: 708 771-1512

Roy Ortiz, resident of Hammond, IN, semi-retired, a member of the Wolf Lake Conservation Project, recipient of Hammond’s Volunteer Citizen 2007, 10, 219 659-1062.

Laura Perna of Chicago, ex officio voting member; staff member of the Illinois Department of Natural Resources, serves on marketing committee and AWLI’s Wolf Lake Vision Task Force; 312 814-5481

Bob Robertson of North Judson, IN, ex officio voting member, biologist with Fish and Wildlife Division, Indiana Department of Natural Resources, serves as acting director of executive committee, AWLI’s Wolf Lake Vision Task Force; 574 896-3522

George Van Til, of Highland, IN., ex officio voting member, Lake County Surveyor since 1992, previously elected to Lake County Council, serves as director of TradeWinds, Inc., serves on the Northwest Indiana Regional Planning Commission, and serves on executive committee, AWLI’s Wolf Lake Vision Task Force; 219 755-3745

Lois Bell of Hammond is a social worker for Lake County Welfare Department, Hammond; officer of the League of Women Voters, Calumet Area; degree from University of Michigan, 219 844-7270

Bruce Caruso of Munster is a welder and an officer of the local chapter of Perch America, graduate of Ivy Tech, and director of Hammond Parks Foundation, 08. 219836-1764

David Dabertin of Hammond, attorney, former regional director of Indiana’s Department of Environmental Management, 10, 219 659-5814

Dr. John Hobgood of Chicago, is a retired professor of anthropology and history at Chicago State University, Chicago, with Ph.D. degree from Universidad Interamericana, Saltillo, Mexico; M.A. Southern Illinois University, B.A. University of the Americas, Mexico, 09. 773 221-0930.

Jeff Langbehn of Munster is director of the Lake County Solid Waste Management District with degrees from Purdue University and John Marshall Law School, 219 769-3820

Dr. Karin Nelson of Chicago, an ecologist, teaches at University of Illinois Chicago, earned PhD at the University of Illinois, studied at the Max-Plank Institute for Ornithological Research in Germany, and earned her undergraduate degree at the University of Chicago, 773 324-8524

William J. Smith of Chesterton, IN; teaches science at BEST (Bowen Environmental Studies Team) School, Chicago and is an interpretive naturalist with Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore, degrees from Purdue University and University of Illinois, president emeritus of AWLI, 773 535-6597

Dr. Zaki L. Zaki of Chicago, is pastor of East Side United Methodist Church; received his doctorate from Chicago Theological Seminary and masters degree from McCormick Theological Seminary in Hyde Park. He is director of The Zone Youth and Community Center, 07. 773 721-4134