Jane loves Lake Superior, and the Upper Peninsula. Originally hailing from the Lower Peninsula, she got here as soon as she could, and has been spending the time since trying her best to give back. Jane attended Northern Michigan University for Environmental Studies and Sustainability, and graduated in 2022 with that and a Political Science minor. While Jane was a student, she got involved with multiple student and community organizations, notably the NMU Conservation Crew and Yellow Dog Watershed Preserve (YDWP), which helped her get outside to fall deeper in love with the UP and get interested in protecting its wild beauty and close-knit communities. She joined Citizens for Superior in August of 2023 and has been leading the organization through its transitory period, expanding its programs to encompass more of CSCLS’ mission to protect Lake Superior’s watershed. In her off time, Jane is an avid hiker, gardener, and general lover of the outdoors. She is passionate about Lake Superior, cooperative housing, and butternut squash curry soup. She also serves on the City of Marquette Planning Commission and the Yellow Dog Watershed Preserve Board of Directors.
As a born and bred Yooper, Chris is very glad to be back home spending time on the beaches and in the woodlands of the Upper Peninsula. She is passionate about getting involved and having a positive community impact.
After moving around the states as an Air Force brat, she lived, worked, and played in Colorado, primarily the Clear Creek Watershed just west of Denver. During annual summer visits to the family camp near Big Bay, highlights included foraging wild berries, hiking the Hogback, and eating pasties. She received her B. A., cum laude, in Communications from the University of Colorado at Boulder, and her professional experience includes over 25 years of coordinating educational and outreach events for a variety of environmental and community-based non-profits.
She enjoys traveling, cooking, live music, reading, outdoor activities – especially hiking and kayaking, and spending time with family and friends. Biggest achievement? Raising her two incredible kids!
PRESIDENT
After retiring from a career as a trial attorney and General Counsel for a large Chicago firm, Denny followed his instinct to come North and settle in the UP, a place holding life-long memories for him and his family. Feeling a deep connection to Lake Superior and its coastal habitat, Denny became a founding member, and current president, of Citizens for a Safe & Clean Lake Superior, a citizen group which successfully prevented an industrial rocket launch site from being built on the Lake Superior shoreline near Thoneys Point just north of Marquette, MI.
BOARD MEMBER
Zoe Folsom lives in Marquette and works remotely as Public Affairs Associate for Encore Renewable Energy, a renewable energy independent power producer and certified B-Corporation. She has volunteered with CSCLS since 2023 and is excited to bring her communications and policy expertise to the organization. She received her bachelor's degree in Sociology from NMU, as well as a master's degree in sociology from the University of Connecticut. Originally from the Kalamazoo area, she and her husband see the U.P. as their forever home and fiercely believe in protecting its unique and beautiful ecosystems. Outside of work, Zoe enjoys fiber crafts, canoeing, and gardening.
TREASURER
Graham and Barb Lund split their time between the Upper Peninsula and Northwestern PA. Graham is a retired hospital executive, and Barb a retired teacher and homemaker. Barb introduced Graham to a place called Buckroe about 10 miles north of Marquette on Lake Superior where her grandfather first owned property. The Lunds and other relatives (now in the fifth generation) love the area with its incredible natural beauty, and are dedicated to preserving its unique character for future generations to enjoy. Graham joined CSCLS when commercial / industrial development threatened to destroy much of what makes the area so special. He and Barb continue to be active in environmental protection for the Lake Superior area.
VICE PRESIDENT
As a child, it was Kaye's dream to become a naturalist. While that dream never materialized, the natural world, and her interest in protecting it, has always been a big part of Kaye's identity. After 40 years of working in the nonprofit world, Kaye's connection to the UP community is invaluable to CSCLS as she helps us move into a broader agenda to develop new area partnerships to further our mission.
SECRETARY
Kim Ferraro is the Managing Attorney at the Conservation Law Center and Clinic at Indiana University’s Maurer School of Law, where she leads CLC’s litigation program and provides hands-on experience for law students in the practice of public interest environmental law. For more than two decades, Ferraro has been the force behind numerous precedent-setting victories in federal and state courts that have held polluters and regulators accountable and enforced the laws and policies meant to protect the environment and human health. She and her husband Denny live in Marquette, Michigan with their two doggies where Ferraro can be found in her down time wandering in the woods.
BOARD MEMBER
I was drawn to the UP by the rocks, trees and water. To me, it is vital to preserve what is here.
It has become home to me.
Salted Caramel is my favorite.
BOARD MEMBER
Karen has spent most of her adult life in Marquette. She is a retired teacher, having taught in Marquette Area Public Schools. Karen always believed it was important to teach about the place you live and worked to incorporate it into her teaching whenever possible. During the 7 years prior to her retirement, Karen was able to take almost 70 of her high school students on 4-day backpacking trips to Isle Royale National Park. Karen continues to spend time on Isle Royale leading volunteers to help with the ongoing wolf and moose study, as well as during a weeklong workshop to support educators in learning the methods used in the field study and how they can bring this and other aspects of environmental education to their classrooms. Karen believes the more we learn, the more we appreciate what surrounds us. When we know and appreciate our surroundings, the more likely we are to work to protect them.
