Blog
October 24, 2024
Laura Payne, Chair
Laura Payne is the Director of Public Markets at Builders Vision, responsible for equity and fixed income investments across various portfolios. Laura is a frequent speaker on topics of investment […]
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September 20, 2024
Bre’Shaun Reddick
As Local Partnership Manager, Bre’Shaun prioritizes co-leading strategic relationship expansion in disinvested communities, bridging the gap between local change makers and policy makers. Bre’Shaun has over a decade of experience […]
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February 5, 2024
Tom Fazzini
Tom comes to the Alliance with extensive experience serving in political and nonprofit communications roles at the federal and local government levels, in campaigns, and as an advisor to nonprofit […]
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January 4, 2024
Justine Weidel
As Executive Assistant, Justine primarily supports the Alliance’s President/CEO and COO, working to maximize the strategic use of their time. She also provides administrative strategy and support across all teams […]
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January 4, 2024
Meleah Geertsma
Meleah joined the Alliance for the Great Lakes as Director of Clean Water & Equity in 2023. In this role, Meleah is responsible for leading the Alliance’s water infrastructure team, […]
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November 26, 2023
Don Carr
As Media Director, Don Carr leads strategic communication and media campaigns to drive the Alliance’s program and advocacy objectives across the Great Lakes region. With over 15 years of experience, […]
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October 12, 2023
Timothy Alston
Timothy is a process controls engineer at the Gary Sanitary District, one of the largest wastewater utilities in the State of Indiana and one of the few majority-black employees utilities […]
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September 18, 2023
Helena Volzer
As the Senior Agriculture Policy Manager, Helena executes policy analysis, advocacy, and project implementation under the Agriculture and Water Restoration sections of the Alliance’s strategy. She implements work across the […]
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July 25, 2023
Matt Altstiel
Matt Altstiel serves as Vice President for Development, joining the Alliance in July 2023. With the organization’s Advancement Team, he is driving efforts for Development, Community Engagement (volunteer programs), and […]
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June 7, 2023
Jenna Voss
Jenna Voss serves as Program Manager, Clean Water & Equity at the Alliance for the Great Lakes, in which she leads the State Revolving Fund (SRF) Advocates Forum and advances […]