Who We Are

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, 2022-2025
Adam Beebe, Sanford Lake, 2021-2024
Don Zakett, Wixom Lake, 2022-2025
Dave Rothman, Wixom Lake, 2021-2023
Mark Mudge, Smallwood Lake, 2021-2024
Phil Dast, Secord Lake, 2021-2023
Chuck Sikora, Secord Lake, 2021-2024
Karen Moore, Gladwin County
Mark Bone, Midland County

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

Four Lakes Task Force Bylaws

Officers

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

Governance Committee

David Kepler, Chair

Members

Dave Rothman, Vice President and Director
Adam Beebe, Director
Chuck Sikora, Director

Advisors

Kayla Stryker, Secretary
Joe Colaianne, General Counsel

Finance Committee

Mark Mudge, Chair

Members

Don Zakett, Director
Phil Dast, Director

Advisors

Kayla Stryker, Treasurer
Tamara McGovern, Advisor
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
Adam Heinrich, Program Director, FLTF
Dave Rothman, Vice President, FLTF

Advisors

Maggie Pallone, Public Sector Consultants, Consultant and Lead-Facilitator
Fred Szufnarowski, The Essex Partnership, Hydro Management Consultant, and Associate-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