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Board and Staff

Meet the team behind the official non-profit 501(c) (3) fund raising partner of the National Park Service (NPS) for all five US national park sites on Lake Superior.

*Pictured (right): The NPLSF board and staff plus park superintendents and NPS regional leaders.

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Executive Director

St Paul, MN

Tom Irvine draws on his lifelong connection to Lake Superior, his career in private sector leadership, and his experience engaging diverse stakeholders in his crucial role of leading NPLSF.  His forefathers manned lighthouses that are now part of Isle Royale National Park, Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore, and Apostle Islands National Lakeshore, and Tom now splits his time between Lake Superior and St. Paul.

Board of Directors

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Vice President of CohenTaylor Executive Search Services

Minnetonka, MN ​

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Board Chair, Founding Board Member

Big Bay, MI

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Grand Portage National Monument Superintendent (retired), Author

Grand Marais, MN

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Community Volunteer

Minneapolis, MN

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Board Secretary, Isle Royale National Park Superintendent (retired)

Houghton, MI

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Board Treasurer, Center Manager, Ecosystem Science Center at Michigan Technological University

Houghton, MI

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Founding Partner, Rock Hutchinson PLLP

Medina, MN

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Founding NPLSF Board Member, Retired

Washington, DC

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Founder, Café Imports

Minneapolis, MN

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Podcaster and Realtor

Marquette, MI

Emeritus Board Members

Founding NPLSF Board Member

Member Emeritus

Duluth, MN

Founding NPLSF Board Member

Member Emeritus

Okemo, MI

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