Committees
The International Rainy, Lake of the Woods Watershed Board has four committees that report back to the full Board to seek final decisions and approvals, except as allowed for in the mandate of the Water Levels Committee as established by the International Joint Commission.
Aquatic Ecosystem Health Committee
The Aquatic Ecosystem Health Committee (AEHC) assists the board with respect to water quality and ecosystem health monitoring, reporting, objectives and analytics, and any other activities related to water quality or ecosystem health as assigned by the Board.
- Todd Sellers (CAN Co-Chair)
- Mike Hirst (U.S Co-Chair)
- Joshua Jones (U.S)
- Matt Myers (CAN)
- Brian Perrault (CAN)
- Lucas King (CAN)
- Theresa Haugen (U.S)
- James Stark (U.S)
- Shelly Patten (U.S)
- Nicole Kovar (U.S)
- Daniel Rheault (CAN)
Engagement Committee
The Engagement Committee (EC) coordinates outreach activities, prepares web-based documents and material to assist Board members engaging individuals and organizations within the basin.
- Karen Cederwall (CAN Co-Chair)
- Kelly Sjerven (U.S Co-Chair)
- Todd Sellers (CAN)
- Brian Perrault (CAN)
- Maria Jawaid (CAN)
Water Levels Committee
The Water Levels Committee (WLC) ensures that IJC Orders for the operation of the dams on the Rainy River and outlets of Namakan Lake are followed.
- Col. Eric Swenson (U.S Co-Chair)
- Megan Garner (CAN Co-Chair)
- Pam Tomevi (U.S)
- Travis Rob (CAN)
- Abby Moore (U.S Engineering advisor)
- Alexandra Lavictoire (CAN Engineering advisor)
- Rob Caldwell (CAN IJC staff advisor)
- Mark Gabriel (U.S IJC staff advisor)
Adaptive Management Committee
The Adaptive Management Committee (AMC) was established in June 2020 following a recommendation in the Rainy and Namakan-Lakes Rule Curve review report of 2017 indicating a need for adaptive management to ensure the new rule curves (ratified in the 2018 Supplementary Order) continue to perform as expected.
Its overall objective is to consider information collected by resource agencies and others during the interim that may indicate the effect that changes to the 2018 rule curves have on water levels and flows and the impacts these have on the affected interests in the boundary waters of the Rainy River basin and make recommendations to the International Lake of the Woods Watershed Board.
The AMC is also responsible for overseeing the Board’s implementation of the IJC’s climate change adaptation guidance framework, an adaptive management protocol for Boards to assess and respond to known and anticipated climate change impacts.
- Alexandra Lavictoire (CAN Co-Chair)
- Phil Talmage (U.S Co-Chair)
- Karen Cederwall (CAN)
- Lucas King (CAN)
- Joshua Jones (U.S)
- Melissa Mosley (CAN)
- Jeff Polakoff (CAN)
- Rebecca Seal-Soileau (U.S)
- Matthew Skoog (U.S)
- Anthony Pirkl (U.S)
- Jesse Anderson (U.S)
- Teika Newton (CAN Committee support)
- Ryan Maki (U.S Committee support)