Great Lakes Regional
Representative
Milwaukee Riverkeeper Cheryl Nenn earned a
B.S. in Biology from the University of
Illinois at
Urbana-Champaign in 1994 and an M.S. in
Resource Ecology and Management from the
University of Michigan School of Natural
Resources and Environment in 1999. Her master’s
thesis research investigated the conservation
and management of the Columbia spotted frog
(candidate species) and Lahontan cutthroat
trout (federally threatened species) on
federally managed lands in central and
northeast Nevada. Before joining FMR, her job
experience included: consulting on
environmental projects and writing
environmental assessments for the U.S. Forest
Service, as well as writing management plans
for Wisconsin DOT wetland mitigation sites;
providing forestry and wildlife related
information to private landowners in southeast
Michigan for the Michigan DNR and Dept. of
Agriculture; and helping manage forest
restoration, reforestation, and erosion control
projects for the City of New York, Department
of Parks and Recreation. She also served as a
forestry extension/environmental education
Peace Corps volunteer in Ecuador, and as
a Crisis Corps volunteer in Honduras, helping
with community rebuilding and reforestation
projects after Hurricane Mitch.
