Who We Are
Our Mission
To preserve and protect Long Lake, its watershed and its ecosystems.
The LLPA is an organization of standing committees structured around priorities and strategies intended to benefit the Long Lake Watershed. The LLPA is classified as a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization.
Get involved! All activities and actions of the LLPA and its lake partners are volunteer driven. We encourage anyone with a passion for protecting Long Lake to contact us at info@longlakellpa.org. Your involvement in our efforts will be very welcome.
Board of Directors
Sandy Campbell – President
Jeff Linkenheld – Vice President
Sage Dunham – Secretary
Chuck Lawrence – Treasurer
Byron Crouse – Past-President
Eric Anderson – Board Member
Julia Arneson – Board Member
Betty Brost – Board Member
Randy Champeau – Board Member
Jessie Crane – Board Member
Peter Donlan – Board Member
DJ Ehrike – Board Member
Brian Halloran – Board Member
Rich Hlava – Board Member
Pete Stuckert – Board Member
Joe Thrasher – Board Member
Megan Sorensen – NWRPC Consultant
Committees
Executive Committee
Overseeing all other committees and reporting to the board is the Executive Committee. This committee is comprised of the officers of the board (President, Vice President, Secretary and Treasurer) as well as up to two at large directors. This committee is responsible for the day-to-day operations of the LLPA and overseeing all other committees.
Chair: Sandy Campbell (President)
Members: Chuck Lawrence (Treasurer), Jeff Linkenheld (Vice President), Sage Dunham (Secretary), Randy Champeau, DJ Ehrike
Education & Communication Committee
The Education and Communication Committee is responsible for obtaining, developing, and distributing educational materials related to safety, AIS, water quality, etc. in the form of constant contact, emails, social media, newsletters, website updates, etc. This committee produces the spring and fall newsletters (Newsletter Subcommittee) and the LLPA calendar (Calendar Subcommittee).
Chair: Joe Thrasher
Members: Sage Dunham, DJ Ehrike, Brian Halloran, Linda Flynn, Sandy Campbell (Ex Officio)
AIS Committee
The AIS Committee is responsible for monitoring Long Lake for new and existing aquatic invasive species (AIS) and working to manage them. With the spread of AIS in the region, the committee was established in 2024 along with the development of the Long Lake Aquatic Plant Management Plan (see Resources section). Projects include, but are not limited to: monitoring and training events, coordinating yellow flag iris management and treatment, early detection efforts, and AIS education. This committee oversees an annual AIS survey of aquatic plants and monitoring for Zebra Mussels.
Chair: Peter Donlan
Members: Byron Crouse, Eric Anderson, Jim Mattson, Rich Hlava, Sandy Campbell (Ex Officio)
Monitoring Committee
The Monitoring Committee is responsible for monitoring water quality, water levels, Clean Boats Clean Waters, loon watch, etc. and providing data to as needed to the other committees. We are proud of the efforts of the volunteers to maintain the Decontamination Stations at the public landings and participate in the Clean Boats Clean Waters program helping perform boat and trailer checks, hand out informational brochures and educate boaters on how to prevent the spread of aquatic invasive species.
Chair:
Members: Byron Crouse, Eric Anderson, Jim Mattson, Joe Thrasher, Sandy Campbell (Ex Officio)
Sustainability & Capacity Building Committee
The Sustainability and Capacity Building Committee (SCBC) represents the LLPA goal of sustainability and houses the subcommittees responsible for the development and promotion of strategies to increase LLPA membership, retention of members, LLPA capacity, donations, volunteers, revenue, planning documents, and grant awards. SCBC has three subcommittees as of 2025: Fundraising & Membership, Grants & Contracts, and Finance.
Fundraising & Membership subcommittee actively works to secure donations for the LLPA and to increase and retain members.
Members: Rich Hlava, Peter Donlan, Pete Stuckert, Randy Krautkramer, Mary Johnson, Linda Flynn, Natalie Pueschner, Martha Severson
Grants & Contracts subcommittee largely collaborates with outside consultants and the Long Lake Science Director to secure grant funding for projects.
Members: Jeff Linkenheld, Randy Champeau, DJ Ehrike, Sandy Campbell
Finance subcommittee oversees the finances of the organization and collaborates with the Fundraising & Membership subcommittee to identify needs.
Members: Chuck Lawrence (Chair), Pete Stuckert, Betty Brost, Mary Johnson, Jim Utts, Natalie Pueschner
