Lake Charlevoix Association Board Members
Name |
Office |
Tom Darnton |
President |
Dan Mishler |
V.P. |
Howard Warner |
Treasurer |
John Hoffman |
Secretary |
Kim Baker |
Director |
Joe Kimmell |
Director |
Peggy Smith |
Director |
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Julie Stratton |
Outreach |
About the LCA Board Members
Tom Darnton
Tom is a practicing attorney, based in Charlevoix and focused on condominium and property law, with a particular interest in waterfront property issues. He enjoys living on Oyster Bay and monitors the west end of Lake Charlevoix for the Watershed Council’s lake monitoring program. He is a past board member of the Inland Seas Education Association, and a present board member of Lake Charlevoix Association, Charlevoix Historical Society and Tip of the Mitt Watershed Council. He is the chair of the Hayes Township Zoning Board of Appeals and serves as secretary of the township’s Parks and Recreation Committee. He co-chairs the LCA work team that oversees the Boyne City Demonstration Garden Project. He looks for ways to productively work towards the preservation and improvement of the conditions in our Watershed for all forms of life and has a strong belief in collaboration and thoughtful planning.
Dan Mishler
My wife Martha and I have owned waterfront property on Lake Charlevoix since 1989. We now live on the South Shore near Ye Nyne Olde Holles Golf Club. After full and rewarding careers in teaching in Hartland, Michigan, we are now full-time residents of the area. My teaching career was as a High School Chemistry Teacher, during which I used every reasonable opportunity to fit water quality studies into the curriculum. I also coached football, basketball, and baseball and was the Science Department Chairperson for the district. I am an avid fly fisherman and a member of Trout Unlimited, which had an influence on the fact that all of my graduate coursework was in Aquatic Biology and Stream Ecology. I hope to use this background and my passion for the environment to help the Lake Charlevoix Association in its mission of protecting and preserving our beautiful lake for both current and future users. It will be very satisfying if we can all work together to make sure we leave this place better than we found it.
John Hoffman
My wife Barbara and I are from Fort Wayne and after spending vacations in Northern Michigan over the years we moved permanently to our home just outside Boyne City on the south side of Lake Charlevoix. I am a retired intellectual property attorney and was in private practice in Washington, DC, and Fort Wayne for over forty years. In addition to serving on the LCA Board, I am active in the Little Traverse Conservancy and Northern Community Mediation. When we wake up each morning and see the beauty of Lake Charlevoix it reminds us of why we moved here. Maintaining the beauty and health of this wonderful natural asset is the motivation for my involvement with the LCA.
Howard Warner
Susan and I have a decades long love of all things Charlevoix. While we have lived all over (Suburban Detroit, San Francisco, Atlanta, Hawaii), we have spent significant time in Charlevoix almost every summer of our lives. As I finished a long finance and legal career in technology companies, we both agreed that Charlevoix was our dream retirement location. The pandemic merely accelerated our decision by a year or two as we bought our dream home on the lake in 2019 but moved here full time in 2020 once the impact of Covid became apparent. My background in legal and finance (I finished my career as the CFO of an advertising technology company bought out by Blackstone private equity) allows me to bring a unique skill set to the board of directors in my role as Treasurer. I love the lake immensely and look forward to working towards protecting it in the coming years.
Kim Baker
Kim has life-long ties to Northern Michigan. Like many, he vacationed here throughout the years, and moved here permanently eight years ago. His grandfather worked for Boyne City railroad in the 1920’s, and his father attended a one-room schoolhouse in Boyne. Kim spent his career with non-profit organizations, most recently at Manna Food Project as its executive director. He served on the board of directors of the Circle of Arts in Charlevoix and is a member of the Petoskey Sunrise Rotary. Kim lives in Horton Bay, has degrees in history and theology, and is an avid sailor and downhill skier.
Joe Kimmell
Joe and Karen began vacationing in Northern Michigan in 1985 and built a home on Lake Charlevoix in 1999. Joe practiced as a business lawyer in Fort Wayne and Detroit for over 35 years, before retiring and moving to their Lake Charlevoix home full-time in 2009. Joe currently serves as chair of the boards of Little Traverse Conservancy and Crooked Tree Art Center and is a member of the environmental committee for the Charlevoix County Community Foundation.
