Mike Shriberg, Ph.D., is the regional executive director of the National Wildlife Federation's Great Lakes Regional Center and a lecturer at the University of Michigan. He was previously appointed by former Governor Snyder to serve on Michigan’s Pipeline Safety Advisory Board.
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