Board of Directors

Board of Directors

Superior Rivers is guided by a board of 7 to 15 Board of Directors. These volunteers support the mission, vision, and values of the organization and represent our watersheds and communities within.

2026 Meeting Schedule

Board meetings are held 6pm on the second Tuesday of every other month at the Superior Rivers office with a Zoom/hybrid option

  • January 13th
  • March 10th
  • May 12th
  • July 14th
  • September 8th
  • November 10th
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Board Expectations

Board of Directors

April Stone, President

Term 2: December 2023 – December 2026

I was on the original board. I wanted to take part in the beginning because the idea behind a watershed association came from the league of women voters and the Bad River Tribe (at least this is my understanding) and I felt as though it would be an honor to work with such an incredible group of individuals. As a Bad River tribal member, I felt it important to participate in this way, with the local communities, working and volunteering for the water.

 

Diane Daulton, Vice President

Term 1: January 2024 – January 2027

Following in the footsteps of others I admire is a part of my passion for protecting our waters…tribal traditions and respect for water, legacies like those of Sigurd Olson and Aldo Leopold, and more recently Michele Wheeler’s role in bringing people together. Now quasi-retired, I want to give something back. Many of you reading this feel it too, living in this special watershed. There is magic in the light reflecting the moods of our waters. Gifts like reflection, constancy, singing sands under foot, and the music of ice…all worth saving.

Doug Lowthian, Treasurer

Term 1: July 2023 – July 2026

I feel like I have some skills and capacity and ideas that I’d like to give back to the community, and Superior Rivers gives me the chance to do that in a way that I feel connected to the resource. What we’re doing is serious science work, but it helps the community overall and over the long term.

Rob Croll, Secretary

Term 1: January 2025 – December 2027

The lands and waters around Lake Superior are my home, and where I kayak, fish, hunt, harvest wild rice, make maple syrup, recreate, and recharge. I have spent my entire professional life protecting and preserving water, fish, animals, plants, and humans. I wanted to be on the SRWA Board to support all of those things that support me.

Abi Fergus

Term 2: January 2025- January 2028

I am excited to join the board in order to dedicate my time and attention to the water that sustains our lives and ecosystems. I am grateful to live in the Marengo Watershed in the penokees and haul all of my drinking water from artesian wells. I work as a wildlife biologist and specialize in wolf conservation, wildlife tracking, and supporting farmers to coexist with carnivores. In most settings I have my canine companion Juniper by my side. 

Ulf Gafvert

Term 1: March 2023 – March 2026

I have long been fascinated by landscape dynamics, understanding how topography, forest cover, and land use interact with stream systems. Watersheds define natural borders, and the rivers that flow within these boundaries reflect the conditions of the surrounding upland. I developed a degree in Watershed Science (many years ago!), and have had the opportunity to work in related fields through my career. I am now retired, and joining this organization seemed a natural fit to continue to pursue these interests.

Brian Nowak-Thompson

Term 1: March 2025 – March 2028

I joined [the Board] because water is important and brings together interesting people who I would like to work with. Oh, and the glamorous meetings and fancy spreadsheets. 

Michelle Carlile

Term 1: March 2025 – March 2028

I have been involved with Superior Rivers as a volunteer, […] past board member, and board president. After stepping away for a bit, I feel ready to re-engage in all the awesomeness SRWA brings to our watershed and our community. This organization is near and dear to my heart and I am excited to again be involved. 

Past Board of Directors Members

  • Allissa Stutte
  • Bill Route
  • Erin Burkett
  • Phil Norrgard
  • Michelle Carlile
  • Laurence Wiland
  • Cathy Techtman
  • Bobbi Rongstad
  • Mark Dryer
  • Jim Crandall
  • Sjana Schanning
  • Eric Ellason
  • Ana Tochterman
  • Bob Rice
  • Joan Elias
  • Denise Ciebien
  • Andrea Pokrzywinski
  • Valerie Damstra
  • Mike Ryan
  • Kevin Brewster
  • Kelly McKnight
  • Pam Roberts
  • Tracy Ledder
  • Darienne McNamara
  • Jo Bailey
  • Randy Lehr
  • Jedd Ungrodt
  • Dane Bonk
  • Bill Heart
  • George Mika
  • Shawn Miller
  • Steven Smith
  • Dorothy Lagerroos
  • Matt O’Claire
  • Jack Wichita
  • Tom Erickson
  • Karen Danielson
  • Matt Hudson
  • Rose Lahti
  • Rae Ann Maday
  • Colleen Matula
  • Terry Peters
  • Michele Wheeler
  • Myron Anderson
  • Plinio Beres
  • Jeff Ehrhardt
  • Neil Paulson
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