Our Team

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GCOLA’s leadership consists of  the Board of Directors and Advisory Members. The Board devotes their time and energy to developing and funding the programs to support our mission. Each one of the board members brings experience and expertise from their prior business careers and their work with other organizations. Our Advisory Members either chair a committee, provide legal counsel to GCOLA, or represent Cass and Crow Wing counties, the MN Department Natural Resources, and the US Army Corps Engineers.

You are always welcome to join us at our monthly meetings on the second Wednesday of the month at 8:30 a.m. You can participate via Zoom or contact Info@GCOLA.org for in-person meeting details.

Board of Directors

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Jay Chaney

Vice Chair/Safety and Recreation Committee Chair

760-213-2424

Gull Lake

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Robert Eliason

Environmental Committee Chair/Governance Committee Chair

218-820-6389

Bass Lake

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Steve Frawley

GCOLA Chair/Government Relations Committee Chair

612-750-2633

Lake Margaret

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Sue Friedrichs

Secretary/Treasurer

612-751-6156

Info@GCOLA.org

Gull Lake

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Kathy Lundberg

Communications Committee Chair

612-868-6123

Lake Margaret

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Tim Thoele

AIS Committee Chair

612-834-3088

Gull Lake

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Jim Woll

Nominating Committee Chair

563-321-1624

Gull Lake

Advisory Members

Cass County AIS

Steve Henry

218-536-0584

steve.henry@casscountymn.gov

Crow Wing County AIS

Amy Stoneking

218-824-1008

Amy.stoneking@crowwing.gov

GCOLA Attorney

Kevin Egan - Severson Porter Law

218-692-6999

kevin@seversonporter.com

GCOLA Fisheries Committee Chair

Dan Simons

785-832-7176

dsimons@theworldco.net

GCOLA Lake Steward Committee Chair

Dorothy Whitmer

612-618-0429

whitmer@mac.com

GCOLA Loon Conservancy Committee Chair

Sheila Johnston

612-226-6571

sheilafjohnston@me.com

MN DNR AIS

Camden Droppo

218-350-5004

Camden.Droppo@state.mn.us 

MN DNR Fisheries

Mike Knapp

218-203-4304

michael.knapp@state.mn.us

USACE Gull Lake Recreation Area

Brian Turner

651-290-5771

brian.w.turner@usace.army.mil