Our Team


Internal Staff

Barbara Rose

Executive Director

Heather McCloksey

General Office Manager

Officers and Trustees

Brent Peterson – Board President

Financial Advisor, Edward Jones

Pete Negro - Treasurer

CPA, Bruce A. Rukkila, CPA, PC

Joan Chadde

Education Program Coordinator Western U.P Center for Science, Mathematics & Environmental Education & MTU for Science and Environmental Outreach

Les Cook

Vice President for Student Affairs, Michigan Technological University

Paul Freshwater

Retired Regional Government Affairs Manager, Proctor & Gamble Co.

Mike Hauswirth

Chief Operating Officer, Aspirus Keweenaw Hospital

Lois Jamebekar

 

Steve Zutter

Financial Advisor, Edward Jones

Jon Julien
Julien Properties, LLC/Owner

Anthony Stark

 

Karyn Olsson
Marketing Department, Inc./Owner

Bernadette Yeoman-Ouellette

 

Eric Nielsen
COO, Thermo Analytics

 

 

PUBLIC DOCUMENTS: Our annual audit, IRS Form 990, and our annual application for the State of Michigan License to Solicit Donations are available at our office during business hours.