Dr. Phil Willink, President
1119 Ostrander Avenue, La Grange Park, IL 60526
847.864.1938
Senior research biologist, Shedd Aquarium, with more than 20 years experience in research, teaching and global exhibitions, with a PhD in ecology and evolutionary biology from the University of Michigan.
Ken Czulno, Vice-President
10737 South Avenue B, Chicago, IL 60617
773.721.2518
Retired finance director of the Cook County Sheriff’s Office and former accounting supervisor at US Steel Corp; with degrees in accounting and psychology from Calumet College of St. Joseph.
Jim Buiter, Secretary
395 Wingate Lane, Crete, IL 60417
708.259.4367
Financial advisor and CPA; MBA from DePaul University, Chicago, and BS degree in accounting from Trinity Christian College, Palos Heights, IL; executive board member and national director of Izaack Walton League.
Dr. Ahmed Lakanni, Treasurer-Secretary
540 Briarhill Road, Glenview, IL 60025
847.682.9282
Assistant professor of chemistry at Calumet College of St. Joseph; undergraduate degree in biochemistry from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and PhD in chemistry from the University of Illinois at Chicago.
Richard Chambers, Director of Special Projects
8529 Manor Avenue, Apt. A, Munster, IN 46321
219.702.7466
Economic development associate and grants facilitator at Calumet City's Department of Community and Economic Development; Ford Motor Company graduate intern with AWLI while earning an MBA at Purdue University Northwest; newspaper reporter.
Michael L. Boos of Chicago, Executive Director and ex officio non-voting member
11429 South Avenue G, Chicago, IL 60617
219.933.7149
Communications consultant and author, public relations, University of Chicago; past director of the Hegewisch Chamber of Commerce and Calumet Ecological Park Association; newspaper editor and reporter; BA and MA degrees in editorial journalism and mass communications, respectively, from the University of Iowa.
Keith Carey of Hammond, ex officio voting member
219 Lakeview Street, Whiting, IN 46394
219.659.7678
Staff member of the Hammond Port Authority; member of AWLI’s Wolf Lake Vision Task Force.
Dr. Michael Galbreath
P.O. Box 86, Peotone, IL 60468
708.258.0658
Retired regional school administrator of Chicago suburban schools; former coach and college professor; a US Peace Corps volunteer; graduate of Calumet College of St. Joseph; MA from Cardinal Stritch University; PhD from the University of Illinois, Urbana.
Susan Sadlowski Garza of Chicago, Ex officio voting member
10500 South Ewing Avenue, Chicago, IL 60617
773.768.8138
Alderwoman of Chicago’s 10th Ward; member of AWLI’s Wolf Lake Vision Task Force; former elementary school counselor.
Marianne Kozlowski
1700 E. 56th Street, #2701, Chicago, IL60637
312.995.9137
Retired bank administrator; co-steward at Eggers Grove, Forest Preserve District of Cook County; member of the Calumet Nature Exchange.
Colleen McVeigh
4448 N. Damen Avenue, Chicago 60625
773.733.1250
Senior urban conservation educator with the Youth Conservation Action (YCA) team at the Field Museum; worked for 20 years in Chicago Public teaching, coaching and consulting work for DePaul University, University of Chicago, and the Associated Colleges of the Midwest; BA in history from Lawrence University and MA in curriculum and instruction with a focus on literacy acquisition from DePaul University.
Dr. Richard Morrisroe
4345 East Guadalupe Circle, East Chicago, IN 46312
219.391.8205
City planner; lawyer; former adjunct professor at Calumet College of St. Joseph; PhD from Chicago Theological Union; law degree from Northwestern University.
Dan Spencer of Melrose Park, Ex officio voting member
1605 N. 18th Avenue, Melrose Park, IL 60160
708.243.0509
Dan Spencer, Southeast Regional Ecologis, Forest Preserve District of Cook County, is representing the District. He has been involved in ecological restoration in the Calumet region for more than 10 years. He oversees Powderhorn Lake Nature Preserve.
Dr. Valerie Pennanen
7144 McLaughlin Avenue, Hammond, IN 46324
219.937.0341
History professor at Calumet College of St. Joseph, Whiting; BA.from Bryn Mawr College, MA and PhD from University of Michigan in classical art and archaeology; co-host of Calumet Revisited Forums.
Dr. James P. Sullivan, Jr.
7719 Forest Avenue, Munster, IN 46321
219.836.8233
Owner and president of Sullivan Technology; adjunct professor at Purdue University Calumet and Calumet College of St. Joseph; degrees from United States Military Academy at West Point, Webster University, St. Louis and Argosy University, Chicago.
