Council Members

State Agencies

• S tanley “Skip” Pruss (Chair)—Director, Michigan Department of Energy, Labor & Economic Growth
• Ken DeBeaussaert —Director, Office of the Great Lakes, Michigan Department of Environmental Quality
  
• John Halsey —Michigan State Housing Development Authority, Michigan Department of Energy, Labor & Economic Growth
  
• Orjiakor N. Isiogu — Chairman, Michigan Public Service Commission
  
• Dennis Knapp —Assistant to Resource Management Deputy, Michigan Department of Natural Resources
  
• Cindy Douglas —Vice President of Business Development, Michigan Economic Development Corporation
  
• Roberta “Bobbi” Tisdale —Chair, Green Initiatives Team, Michigan Department of Transportation
• Jim Sygo —Deputy Director, Michigan Department of Environmental Quality
  

Members appointed by the Governor

• Adesoji O. Adelaja —Director and founder, Michigan State University Land Policy Institute, John A. Hannah Distinguished Professor in Land Policy, Michigan State University
  
• Dennis Assanis — Director, Michigan Memorial Phoenix Energy Institute, Arthur F. Thurnau Professor, and Jon R. and Beverly S. Holt Professor of Engineering, The University of Michigan College of Engineering
• T. Arnold Boezaart —Grand Valley State University, Michigan Alternative and Renewable Energy Center
  
• Leonard J. Bohmann —Associate Dean of Engineering, Michigan Technological University
  
• James P. Clift —Policy Director, Michigan Environmental Council
  
• J. Wilfred Cwikiel —Harbor Springs, Michigan
  
• Frank D. Ettawageshik —Executive Director, United Tribes of Michigan
  
• Brett French —Senior Regional Manager-External Relations Michigan, American Transmission Company
• Margaret R. Gale —Dean, School of Forest Resources & Environmental Science, Michigan Technological University
  
• Dennis L. Grinold —State Affairs Officer, Michigan Charter Boat Association
  
• Curtis A. Hertel Sr. —Executive Director, Detroit-Wayne County Port Authority
  
• Thomas L. Hickner —Bay County Executive
  
• M. Jack Knowles —Vice President, Dietrich, Bailey and Associates, PC
  
• Steven E. Kurmas —President and Chief Operating Officer, Detroit Edison
  
• Marty G. Lagina —Chief Executive Officer, Heritage Sustainable Energy, LLC
  
• James D. MacInnes —Co-owner and Chief Executive Officer, Crystal Mountain Resort and Spa
  
• Michael O’Brien —Great lakes Project Director, Bluewater Wind
• John G. Russell —President and Chief Operating Officer, Consumers Energy Company
  
• Christopher M. Trebilcock —Principal, Miller, Canfield, Paddock and Stone, PLC
• Richard F. Vander Veen —President, Mackinaw Power
  
• Joseph L. Welch —President and Chief Executive Officer, ITC Holdings Corp.