Meet Our Team

Dennis McCauley

President
Traverse City Operations
Senior Environmental Scientist

Jamie Saxton

Vice President | Co-Manager
Traverse City Operations
Senior Environmental Scientist

Mailee Garton

Manager Traverse City
Toxicology Laboratory
Principal Research Scientist

John Bachman

Laboratory Coordinator
Organic Chemistry
Senior Research Scientist

John Barkach, Ph.D.

Program Manager
Hydrogeologist
Senior Research Scientist

Chris Tarr

Manager Columbus
Toxicology Laboratory
Principal Research Scientist

Michelle Moore

Laboratory Coordinator
Inorganic Chemistry
Principal Research Scientist

Michelle VanDenBrand

Program Manager
Toxicology & Taxonomy
 Research Scientist

Tyler Linton, Ph.D.

Aquatic Toxicology
Senior Research Scientist

Craig Voros

Aquatic Toxicology
Principal Research Scientist

Chris Turner

Field Studies & Logistics
Principal Research Scientist

Maggie Petersen

Molecular Ecology & Toxicology
Senior Researcher

Julianne Heinlein, Ph.D.

Algal Taxonomy
Research Scientist

Jim Stricko

Toxicology & Taxonomy
Principal Research Scientist

Keith Taulbee, Ph.D.

Biostatistics
Principal Research Scientist

David Rosier

Field Studies
Research Scientist

Erica Schneider

Health & Safety Officer
Senior Researcher

Chris Young

IT & Logistics
Senior Researcher

Jennifer Hansen

Quality Assurance Officer
Senior Researcher

Anna Nesterovich

Algal Taxonomist
Research Scientist

Dale White, Ph.D.

Environmental Engineering
Principal Research Scientist

Ben Cook

Inorganic Chemistry
Senior Research Technician

Natalie Smith

Senior Research Technician

Dave Johns

Senior Research Technician

Michael Fennell

Field Research Technician

Taylor Merchant

Lab & Field Studies
Technician

Michael Dunlop

Logistics 
Research Technician

Audrey Foster

Lab & Field Studies
Technician

Dan Briem

Lab & Field Studies
Technician

Eliot Hoitsma

Lab & Field Studies
Technician

Donovan Flickinger

Lab & Field Studies
Technician

Alana Miles

Lab & Field Studies
Technician

Erin Dixon

Lab & Field Studies
Technician

Brandon Tremble

Lab & Field Studies
Technician

Kayla Johns

Lab & Field Studies
Technician

Michael McCauley

Senior Research Technician

Zachary Dixon

Logistics Technician

Charlotte Groleau

Laboratory Technician

Caroline Reyes

Laboratory Technician

Keith Orr

Lab & Field Studies
Technician

Anna Briem

Lab & Field Studies
Technician

Chuck Mcknight

Taxonomy 
Research Technician

Youlia Karaivanova

Laboratory Technician

Carter Johns

Lab & Field Studies
Technician

Darci Baker 

Laboratory Technician

Kody Galla

Lab & Field Studies
Technician

Kim Bell

Administration & HR Coordinator
Compliance Officer

Gina Anderson

Administrative Assistant
Travel Coordinator

Randall Panks

Facilities Maintenance
Technician

Sandy Austin

Accounting Clerk

Christopher Kavran

Accountant

Amelia Howard

Lead Accountant | Controller

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

Robin Silva-Wilkinson

Dennis McIntyre, Ph.D.

Charles Delos

Consulting
Aquatic Toxicology

Doug Endicott

Consulting
Environmental Engineering

Bill Arnold

Consulting
Development & Planning

Cannon Strzalka

Consulting
GIS