Rebecca Fedewa, Executive Director
Email: rfedewa@flintriver.org

Jack Minore, Board Chair
Email: jacksonmin@aol.com

Edythe Westhoff, Office Manager
Email: ewesthoff@flintriver.org

Sue Lossing, Education/Outreach Coordinator
Email: slossing@flintriver.org

Flint River Watershed Coalition
432 North Saginaw Street, Suite 1001
Flint, Michigan 48502

Telephone: (810) 767-6490
Fax: (810) 767-2149

Our History

The Flint River Watershed Coalition was born in the fall of 1997 and is a collaboration between educational institutions, local government, local business, environmental groups and concerned citizens who feel strongly that the Flint River and its tributaries are a vital resource we all need to protect from pollution. The FRWC was incorporated as a non-profit 501c3 organzation in August of 1998. In March of 2002 we hired our first executive director, Glenn LeFeber.

Our Staff

Rebecca Fedewa , Executive Director (January 2008-Present)

Edythe Westhoff, Office Manager (August 2005-Present)

Sue Lossing, Education/Outreach Coordinator (February 2008-Present)

 

 

Committees

Our Current Board of Directors

Darren Bagley: MSU Extension Genesee County *Secretary/Education Committee Chair (Term 2008-2010; board member since February 1999)

Bob Carlyon: *Finance Committee Chair (Term 2008-2010; board member since 1998)

Olof Karlstrom-Attorney *Previous Chair of the Board(Term 2004-2006; board member since 2000)

Susanne Kubic: Genesee County Drain Commissioner's Office *Strategic Planning Committee Chair (Term 2005-2007; board member since March 2002)

Amanda Kurzman: General Motors (Term 2005-2007 ; board member since June 2005)

Brad Hill: City Of Flint (Term 2007-2009; Board Member since January 2007)

Robert McCallister: Kettering University (Term 2005-2007; board member since October 2005)

Sara McDonnell: Center for Applied Environmental Research *Treasurer (Term 2007-2009; Board Member since January 2007)

Jack Minore: Friends of the Flint River Trail *Chair of the Board (Term 2007-2009; Board member January 2001-January 2005, since )

Brent Nickola: Center for Applied Environmental Research (Term 2008-2010; board member since January 2004)

Diane Peplinski: Burlington Township *Lapeer County Committee Chair (Term 2007-2009; Board Member since January 2007)

Bill Welch: Genesee Intermediate School District (Term 2005-2007; board member since June 2000)

Dennis Zicha *Monitoring Committee Chair (Term 2008-2010; board member since January 2002)

Previous Members of the Board of Directors

Dave Albert: Citizen's Bank (-June 1999)

Jennifer Bigelow: General Motors (September 2000-February 2002)

Jay Blair: Natural Resource Conservation Service (Founding-July 2005)

Harry Blecker: (September 2001-January 2008)

Johnanna Brown: Genesee Intermediate School District

Jeff Carter: Michigan State University Extension (Founding-August 1998)

Deb Cherry (January 2001-December 2002)

Bill Daniels: City of Flint (May 2005-December 2006)

Stef Diana: Mott Community College (1998-September 2005)

Erich Ditschman

Leo Dorr: Great Lakes Bioregional Land Conservancy (January 2002-December 2004)

Ken Elwert: Lapeer County Parks (July 2004-November 2006)

Dan Emerton: UAW 599 (1999-December 2003)

Rebecca Fedewa: (January 2007-January 2008)

Stacey Fejes: General Motors (February 2002-2003)

John Freeman: Vientam Veteran's of America (Founding-December 2002)

Misti Frenzke (1998-September 2000)

Dorothy Gonzales: Genesee County Health Department (1998-2003)

Howard Gray: Lapeer County Health Department (1999-2003)

Steve Hester: Zoom Digital Media (January 2002-2003)

Richard Hill-Rowley: Center for Applied Environmental Research (1998-September 2000)

Jeff Houston: Genesee County Drain Commissioner's Office (2000-December 2001)

Rita Jack: Center for Applied Environmental Research (September 2000-September 2001)

Rob Jewell (1999)

Mike Keeler (1998)

Brent Lewis: Kettering University (1999-2003)

Marian Listwak (January 2004-May 2005)

David Lossing: Senator Carl Levin's Office (1998-December 2000)

Sue Lossing: Mott Community College (1998-1999)

Jeff Mansour: University of Michigan Flint (founding-July 2001)

Amy McMillian: Genesee County Parks and Recreation (-January 2001)

Hilda McShane: Genesee County Parks and Recreation (March 2002-January 2005)

Ken Milito (1999)

Jack Minore: Michigan 49th District Representative (January 2001-January 2005)

Roxy Moreno: Genesee County Parks and Recreation (March 2001-March 2002; January 2005-January 2007)

Jeff Pardee: Oakland County Drain Commissioner's Office (1999)

Roy Peterson: Mott Children's Health Center(-April 1999)

Larry Petrella: Pheasants Forever (June 2000-2002)

Robert Podolsky: University of Michigan Flint (-December 2001)

Linda Smith (February 2002-2002)

Fred Townsend: Genesee Audubon Society (1999-Janaury 2007)

Mary Wines (1999-July 2002)

Jeff Wright: Genesee County Drain Commissioner's Office (January 2001-March 2002)

Dennis Zawol (January 2004-January 2008)

Previous Staff Members

Steve Montle, Executive Director (March 2006-January 2008)

Jack Minore, Executive Director (January 2004-March 2006)

Barb Stein, Office Manager (November 2003-January 2005)

Mary Ann Nutt, Program Coordinator (January 2003-August 2003)

Glenn Lefeber, Executive Director (March 2002-May 2004)

Awards

2007

Dr. Gary Pace Volunteer of the Year - Dave Woolfenden

Joe Leonardi Leadership Award - Lois Robbins

Special Service Award - Roxy Moreno.

2006

Gary Pace Volunteer of the Year: Patrick Parrott

Joe Leonardi Leadership Award: Joe Leonardi

2005 Gary Pace Volunteer of the YearPeter McReedy

2003 Gary Pace Volunteer of the Year: Marian Listwak

2002 Gary Pace Volunteer of the Year: Gary Pace

Our Goals

1. Educate the public about water quality and ecosystem protection and appropriate use of land
and water resources.
2. Protect, promote and advocate use of the Flint River watershed through such means as
monitoring, water watches and pollution compliance referrals.
3. Involve citizens, governments, organizations, institutions and businesses to protect land and
water resources.
4. Ensure adequate and stable financial resources.
5. Maintain sufficient human resources and organizational infrastructure.