Revised May 2 2017
WUPPDR COMMISSION ROSTER
Name / Phone / Address / Occupation / Official Capacity / Representing / Areas of Interest /Patti Peretto
Secretary / Home: 284-9078
Work: 265-5861 / 967 W. Hiawatha
Iron River, MI 49935
Email: / Retired / County
Commissioner / Iron
County / Economic development,
health, business
Tim Aho
Alternate Secretary / Home: 396-9026 / 565 Rock Crusher Road
PO Box 93
Crystal Falls, MI 49920
Email: / Property Management / County Commissioner / Iron
County / Economic development
Michael Koskinen
Executive Committee Member / Home: 353-6442
Cell: 395-6442 / P.O. Box 146
Baraga, MI 49908
Email: / Business Owner / County Board Chair / Baraga County / Business, labor, unemployment
Bill Rolof
Alternate Executive Committee Member / Home: 524-4446
Work: 524-6049 / 928 Shields St
L’Anse, MI 49946
Email: / Business Owner / County Commissioner / Baraga County / Business, economic
development, business growth
Robert LaFave / Work: 524-6116 / P.O. Box 157
L’Anse, MI 49946-0157
Email: / L’Anse Village Manager / General Public / Baraga
County / Economic development, tourism, unemployment
Jim Oliver
Treasurer / Home: 932-1848
Work: 932-1215
575-3438 x104 / 631 E Ayer
Ironwood, MI 49938
Email: / CPA / County Commissioner / Gogebic County / Labor, health, unemployment
Joe Bonovetz
Alternate Treasurer / Home: 663-4830
Cell: 364-9317 / 101 Tilden Road
Bessemer, MI 49911
Email: / Retired / County Board / Gogebic County / Health, economic development, recreation
Albert Koskela
1st Vice Chair / Cell: 370-9623
Home: 296-0444 / 56076 Angman Road
Calumet, MI 49913
Email: / Retired / County
Commissioner / Houghton
County / Economic development, taxpayers
Anton Pintar / Home: 482-5286
Cell: 281-4156 / P.O. Box 458
South Range, MI 49963
Email: / Retired Professor / County Commissioner / Houghton County / Economic development
Tom Tikkanen
Alternate 1st Vice Chair / Home: 369-3047 / 20625 Hwy. M-203
Calumet, MI 49913
Email: / Real Estate Appraiser & Broker / County Commissioner / Houghton County / Economic development, tourism, secure affordable energy, elder care, redevelop co. jail
Cherilynn Lampinen / Work: 482-6916 ext. 1613 / 110 E. Quincy
Hancock, MI 49930
Email: / Chief Operations Officer / UPWARD Talent Council / Houghton County / Workforce development, labor, adult education, literacy, economic dev.
Steven Karpiak / Home: 482-8455
Work: 482-8578 / P.O. Box 437
Dollar Bay, MI 49922
Email: / Retired Social Studies Teacher; Osceola Twp. Supervisor / General Public / Houghton County / Health, labor, business, economic development, environment
Michael Schira / Work: 482-5830 / 1500 Birch St
Hancock, MI 49930
Email: / District Educator / MSU Extension / Houghton Co. (ex-officio) / Labor, agriculture, business, natural resources
Sandra Gayk
Chairperson / Home: 934-2026 / 353 7th Street
Allouez, MI 49805
Email: / Retired / County Commissioner / Keweenaw County / Community planning & development
James Vivian, Jr. – Alternate Chairperson / Home: 337-5585
/ 7318 Agent Road
Mohawk, MI 49950
Email: / Retired / County
Commissioner / Keweenaw
County / Job creation, communication
Dave Nykanen
2nd Vice Chair / Home: 827-3039 / 14685 US Hwy. 45 N.
Bruce Crossing, MI 49912
Email: / Retired / County Commissioner / Ontonagon County / Economic development, recreation improvements
Gray Webber
Alternate 2nd Vice Chair / Home: 884-2117
Cell: 458-4983 / 25338 W. St. Hwy M-164
Ontonagon, MI 49953
Email: / County
Commissioner / Ontonagon
County
Frank Wardynski / Work: 884-4386 / 725 Greenland Rd
Ontonagon, MI 49953
Email: / Extension Director / MSU Extension Director / Ontonagon Co. (ex-officio) / Agriculture & unemployment
Robert Rotundo / Home: 884-2407 / 19939 Firesteel Rd.
Ontonagon, MI 49953
Email: / Retired / General Public / Ontonagon County / Health, education
Joseph Erickson / Work: 884-2305
Cell: 280-4899 / 315 Quartz St
Ontonagon, MI 49953
Email: / Village Manager / Village Manager / Village of Ontonagon / Unemployment & labor, community & economic development
Ken Lee (Kenny) Waldrup / Work: 281-0737 / 624 River Street
Ontonagon, MI 49953
Email: / General Manager / Village
Councilman President / Village of Ontonagon / Economic development, blight reduction, DDA
Glenn Anderson / Work: 482-1121
Cell: 906 458-9101 / 399 Quincy St
Hancock, MI 49930
Email:
/ City Manager / City Manager / City of Hancock / Business, education, labor
John Haeusseler / Home: 483-0144
Cell: 734 474-6122 / 1203 Portage Drive,
Hancock, MI 49930
Email: / Academic Researcher / City
Councilperson / City of Hancock / Economic development, regional service, municipalities.
Eric Waara / Work: 482-1770 / P.O. Box 606
Houghton, MI 49931
Email: / Manager / City Manager / City of Houghton / Community development, job creation, infrastructure
Paul Lehto / Home: 337-4330
Work: 337-2410
/ 25880 Red Jacket Rd
Calumet, MI 49913
Email: / Township Supervisor / Township Supervisor / Calumet Charter Twp. / Business start-ups
Bruce Petersen / Work: 482-4310 / 47240 Green Acres Rd
Houghton, MI 49931
Email: / Township Supervisor / Township Supervisor / Portage Twp. / Trails & environment
Jeff Ratcliffe / Work: 482-6817
Cell: 989 350-1206 / P.O. Box 724
Houghton, MI 49931
Email: / Local economic developer / KEDA Exec.
Director / KEDA (ex officio) / Community & economic development
NOTES: Each officer serves a two-year term.
1. All cooperative MSU Extension agents in the district are ex-officio members of the WUPPDR Commission.
* Members were polled on their areas of interest and expertise with respect to economic development.