Meet Our Team

 

COFOUNDERS


Mick DeGraeve
G.M "Mick" DeGraeve, Ph.D.

Director of Strategic Planning
and Program Development
Senior Research Scientist

Dennis McMauley
Dennis McCauley

President | Co-Manager
Traverse City Operations
Senior Environmental Scientist

Dennis McIntyre, Ph.D.

Senior Research Scientist

Robin Silva-Wilkinson

Senior Research Scientist

 

 

 

 

 

 


MANAGEMENT - FIELD AND LABORATORY OPERATIONS

Jamie Saxton
Jamie Saxton

Vice President | Co-Manager
Traverse City Operations
Principal Research Scientist

Mailee Garton

Manager Traverse City
Toxicology Laboratory
Research Scientist

John Bachman
John Bachman

Laboratory Coordinator
Organic Chemistry
Principal Research Scientist

Michelle Moore
Michelle Moore

Laboratory Coordinator
Inorganic Chemistry
Principal Research Scientist

John Barkach
John Barkach, Ph.D.

Senior Program Manager 
Hydrogeologist

Chris Tarr
Chris Tarr

Manager Columbus
Toxicology Laboratory
Senior Researcher

 

 

 

 


PROJECT LEADERS - SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING

Tyler Linton
Tyler Linton, Ph.D.

Senior Research Scientist
Aquatic Toxicology

Charles Delos
Charles Delos

Senior Research Scientist
Aquatic Toxicology

Craig Voros

Principal Research Scientist
Aquatic Toxicology

Keith Taulbee, Ph.D.
Keith Taulbee, Ph.D.

Principal Research Scientist
Biostatistics

Bill Arnold
Bill Arnold

Manager Business
Development & GIS
Principal Research Scientist

Doug Endicott

Principal Research Scientist
Environmental Engineering

Dale White, Ph.D.
Dale White, Ph.D.

Principal Research Scientist
Environmental Engineering

Charles DuJardin

Senior Research Scientist
Environmental Engineering

Bill Arnold
Alan Hais

Senior Research Scientist
Environmental Engineering

Chris Turner

Principal Research Scientist
Field Studies & Logistics

Jim Stricko
Jim Stricko

Principal Research Scientist
Toxicology & Taxonomy

Patrick McCool, Ph.D.

Principal Research Scientist
Microbiology

Julianne Heinlein Ph.D.
Julianne Heinlein, Ph.D.

Researcher
Algal Taxonomy

Michelle VanDenBrand

Senior Researcher
Toxicology & Taxonomy

David Rosier
David Rosier

Senior Researcher
Field Studies

Erica Schneider

Health & Safety Officer
Researcher

Jennifer Hansen
Jennifer Hansen

Quality Assurance Officer
Senior Researcher

Chris Young

Senior Researcher
IT & Logistics

 

 

 

 



RESEARCH TECHNICIANS

Craig Davis

Researcher

Ben Cook

Senior Research Technician
Inorganic Chemistry

Michael McCauley

Senior Research Technician

Dave Johns
Dave Johns

Research Technician
Lab & Field Studies

Natalie Smith

Senior Researcher

Dan Smith

Senior Research Technician

Eliot Hoitsma

Technician
Lab & Field Studies

Chuck Mcknight

Research Technician 
Taxonomy

Liana May
Liana May

Research Technician
Botany


Charlotte Groleau

Laboratory Technician

Maggie Petersen
Maggie Petersen

Researcher
Molecular Ecology & Toxicology

Taylor West
Taylor Merchant

Technician
Lab & Field Studies

Michael Dunlop

Research Technician 
Logistics

Audrey Foster
Audrey Foster

Technician
Lab & Field Studies

Youlia Karaivanova
Youlia Karaivanova

Laboratory Technician

Carter Johns
Carter Johns

Technician
Lab & Field Studies

Alana Miles

Laboratory Technician

Dan Briem

Technician
Lab & Field Studies

Kody Galla

Technician
Lab & Field Studies

Michael Fennell

Field Research Technician

Megan Nakoneczny

Technician
Lab & Field Studies

Daniel McConnell

Research Technician
Botany

Juliette Cerny

Laboratory Technician

Donovan Flickinger

Technician
Lab & Field Studies

Tom Callison 

Field Technician

Erin Dixon

Technician
Lab & Field Studies

Darci Baker 

Laboratory Technician

Francis Kudwa

Field Technician

 


ADMINISTRATION AND FACILITIES

Kim Bell
Kim Bell

Administration & HR Coordinator
Compliance Officer

Gina Anderson

Administrative Assistant
Travel Coordinator

Randall Panks

Facilities Maintenance
Technician

Angie Rought

Facilities Technician

Amelia Howard

Controller

Sandy Austin

Accounting Clerk

 

 


About GLEC

 

"The contractor technical quality of work product was exceptional. Any questions or minor problems were identified early and adjustments were made to ensure assigned tasks were completed as needed in a timely manner. Overall, the contractor was proactive and made suggestions at the initiation or during the execution of tasks to improve the quality or efficiency of producing a work product. The varied technical tasks under the task orders have been delivered with high quality and in a timely manner and reflect an understanding of the project requirements, with appropriate application of QA/QC processes."

U.S. EPA Office of Water - Contractor Performance Assessment 2023

 

"The contractor executed all aspects of this Task Order with the utmost professional and technical integrity, delivering timely and complete deliverables that met all project objectives in a cost-efficient manner. This was one of the better contractors I have worked with in my 10+ years."

U.S. EPA Office of Water – Contractor Performance Assessment 2022

 

"I thought you would appreciate the kudo we recently received from our EPA Regional Administrator on the quality of both the Oregon Toxics Biological Evaluation (BE) and a more recent BE we did for the Swinomish Tribe’s aquatic life standards here in Region 10.  Other EPA regions have recently asked to use the approach and analysis methods we performed in the Oregon Toxics and Swinomish BEs in their BEs of other water quality standards.  The work you and others at GLEC did supporting EPA Region 10 in preparing the Oregon Toxics BE enabled us to prepare what other have found to be a high-quality technical document."

U.S. EPA Region 10 - Laboratory & Applied Sciences Division

 "The contractor's response to inquiries, technical service, or administrative issues exceeded Government expectations."

U.S. EPA Office of Water – Contractor Performance Assessment 2009-2010

 

“The staff anticipates potential problems and seeks to implement preemptive measures to ensure smooth operations. The company has surpassed contractual requirements and it has been a pleasure working with them.”

USDA Monitoring Programs Office – 2003 Contract Review

Great Lakes Environmental Center

739 Hastings Street
Traverse City, MI   49686

Phone: (231) 941-2230
Fax: (231) 941-2240