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OUR LEADERSHIP TEAM

Our leadership team is made up of a wide variety and backgrounds and experience
but all have one motivation in common which is:

 

OUR MISSION STATEMENT:
 

The Gull Chain of Lakes Association is an alliance of individuals, families and business owners in the Gull Chain of Lakes in Cass and Crow Wing Counties.  The Association is devoted to the restoration and continued preservation of the highest water quality and environmental standards achievable, promotion of the responsible use of land and water resources and recreational safety on the Gull chain of lakes.

BOARD MEMBERS

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Steve Frawley
Chair

612-750-2633

Robert Eliason
Board Member
Robert Eliason
Board Member

218-820-6389

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Sue Friedrichs 
Secretary/Treasurer

612-751-6156

info@gcola.org

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Kathy Lundberg
Board Member

612-868-6123

Uldis Birznieks 
Board Member

218-820-7318

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Tim Thoele
Board Member

612-834-3088

Jay Chaney
Co-Chair

760-213-2424

PASSIONATE PEOPLE:
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ADVISORY MEMBERS

Dave Anderson

Website Manager

218-963-3121

dla920@charter.net

Tim Plude - Minnesota DNR

Aquatic Invasive Species Specialist

218-203-4354 timothy.plude@state.mn.us

Minnesota DNR Area Fisheries Supervisor

Mike Knapp
218-203-4304

michael.knapp@state.mn.us

Janele Waterman

Crow Wing County A.I.S.

janele.waterman@crowwing.us

Dan Simons

Fisheries Chair

dsimons@theworldco.net

Kevin Eagan

Legal Council

218-820-1525 - keagan22583@comcast.net

Brian Turner - USACE

Natural Resources Specialist

651-290-5771
brian.w.turner@usace.army.mil

Dana Gutzmann

Cass County A.I.S.

dana.gutzmann@casscountymn.gov

Steve Timblin
Crow Wing County A.I.S.

steven.timblin@crowwing.us

Sheila Johnston

Loon Conservancy Chair

sheilajohnston@me.com

Dorothy Whitmer

Lake Steward Chair

lakesteward@gcola.com

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