Great Lakes Environmental Center

Meet Our Team

 

COFOUNDERS

Mick DeGraeve
G.M "Mick" DeGraeve, Ph.D

Director of Strategic Planning
and Program Development
Senior Research Scientist

Dennis McMauley
Dennis McCauley

President, Co-Manager
Traverse City Operations
Senior Environmental Scientist

Dennis McIntyre, Ph.D

Co-Manager
Columbus Operations
Senior Research Scientist

Robin Silva-Wilkinson

Vice President
Manager Chemistry
Senior Research Scientist

Greg Smith, Ph.D

Co-Manager
Columbus Operations
Senior Research Scientist

MANAGEMENT - FIELD AND LABORATORY OPERATIONS

Jamie Saxton
Jamie Saxton

Vice President Co-Manager
Traverse City Operations
Principal Research Scientist

Mailee Garton

Manager Traverse City
Toxicology Laboratory
Research Scientist

John Bachman
John Bachman

Laboratory Coordinator
Organic Chemistry
Principal Research Scientist

Michelle Moore
Michelle Moore

Laboratory Coordinator
Inorganic Chemistry
Principal Research Scientist

John Barkach
John Barkach

Senior Program Manager 
Traverse City Operations Principal Research Scientist

Chris Tarr
Chris Tarr

Manager Columbus
Toxicology Laboratory
Senior Researcher

PROJECT LEADERS - SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING

Tyler Linton
Tyler Linton, Ph.D.

Principal Research Scientist
Aquatic Toxicology

Charles Delos
Charles Delos

Senior Research Scientist
Aquatic Toxicology

Craig Voros

Research Scientist
Aquatic Toxicology

Keith Taulbee, Ph.D.
Keith Taulbee, Ph.D.

Research Scientist
Biostatistics

Bill Arnold
Bill Arnold

Manager Business
Development & GIS, Principal Research Scientist

Doug Endicott

Principal Research Scientist
Environmental Engineering

Dale White, Ph.D.
Dale White, Ph. D.

Principal Research Scientist
Environmental Engineering

Charles DuJardin

Senior Research Scientist
Environmental Engineering

Bill Arnold
Alan Hais

Manager Business Senior Research Scientist
Environmental Engineering

Chris Turner

Principal Research Scientist
Field Studies & Logistics

Jim Stricko
Jim Stricko

Principal Research Scientist
Toxicology & Taxonomy

Patrick McCool

Principal Research Scientist
Microbiology

Julianne Heinlein Ph.D.
Julianne Heinlein Ph.D.

Researcher
Algal Taxonomy

Michelle VanDenBrand

Senior Researcher
Toxicology & Taxonomy

David Rosier
David Rosier

Researcher
Field Studies

Erica Schneider

Health & Safety Officer
Researcher

Jennifer Hansen
Jennifer Hansen

Quality Assurance Officer
Senior Researcher

Chris Young

Senior Researcher
IT & Logistics


RESEARCH TECHNICIANS

Craig Davis

Senior Research Technician
Field Studies

Ben Cook

Senior Research Technician
Inorganic Chemistry

Michael McCauley

Senior Research Technician
Field Studies

Dave Johns
Dave Johns

Research Technician
Field Studies

Natalie Sutherland

Research Technician
Lab & Field Studies

Dan Smith

Research Technician
Lab & Field Studies

Eliot Hoitsma

Technician 
Lab & Field Studies

Chuck Mcknight

Research Technician 
Taxonomy

Liana May
Liana May

Research Technician
Botany


Susan Klimas

Research Technician
Botany

Maggie Petersen
Maggie Petersen

Technician
Lab & Field Studies

Taylor West
Taylor West

Technician
Lab & Field Studies

Mike Dunlop

Research Technician 
Logistics

Audrey Foster
Audrey Foster

Technician
Lab & Field Studies

Youlia Karaivanova
Youlia Karaivanova

Technician
Lab Studies

Carter Johns
Carter Johns

Technician
Field Studies

Vivian Werth

Technician
Lab & Field Studies

Dan Briem

Technician
Lab & Field Studies

ADMINISTRATION AND FACILITIES

Kim Bell

HR Coordinator
Compliance Officer

Gina Anderson

Administrative Assistant
Travel Coordinator

Randall Panks

Facilities Maintenance
Technician

Angie Rought

Facilities Technician

Amelia Howard

Controller

Sandy Austin

Accounting Clerk

Sandra Robey

Gardener

 

Multiple Award Schedule Contract for 541620 Environmental Consulting Services and Order Level Materials Goods/Services
GLEC operates one of only a few U.S. laboratories that is NELAP accredited for whole sediment toxicity and whole effluent toxicity (WET) testing. GLEC also maintains NELAP accreditation for chlorophyll and nutrient chemistry testing.
GLEC's Columbus, Ohio laboratory is accredited by the Arkansas Department of Energy & Environment for Acute and Chronic Toxicity Testing

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Great Lakes Environmental Center

739 Hastings Street
Traverse City, MI   49686

Phone: (231) 941-2230
Fax: (231) 941-2240

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