Board of Directors

CHAIRMAN
Lisa Brohl

Lisa Kutschbach-Brohl, the chair of the Lake Erie Islands Chapter of the Black Swamp Conservancy and director of the Nature Camp Programs, has a B.S. degree from the Ohio State University in Natural Resources (Parks/Interpretation). She received her M.S. from OSU in environmental science with a specialty in wetlands. She has an abundance of educational work experience including work with the National Park service, as an instructor at the Ohio State University Stone Laboratory (workshops and Local Flora college courses) as well as being a certified Project WET, WILD, and Learning Tree facilitator. Lisa has also worked as a biological technician with the U. S. Geological Survey at their Lake Erie Biological Field Station and currently works part time for the U. S. D. A. Wildlife Research station in Sandusky, Ohio.

We are also proud to announce that the Ohio Department of Natural Resources & Division of Wildlife has declared Lisa their winner of the Wildlife Conservation Award for 2010. Congratulations Lisa!

SECRETARY/TREASURER
Kelly Faris

BOARD MEMBERS

Lianne Genzman

John Ladd

Valerie Mettler

Valerie Mettler, has been a LEIC-BSC board member, 2004 – Present, and LEINWC board member, 2007 – Present. She holds a B.S.in Education (Health, Phys. Ed., Recreation, Dance) from the University of Akron and has taken classes at OSU Stone Lab, is a Nature Camp co-ordinator and instructor 2004 – Present and does programs on local snakes and spiders to groups through the LEINWC.

Bob Russell

Susan Byrnes

Susan Byrnes has been a LEIC-BSC board member since spring 2008, as well as a committee member of the LEINWC. Susan has been photographing and capturing the beauty of the island since 1998. Her love of photography began as a teen and was pursued further at Ohio University as a photojournalism major. Susan and her family live on the island and own and operate the Arbor Inn Bed & Breakfast, in addition to her photography business Put-in-Bay Studios.

Kristin Stanford

Kristin, AKA the Island Snakelady, has been the Recovery Plan Coordinator for the federally threatened Lake Erie Watersnake since 2000. Portions of her research have been showcased with Mike Rowe on Discovery Channel’s Dirty Jobs. Kristin also teaches field herpetology at Ohio State University’s Stone Lab and has supervised 18 Research Experience for Undergraduate student projects on the islands. She has as B.S. and M.S. in Biology from Northern Illinois University and is currently working on finishing up her PhD. Kristin is currently a board member for LEIC-BSC, a board member for LEINWC, and a member of the Midwest Partners in Amphibian and Reptiles Conservation Advisory Committee.

Peggy Leopold

Bruce Miles

Bruce is president of Miles Products, a lifelong seasonal resident of Middle Bass Island and an avid hunter and fisherman.

Marsha Collett

Marsha Collett has been a LEIC-BSC board member from 2009-Present. She holds
a B.A. in Psychology from The Ohio State University and a J.D. from Case Western Reserve University School of Law.

ADVISORY BOARD MEMBERS

Carol Richardson

John Dodge

Richard Gump