EARTH KEEPER CLEAN SWEEP FOUNDERS

Carl Lindquist, Ex. Dir. of the Superior Watershed Partnership

Rev. Jon Magnuson, Ex. Dir. of The Cedar Tree Institute in Marquette, MI, co-founder of The Earth Keeper Initiative, founder of The Manoomin (wild rice) Project

 

Earth Keeper Team Members

Rehema Clarken, Marquette, MI, Baha'i

Linda O'Brien, Marquette, MI, Catholic

Kyra Fillmore, Marquette, MI, Catholic

Anita Wingert, Marquette, MI, Episcopal

Nancy Auer, Allouez, MI, Michigan Tech University professor, Episcopal

Jacob Silver, Negaunee, MI, Jewish

Joy Ibsen, Trout Creek, MI, Lutheran

Tari Stage-Harvey, St. Ignace, MI, Lutheran pastor of the Zion Lutheran Church in St. Ignace, MI and Trinity Lutheran Church in Brevort, MI

Sue Piasini, Channing, MI, Presbyterian

Lynnea Kuzak, Marquette, MI, NMU Presbyterian Campus Ministry Director

Barbara McTaggert, Houghton, MI, United Methodist Church

Donna Lindberg, Manistique, NI, United Methodist Church

Don Watson, Houghton, MI, United Methodist Church

Gail Griffith, Marquette, MI, Unitarian Universalist

Kelly Mathews, Big Bay, MI, Catholic

Rev. Charlie West, Marquette, MI. United Methodist Church pastor, director of 2005 Earth Keeper Clean Sweep

Larry Ziomkowski of Marquette, MI, Dir. of 2006 Earth Keeper Clean Sweep, and Ex. Dir. of Catholic Charities of the U.P.

Lisa Niemi, NMU Resource Person

Ron Sundell, NMU Resource Person

Northern Michigan University EarthKeeper Student Team

Jennifer Simula, student team project director, NMU graduate student from Michigamme, MI, Lutheran

Ashley Ormson, NMU EK Team Student Coordinator, sophomore from Negaunee, MI, International Relations and French (double major), Lutheran

Rosemary Mifsud, NMU sophomore from Sturgis, MI, metalsmithing and jewelry design (major), Lutheran

Michael Rotter, NMU senior, Botany (major), Zen Buddhist

Stephen Atwood, NMU senior, Environmental Science (major), emphasis in Policy (minor)

Anna Kerr, NMU sophomore from Clarkston, MI, environmental science (major), Spanish (minor)

Elizabeth Bloomfield, NMU junior from Owosso, MI, Environmental Conservation (major), Writing (minor), member of the Congregational Church

Jenna Geueke, NMU sophomore from Marquette, MI, secondary music education, Lutheran

Phil Andersen, NMU senior from Escanaba, MI, art and design (major), Lutheran

Lauren Murphy, NMU student

Ben VanderVeen, NMU student

Casey Andrews, NMU student

FAITH LEADERS

Bishop Alexander K. Sample, Roman Catholic Diocese of Marquette

Bishop Thomas A. Skrenes, Northern Great Lakes Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA)

Bishop James Kelsey, Episcopal Diocese of Northern Michigan

Rev. Grant Lobb, superintendent of Marquette District of the United Methodist Church Detroit Conference

Rev. Dave Van Dam, Executive Presbyter at the Presbytery of Mackinac

Rev. Tesshin Paul Lehmberg, Head Priest of Lake Superior Zendo - a Marquette Zen Buddhist temple

Dr. Rodney Clarken, Chair of the Local Spiritual Assembly of the Bahai's of Marquette, MI

Dr. Cary Gottlieb, President of (Jewish) Temple Beth Sholom in Ishpeming, MI

Dr. Helen J. Kahn, past President of (Jewish) Temple Beth Sholom in Ishpeming, MI

Rev. Kayle Rice, former leader of the Marquette Unitarian Universalist Congregation

American Indian Tribes

Susan LaFernier, President and CEO of the Keweenaw Bay Indian Community Tribal Council

Critical Partners

Dave Huckstep, Thrivent Financial for Lutherans, a Wisconsin-based full service financial services company, Lutheran Community Services Specialist for the U.P. and northern Wisconsin

Staff of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Great Lakes National Program Office

Greg Peterson, Earth Keeper media advisor, a news reporter for over 30 years in Michigan's Upper Peninsula and Augusta, GA, and co-organizer of the original 1986 James Brown Appreciation Day in Augusta, GA

Dr. John Rebers, chair of the Central U.P. Group of the Sierra Club, Tri-Beta advisor, NMU biology professor