Board of Directors

In collaboration with Midland and Gladwin counties, a group of volunteers came together to form FLTF. The current volunteer board of directors is made of nominated representatives from each lake association and two commissioners, one from Gladwin and Midland counties. The lake associations will nominate and approve future members. Lake association members serve up to two, 3-year terms. County commissioners serve at the county's desire.​

• David Kepler, Chair, Sanford Lake, 2023-2025
• Tamara McGovern, Sanford Lake, 2025-2028
• Doug Hill, Wixom Lake, 2025-2028
• Dave Rothman, Wixom Lake, 2023-2026
• Mark Mudge, Smallwood Lake, 2025-2028
• Phil Dast, Secord Lake, 2023-2026
• Chuck Sikora, Secord Lake, 2023-2024
• Karen Moore, Gladwin County
• Jeanette Snyder, Midland County

Board members do not receive compensation for their service on the board of directors.

Four Lakes Task Force Bylaws

CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY

Officers

• David Kepler, Chair and President
• ​Dave Rothman, Vice President​
• Joe Colaianne, General Counsel
• Kayla Stryker, Secretary​​ and Treasurer 

Governance Committee

• David Kepler, Chair

Members

• Dave Rothman, Vice President and Director
• Doug Hill, Director
• Chuck Sikora, Director

Advisors

• Kayla Stryker, Secretary​ and Treasurer 
• Joe Colaianne, General Counsel

Finance Committee

• Mark Mudge, Chair

Members

• Tamara McGovern, Director
• Phil Dast, Director

Advisors

• Kayla Stryker, Secretary and Treasurer
• John Haag, Yeo and Yeo Advisor

 Environmental, Health and safety (eh&s) advisory committee

Four Lakes Task Force

• David Kepler, Co-Chair, President, FLTF
• Brad Fedorchak, Co-Chair, Operations Manager, FLTF
• Bob Gates, The Essex Partnership, Consultant, Dam Operations
• Ron Hansen​, President, Spicer Group, Owner’s Engineer​​​
• Dave Rothman, Vice President, FLTF​

​Advisors

• Maggie Pallone, Public Sector Consultants, Consultant and Lead-Facilitator 
• ​​Rick Anderson, GEI Consultants, P.E. and FLTF Dam Safety Engineer
• Monty Heins, Dow Chemical, Operations Expert
• Dennis McCauley, President and Senior Environmental Scientist, Great Lakes Environmental Center
• Adam Monroe, Consumers Energy, Executive VP of Consumers Hydro Operations
• Doug Bellomo, AECOM, Third Party Review Dam Safety Expert

EH&S Purpose:

• Review environmental, health and safety policies, practices and requirements related to the operations of Four Lakes Task Force (FLTF), and provide advice to ensure FLTF meets industry standards, the requirements for regulatory compliance, and future regulatory and/or standard changes in dam operations.

EH&S Responsibilities

• Advise FLTF management on improvements to policies, processes and practices
• Facilitate connections to external resources
• Provide comments, recommendations or consent to FLTF management, and for FLTF board approval on EH&S policies, as appropriate
• Advise the FLTF board on external EH&S matters, including changes in regulatory requirements

FLTF Officers

• David Kepler, Chair, President
• Dave Rothman, Vice President​
• Joe Colaianne, General Counsel, Clark Hill PLC
• Kayla Stryker, Secretary, Treasurer

Mr. Kepler and Mr. Rothman are volunteers. Mr. Colaianne and Mrs. Stryker are paid for their services.    

Management team

• Brad Fedorchak, Operations Manager and Restoration Program Director​​
  • Warren Miller, Restoration Project Engineer and Controller (Spicer Group)
  • Ted Warren, Secord and Smallwood Project Manager
  • Scott Dahl, Edenville and Sanford Project Manager
• Dave Kepler, President​
  • ​Joe Colaianne, Senior Counsel (Clark Hill PLC)
  • Ron Hansen, Owners Engineering (Spicer Group)​
  • Troy Naperala, Design and Safety Engineering (GEI)
• Dave Rothman, Vice President
• Kayla Stryker, Treasurer and Administrator ​
  • Taylor Trapani, Communication Consultant (Trapani Communications)​

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Consultants

Engineering
​Spicer Group - Owner's Engineering Firm
GEI Consultants - Dam Engineering
AECOM - Dam Design Third Party Review
Essex Partners - Dam Operations

Services
Clark Hill PLC - Legal Advisors
Trapani Communications - Communications
Yeo and Yeo - Auditors
Public Sector Consultants - Policy Advisors

Specialties
Merjent - Environmental Permitting
Streamside Ecological Services
Ayers Associates - Precipitation and Hydrology
​Applied Weather Associates 

Construction
Fisher Contracting Company - General Contractor
Spence Brothers - Pre-Construction Consulting

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