Upland Hills EAC Community

The EAC community includes board members and other volunteers who offer countless hours to promote the EAC mission, a growing staff, and over 3,500 email/newsletter subscribers. We invite you to join our community by signing up for our email list or becoming a member (see links above). To email the underlined contacts below, please click on their name.

Board Members

Jill Hollowell, Board President
Jill Hollowell holds a B.A. in Education with a minor in Science and is currently on staff at the Clinton River Watershed Council. From 1996-99, Jill was Development Coordinator for the Neuro-Muscular Institute at Providence Hospital where she organized large fundraising events as well as professional conferences for ancillary service practitioners working with special needs children. Jill also serves as President of the UHEAC Board of Directors. She has coordinated numerous energy education outreach presentations in the community.

Lori Pinkleton, Board Vice President

Dan Kosuth, Board Secretary
Dan lives in Metamora, MI with his wife of 18 years, Colleen Cavanagh, and their two sons, Charlie, 16, and Michael, 12. Dan is a self-employed carpenter and licensed builder (Twin Oaks Carpentry, Inc.). He holds a bachelor of arts in English literature from Oakland University. He is a member of the Birmingham Unitarian Church, Bloomfield Hills, Michigan Nature Association, Sierra Club, Nature Conservancy, WDET, and chair of the Green Sanctuary Committee at BUC. he enjoys canoeing, backpacking, cross-country skiing, gardening and his classic British roadster, MGC. Dan has been a UHEAC Board member since June, 2003 and is the President-elect. Dan has taken responsibility for facility maintenance and upgrades, and oversaw the recent rehab of the EAC exterior.

 Greg Domka, Board Member
Greg Domka graduated with a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from General Motors Institute and attained an M.S. in Business from the University of Detroit.  He has worked as an engineer for General Motors and later ventured in to the tier on automotive supply base, holding positions as vice-president, account manager, and business manager.  In 2001, Greg started a successful energy efficiency contracting company, employing up to 11 people and attained sales of $2 million . In 2005, he sold the company to a key employee.  Currently, he is operating a construction management and land development business, and acting a project manager for the Upland Hills Ecological Awareness Center.  Greg joined the Board of Directors of UHEAC in July 2008.  He as been interested in sustainable lifestyles and businesses for over ten years. Greg is the ReBuild MI grant manager, leading our efforts to reduce energy use in local commercial and public buildings.

Staff

John Batdorf, Executive Director
John Batdorf graduated from MSU with a B.S. in Psychology with high honors.  He worked as a fundraiser, retail store manager, and national sales director before founding a healthcare computer systems company in 1987. John designed the company’s nationally-acclaimed physician, managed care, and mental health software and developed innovative marketing, service, and employee compensation programs. The company grew to 10 employees and 1.3 million in sales before it was sold in 2000. Since that time, John has worked as a consultant, “green” entrepreneur and served on the EAC board for over two years. He is currently the Executive Director. He was the  manager of the first three Earth Day Expos held at Oakland University and the last two Energy Choices conferences. His passions are to extend the reach of the EAC through major events and to promote economic sustainability and justice.

Clifford Sholz, Education Coordinator
Cliff Scholz is UHEAC’s Education Outreach Coordinator and has designed many of its materials and presentations. Cliff is a gifted educator, able to make energy and ecological issues simple, relevant and fun for all ages.

Clark Tibbits, Conference Program Manager
Clark Tibbits founded and manages an environmental demonstration project, The Land Stewardship Center (http://glblc.lapeer.org/tibbits.htm), on his family farm in Lapeer County.  He has an MBA from Harvard University and has worked as a lecturer/administrator/consultant at several universities, as a planner/promoter of central city redevelopment in Asheville (NC) and Flint, and as a technical adviser to sustainable agricultural projects in Africa and Central America.

Chris Tarr, Educator, Energy Conference Volunteer Coordinator
Chris Tarr has been actively involved with the Center for the past 18 years serving on the Board of Directors for about 7 years, most recently as President. She has also served extensively on the Program Committee and has designed and facilitated many ecology-related programs and workshops over the years. She holds a B.A. in Education with a minor in Math/Science and has taught in public school for over 13 years. In the past several years, she has been working diligently to expand the Center’s Energy Education program and components, training docents, upgrading the Energy Tour and working with the Center’s Energy Committee to coordinate an upgrade of the Center’s renewable energy systems. Chris also organized the first three conferences on sustainable energy hosted by UHEAC.

Members

The EAC has over 150 Individual and 100 Business Members who generous contributions support our work. Please check back for our on-line membership directory which will be published shortly.

Volunteers

Volunteers fulfill a vital role at the EAC. They staff events, help with work days and promote the EAC. If you are interesting in volunteer opportunities, please click the Volunteer link in the sidebar menu.