Dr. Amy Rauch
41 Williams Street, Hammond, IN 46320
219.933.2400
Executive director of secondary education at the School City of Hammond with more than 20 years in education, received her undergraduate degree from Michigan State University where she was on a scholarship for volleyball, and received her master’s and Ph.D. in education from Purdue University, West Lafayette.
Linda Trinkle
6816 Huron Avenue, Hammond, IN 46323
219.805.3314
Member of the League of Women Voters of Northwest Indiana.
Honorary Board
Gary Bell of Munster
312.804.5902
Former president of AWLI; federal prosecutor with the US Attorney’s Office, Hammond; instructor at Calumet College of St. Joseph, Whiting; BA from University of Michigan; law degree from Indiana University.
Bruce Caruso of Munster
219.836.1764
Welder; officer of the local chapter of Perch America; graduate of Ivy Tech; director of Hammond Parks Foundation.
David Dabertin of Hammond
219.659.5814
Hammond attorney; member of United Citizens Association; author of Walk-Able, Ride-Able Whiting & Robertsdale; BA in chemistry and history from Indiana University, Bloomington; law degree from the Maurer School of Law at Indiana University Bloomington; former assistant regional counsel at US Environmental Protection Agency, Region 5.
Jeff Langbehn of Munster
219.769.3820
Former director of the Lake County Solid Waste Management District; degrees from Purdue University and John Marshall Law School.
Dr. Dennis W. Nyberg of Chicago
13587 South Brandon Avenue, Chicago, IL 60633
773.351.9275
Former president of AWLI; retired 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; PhD from the University of Illinois, Champaign-Urbana.
Patrick Owens of Munster
312.425.5802
Former president of AWLI; employed by Foote Cone and Belding, Chicago; degrees from Western Illinois University and University of Illinois; past president of Laren Montessori School Board, South Holland, IL.
Bob Robertson of Culver
503 West Madison Street, Culver, IN 46511
574.896.3522
Retired biologist with Fish and Wildlife Division, Indiana Department of Natural Resources.
William J. Smith of Chesterton
773.535.6597
Former president of AWLI; high school science teacher; interpretive naturalist with Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore; BA from Purdue University and MA from University of Illinois.
Dr. Zaki L. Zaki of Chicago
77 West Washington Street, Suite #1820, Chicago, IL 60602
312.346.9766 Ext. 732
District superintendent, Northern Illinois Conference of The United Methodist Church; PhD from Chicago Theological Seminary and MA from McCormick Theological Seminary in Hyde Park.
312.804.5902
Former president of AWLI; federal prosecutor with the US Attorney’s Office, Hammond; instructor at Calumet College of St. Joseph, Whiting; BA from University of Michigan; law degree from Indiana University.
Bruce Caruso of Munster
219.836.1764
Welder; officer of the local chapter of Perch America; graduate of Ivy Tech; director of Hammond Parks Foundation.
David Dabertin of Hammond
219.659.5814
Hammond attorney; member of United Citizens Association; author of Walk-Able, Ride-Able Whiting & Robertsdale; BA in chemistry and history from Indiana University, Bloomington; law degree from the Maurer School of Law at Indiana University Bloomington; former assistant regional counsel at US Environmental Protection Agency, Region 5.
Jeff Langbehn of Munster
219.769.3820
Former director of the Lake County Solid Waste Management District; degrees from Purdue University and John Marshall Law School.
Dr. Dennis W. Nyberg of Chicago
13587 South Brandon Avenue, Chicago, IL 60633
773.351.9275
Former president of AWLI; retired 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; PhD from the University of Illinois, Champaign-Urbana.
Patrick Owens of Munster
312.425.5802
Former president of AWLI; employed by Foote Cone and Belding, Chicago; degrees from Western Illinois University and University of Illinois; past president of Laren Montessori School Board, South Holland, IL.
Bob Robertson of Culver
503 West Madison Street, Culver, IN 46511
574.896.3522
Retired biologist with Fish and Wildlife Division, Indiana Department of Natural Resources.
William J. Smith of Chesterton
773.535.6597
Former president of AWLI; high school science teacher; interpretive naturalist with Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore; BA from Purdue University and MA from University of Illinois.
Dr. Zaki L. Zaki of Chicago
77 West Washington Street, Suite #1820, Chicago, IL 60602
312.346.9766 Ext. 732
District superintendent, Northern Illinois Conference of The United Methodist Church; PhD from Chicago Theological Seminary and MA from McCormick Theological Seminary in Hyde Park.