Lake Branch

Welcome to the Lake Branch!

All are welcome to attend any of the above events even if they are not yet a member. We welcome volunteers to serve on a committee, share their knowledge with our professionals, or serve on the Executive Committee.

Please join us to discover the benefits of APWA at the local level and to become more involved in the Lake County Public Works Professional Community. For any questions about APWA Lake Branch, feel free to contact us at mailto:lake@apwachicago.net

The 2026 scholarship application will be posted in late April or May.  Please check back then.

Lake Branch Committees

• Executive
  

  President Mike Brown Village of Lake Zurich 847-276-5915	Vice President Greg Ellwanger BLA 630-438-6400	Treasurer Nicholas Leach Village of Gurnee 847-599-7586
  Secretary Chris Bouchard HMG Engineers 847-362-5959	Past President Peter Stoehr Kimley Horn 224-214-4550	Director John Heinz Christopher Burke Engineering 847-344-1338
  Director Scott Drabicki Clark Dietz 630-607-1513

• Audit

  • Chair
    Jeff Cooper
    jcooper@libertyville.com
    847-918-2105

• Awards

  • Chair
    Leo Morand
    lmorand@gha-engineers.com
    847-478-9700
    • Members
      • Bob Phillips
        rphillips@deerfield.il. us
      • Marty Neal
        highwaydepartment@libertyvilletownship.us
      • Matt Bartlett
        mbartlett@vhw.org
      • Peter Reinhofer
        preinhofer@v3co.com
      • Jay Beverly
        jbeverly@chastainengineers.com
      • Alana Rosenbaum
        arosenbaum@baxterwoodman.com

• By-Laws

  • Chair
    Dan Bruckelmeyer
    dbruckelmeyer@bla-inc.com
    630-438-6400

• Door Prizes

  • Chair
    – vacant –

• Education

  Co-Chair Jeff Carrier jcarrier@mundelein.org 224-358-4382

  Co-Chair Emily Grimm egrimm@hdrinc.com 773-294-5915

  • Members
    • Lucas Deferville
      ldeferville@gha-engineers.com
    • David Kleinwachter
      dleinwachter@cbbel.com
    • Ben R Vander Wal
      brvanderwal@transystems.com

• Golf Outing

  Co-Chair Erin Pande epande@eraconsultants.com 630-393-3060

  Co-Chair Heather Galan hgalan@Village.gurnee.il.us 847-599-6811

  • Members
    • Steve Cieslica
      s.cieslica@taieng.com
    • Peter Lind
      plind@gha-engineers.com
    • Peter Reinhofer
      preinhofer@v3co.com
    • Wally Dittrich
      wdittrich@lincolnshireil.gov
    • Adam Boeche
      aboeche@mendelein.org
    • Joanna MacCallum
      jmaccallum@baxterwoodman.com

• Holiday & Social Events

  • Chair
    John Heinz
    jheinz@cbbel.com
    847-344-1338

• Membership

  Co-Chair Sarah Voska sarah@bluestemco.com 815-568-2927

  Co-Chair Ryan Livingston rlivingston@hlreng.com 847-254-5231

• Outreach

  Co-Chair Michael Burke michaelburke@cbbel.com 847-823-0500

  Co-Chair Molly Dease mdease@baxterwoodman.com

• Scholarship

  Co-Chair Kurt Baumann kbaumann@baxterwoodman.com 815-444-3313

  Co-Chair Adam Boeche aboeche@mundelein.org 847-949-3290

  • Members
    • Tony Wolff
      twolff@ciorba.com
    • Jimmy Canning
      jimmy.canning@strand.com
    • Jack Neal
      jneal@civiltechinc.com
    • John Clark
      john.clark@peralte-clark.com
    • Alex Kendzior
      akendzior@gha-engineers.com

• Website

  • Chair
  • Jay Beverly
    jbeverly@chastainengineers.com
    224-650-9971

• Young Professionals

  Co-Chair Libby Mullican libby.mullican@kimley-horn.com 224-214-4856

  Co-Chair Brian Sears bsears@gha-engineers.com

  • Members
    • Jeremy Metz
      jmetz@cmtenger.com

Congratulations 2025
Lake Branch Award Winners

• Transportation – Less than $5M
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• Transportation – $5M – $25M
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• Environment – Less than $5M
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• Environment – $5M – $25M
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• Exemplary Performance Journalism
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• Award of Merit
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• Myron Calkins Award
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• Samuel A. Greeley Award
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