My wife and I love living on Eagle Lake!  We bought our home in the Terrace in 1996 as a weekend place when we were living in the northern Chicago suburbs.  We moved up to the lake full-time in 2006 after our three kids finished high school.  I got involved with the Improvement Association and joined the Board shortly after we bought our home.  I became President a few years back.

 

I spent most of my career as a management consultant in the healthcare industry; I’m mostly retired at this point.  I now try to apply my collaborative and leadership skills to the Eagle Lake community.  I also Chair the Eagle Lake Watershed Task Force, which is a joint effort of the Eagle Lake Improvement Association and the Eagle Lake Management District.  I am committed to making Eagle Lake better, and the Eagle Lake community a better place to live!

Nancy and I love to cruise the lake on our pontoon boat, and also to enjoy the natural beauty of the lake and the richness of the lake environment.  Our property affords us a great vantage point and view of lake activities.  As we look out over the lake, we often use the expression “there is always something happening at the theatre of the lake”.  I also particularly enjoy catching fish off our dock (the 19” bass in the picture of course immediately went back into the lake!).

 

I grew up in Eagle Lake Terrace and for the last 10 years or so, I’ve lived on the East Shore with my husband, Brian, and three of our children.  As the 6th generation of my family to live here, I feel a strong sense of stewardship to maintain the quality of life, preserving land and water. My favorite things about living on Eagle Lake include sunsets coloring the water and sky, watching storms roll across the lake from the west, and being out on the water or ice with family and friends, or just myself. In addition to being an ELIA board member, I’m a commissioner for the Eagle Lake Sewer Utility District, a Kan-Do 4-H leader, a St. Mary-Dover parishioner and active at Catholic Central High School. For work, I’m a tour guide for Milwaukee Food & City Tours, and the Special Events & Public Relations Director for the Geneva Theater, Lake Geneva, and Plaza Theater, Burlington.

 

 

Born and raised in the Chicago area, I was very fortunate to spend summers with my grandparents on Eagle Lake where many fond memories were made.  I enjoyed sunny days of boating, swimming and fishing (great meals too).  In 2000, I began residing here full time enabling me to enjoy peacefulness and beauty every day!  I have recently retired from a fulfilling career in medical imaging.  My current roles include being a director for the Eagle Lake Manor Community Association (ELMCA), support to Eagle Lake Management District (ELMD) weed harvesting and a member of the watershed partnership.  Lake health is a priority to me as well as meeting great people and participating in many neighborhood activities.  I look forward to the privilege of supporting Eagle Lake Improvement Association (ELIA), it’s members and the community, pursuing a better lake environment for future generations.

 

A life long resident of Wisconsin, I'm pleased that my wife Lisa and I found a small summer home on Eagle Lake in 2010.  Weekends were soon filled with family and friends "at the lake", but we often found it difficult to pack up and leave every Sunday.  So in 2014 we moved into our current home in the Eagle Lake Manor and began enjoying lake living all year round.  I've played golf my entire life and enjoyed league bowling for many years, but there's nothing better than a quiet morning on the dock with a fishing pole in hand.  It's fun to be part of the lake association, because we've met so many lake friends with the same passion for Eagle Lake.  As the Treasurer, I'm kept busy with processing memberships and managing the funds, and worked with our team to build this site.  The website work is somewhat ironic, because I retired years ago from US Bank after 38 years of IT systems administration and STILL spend too much time on my laptop.  I support the mission of our lake association, and look forward to an expanded partnership with ELMD and the township on lake and watershed improvements.  Communication and involvement is the key for ELIA, and with this ever changing website and a Facebook page, I am confident we'll get the message out there and continue to grow our membership.