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​​​Meet our team 

For each staff member's title + contact information, click on their picture below.

For information on Board Members and monthly meetings check below. 

Manistee Conservation District Staff

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Josh Shields- District Forester
Scott Hughey- USDA/NRCS Conservationist
Renee Mallison - Executive Director
Tyler Dula- Conservation Technical Assistant
Kendra Pollard - Communications Administrator
Regional Staff
Jamie VanDerZanden- MAEAP Technician
Katie Grzesiak- Invasive Species Network Coordinator
Emily Cook- NW Michigan Invasive Species Network Outreach Specialist
Audrey Menninga- NW Michigan Invasive Species Network Invasive Species Specialist
Fields Ratliff- NW Michigan Invasive Species Network Habitat Management Specialist
Shelly Stusick- NW Michigan Invasive Species Network Go Beyond Beauty Specialist
Board of Directors 
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MCD Board of Directors
(pictured in order left to right)​


Nate Grossnickle, Secretary  contact: nathangrossnickle@yahoo.com

Erik Johnson, Vice-chair  email:aeric1955@gmail.com

Dave Wallace, Chair  email:   ddw.hft@gmail.com

Rob Carson (not pictured), Director  email: rcarson@manisteecountymi.gov

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Board meetings are held the third Tuesday of every month at 5:30 p.m.
October 15, 2019                      April 21, 2020
November 19, 2019                  May 19, 2020
December 17, 2019                  June 16, 2020
January 21, 2020                      July 21, 2020
February 18, 2020                    August 18, 2020
March 17, 2020                        September 15, 2020
                                                 October 20, 2020


Due to the COVID 19 pandemic all board meetings are being held virtually via zoom meetings. Board meetings are held the 3rd Tuesday of each month at 5:30 pm. You can join by phone or computer. Board meetings are open to the public. To join a zoom board meeting contact the MCD at manisteecd@macd.org for meeting information on how to join.  If you are disabled and need additional assistance to participate in the board meeting please contact the Manistee Conservation District at 231-889-9666 or by email at www.manisteecd@macd.org.  To contact a Board member to provide input or ask questions please use the contact information listed above.

Contact us

Phone
(231) 889-9666

Email
Contact individual staff


Location

8840 Chippewa Highway
Bear Lake, MI 49614
​MCD  Hours:
9:00 a.m.-4:30 p.m.
Monday-Friday


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  • Home
  • About
    • Jobs
    • Strategic Plan
    • Staff + Board of Directors
    • Get Involved- Volunteer
    • Newsletters
    • Events and Sales
    • FOIA Policy
  • Store
  • Resources
    • Native Wildflowers and Grasses
    • Shoreline Erosion
    • Water Testing Day & Information
    • Volunteer Stream Monitoring
    • Watershed Resources
    • Dune Grass
    • Invasives
    • No-Till Drill
    • HHW
    • Recycling
    • Other Resources
  • Landowner Assistance
    • MCD Programs Coverage
    • Forestry >
      • Forestry Home Page
      • Forestry Updates and News
      • MAEAP FWH*A*Syst
      • American Tree Farm System
      • Forestry Programs and Other Organizations
      • Forestry Educational Tools
      • List of Foresters
      • List of Tree Planters, Arborists, and Loggers
      • Referrals for Foresters
    • Produce Safety
    • MAEAP
  • Contact