about MEA

Advisory Council

Our Council of Advisors is a standing committee that provides strategic advice to the Board of Directors and staff of Midwest Environmental Advocates. The Council is comprised of diverse individuals who share MEA’s commitment to the public’s rights to a healthy environment and to keeping the conservation ethic alive.

Henry A. Anderson, MD
Adjunct Professor, Department of Population Health Services
University of Wisconsin-Madison

August M. Ball
Founder/CEO, Cream City Conservation
Milwaukee, WI

Gary J. Besaw
Director, Menominee Department of Agriculture & Food Systems
Member, Menominee Tribal Legislature
Keshena, WI

Jeffrey D. Boldt
Attorney and Author
Madison, WI

Mark Borchardt
Research Microbiologist, Retired
USDA Agricultural Research Service

Luke Bradbury, MD
Physician, UW Health
Assistant Professor of Neurology, University of Wisconsin-Madison

Stephen R. Carpenter
Emeritus Director and Professor, Center for Limnology
University of Wisconsin-Madison

Dekila Chungyalpa
Director, Loka Initiative
University of Wisconsin-Madison

Mary Dougherty
Community Organizer, Socially Responsible Agricultural Project
Bayfield, WI

Jason Dropik
Executive Director, National Indian Education Association

Tom Eggert
Adjunct Faculty Member, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Executive Director, WI Sustainable Business Council
Founder, Wisconsin Microfinance

Eve Galanter
President, Galanter Public Affairs Consulting
Madison, WI

Jim Goodman
Organic Farmer
Wonewoc, WI

State Sen. Jodi Habush Sinykin
Wisconsin Senate, District 8

Andrew Lewandowski, DO
Pediatrician, UW-Madison School of Medicine & Public Health

Carolyn Mahlum-Jenkins
Retired Teacher and Principal
La Crosse, WI

Jonathan Patz, MD
Director, Global Health Institute
University of Wisconsin-Madison 

Thomas Pearson
Professor of Anthropology
University of Wisconsin-Stout

Daniel Phaneuf
Professor of Agricultural and Applied Economics
University of Wisconsin-Madison

Mark Powell
Professor Emeritus, Department of Soil Science, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Retired Soil Scientist, United States Department of Agriculture

Steph Tai
Professor of Law, University of Wisconsin Law School
Associate Dean for Education and Faculty Affairs, Nelson Institute