Management Council
In February 2004, the Asylum Lake Preserve Management Framework was adopted by Western Michigan University Board of Trustees. This framework identified the Asylum Lake Policy and Management Council. It specifies that the council shall be a self-sustaining body which is responsible to the WMU Vice President for Business and Finance, it shall have a majority of its members from WMU, and it shall meet at least twice a year with meetings open to the public.
Designated member representatives
| Affiliation | Title | Name | Email Address | Representing or appointed as: |
| Voting member | Chair | Strazdas, Pete | peter.strazdas@wmich.edu | VP Business and Finance Appointment (At-large) |
| Voting member | Member | DeBack, David | dwdeback@icloud.com | City of Kalamazoo Environmental Concerns Committee |
| Voting member | Member | Bovid, Chris | cbovid@gmail.com | Oakland Drive / Winchell Neighborhood Association |
| Voting member | Member | Emerson, Jay | charles.emerson@wmich.edu | Parkwyn Village Neighborhood Association |
| Voting member | Member | Frever, Mark | mark.frever@wmich.edu | WMU Facilities Management |
| Voting member | Member | Heasley, Lynn | lynne.heasley@wmich.edu | WMU Campus Planning and Finance Council |
| Voting member | Member | Kienle, Steve | sckienle@gmail.com | Parkview Hills Neighborhood Association |
| Voting member | Member | Kieser, Josh | jjkieser@gmail.com | Asylum Lake Preservation Association |
| Voting member | Member | Lemberg, David | david.lemberg@wmich.edu | WMU College of Arts and Sciences |
| Voting member | Member | Reeves, Matt | matt.reeves@wmich.edu | VP Business and Finance Appointment (At-large) |
| Voting member | Member | Schriever, Tiffany | tiffany.schriever@wmich.edu | VP Business and Finance Appointment (At-large) |
| Voting member | Member | Shattuck, Cybelle | cybelle.shattuck@wmich.edu | WMU Institute for Environment and Sustainability |
| Voting member | Member | Weis, Mike | zelienoplemusic@gmail.com | Kalamazoo Area Wild Ones |
| Voting member | Member | Weiss, Mark | mark.weiss@wmich.edu | VP Business and Finance Appointment (At-large) |
| Alternates | Member | Barkman, Todd | todd.barkman@wmich.edu | Campus Planning and Finance Council (Alternate to Lynn Heasley) |
| Alternates | Member | Huxman, Judy | judyhuxmann20@gmail.com | Asylum Lake Preservation Association (Alternate to Josh Kieser) |
| Alternates | Secretary | LaFerriere, Paul | p.laferriere@gmail.com | Kalamazoo Area Wild Ones (Alternate to Mike Weis) |
| Alternates | Member | Pung, Keith | keith.pung@wmich.edu | VP Business and Finance Appointment (Alternate to Mark Weiss) |
| Non-voting member | Member | Sauber, Tom | tom.sauber@wmich.edu | WMU Natural Areas Manager (Ex Officio) |
| Non-voting member | Recording Secretary | Thomas, Amy S. | b91225@yahoo.com | Recording Secretary (Non-member) |
Meeting schedule
The public is invited to attend. Meetings are held every second Thursday of the month, 7 p.m.
Property and council framework documents
- Asylum Lake Preserve Declaration of Conservation Restrictions
- Asylum Lake Preserve Declaration First Amendment
- Asylum Lake Preserve Management Framework (Revised November 2019)
- Restated By-laws of the Policy and Management Council of the Asylum Lake Preserve (November 2019)
- Public Acts 1976—No. 272