Peggy Smith
Northern Michigan has always played a significant role in our family life. My parents, born and raised here, returned with us in tow regularly throughout our youth. My husband, Jay, and I, both CMU undergraduate and graduates, continued the tradition with our own family, with a particular interest in winter sports. It was not until 2000 that we decided to purchase our family retreat in Boyne City/Lake Charlevoix. The lake’s pristine freshwater and surrounding watershed are both essential and treasured resources drawing so many of us to this region. We are responsible for protecting it for ourselves and future generations. I look forward to sharing my experience from an educational/curricular background and past board position experiences, including marketing and membership development. While transitioning our weekend/seasonal time into fulltime residence, I anticipate supporting this organization in all its endeavors.
Tom is a practicing attorney, based in Charlevoix and focused on condominium and property law, with a particular interest in waterfront property issues. He enjoys living on Oyster Bay and monitors the west end of Lake Charlevoix for the Watershed Council’s lake monitoring program. He is a past board member of the Inland Seas Education Association, and a present board member of Lake Charlevoix Association, Charlevoix Historical Society and Tip of the Mitt Watershed Council. He is the chair of the Hayes Township Zoning Board of Appeals and serves as secretary of the township’s Parks and Recreation Committee. He co-chairs the LCA work team that oversees the Boyne City Demonstration Garden Project. He looks for ways to productively work towards the preservation and improvement of the conditions in our Watershed for all forms of life and has a strong belief in collaboration and thoughtful planning.
Dan Mishler
My wife Martha and I have owned waterfront property on Lake Charlevoix since 1989. We now live on the South Shore near Ye Nyne Olde Holles Golf Club. After full and rewarding careers in teaching in Hartland, Michigan, we are now full-time residents of the area. My teaching career was as a High School Chemistry Teacher, during which I used every reasonable opportunity to fit water quality studies into the curriculum. I also coached football, basketball, and baseball and was the Science Department Chairperson for the district. I am an avid fly fisherman and a member of Trout Unlimited, which had an influence on the fact that all of my graduate coursework was in Aquatic Biology and Stream Ecology. I hope to use this background and my passion for the environment to help the Lake Charlevoix Association in its mission of protecting and preserving our beautiful lake for both current and future users. It will be very satisfying if we can all work together to make sure we leave this place better than we found it.
John Hoffman
My wife Barbara and I are from Fort Wayne and after spending vacations in Northern Michigan over the years we moved permanently to our home just outside Boyne City on the south side of Lake Charlevoix. I am a retired intellectual property attorney and was in private practice in Washington, DC, and Fort Wayne for over forty years. In addition to serving on the LCA Board, I am active in the Little Traverse Conservancy and Northern Community Mediation. When we wake up each morning and see the beauty of Lake Charlevoix it reminds us of why we moved here. Maintaining the beauty and health of this wonderful natural asset is the motivation for my involvement with the LCA.
Howard Warner
Susan and I have a decades long love of all things Charlevoix. While we have lived all over (Suburban Detroit, San Francisco, Atlanta, Hawaii), we have spent significant time in Charlevoix almost every summer of our lives. As I finished a long finance and legal career in technology companies, we both agreed that Charlevoix was our dream retirement location. The pandemic merely accelerated our decision by a year or two as we bought our dream home on the lake in 2019 but moved here full time in 2020 once the impact of Covid became apparent. My background in legal and finance (I finished my career as the CFO of an advertising technology company bought out by Blackstone private equity) allows me to bring a unique skill set to the board of directors in my role as Treasurer. I love the lake immensely and look forward to working towards protecting it in the coming years.
Kim Baker
Kim has life-long ties to Northern Michigan. Like many, he vacationed here throughout the years, and moved here permanently eight years ago. His grandfather worked for Boyne City railroad in the 1920’s, and his father attended a one-room schoolhouse in Boyne. Kim spent his career with non-profit organizations, most recently at Manna Food Project as its executive director. He served on the board of directors of the Circle of Arts in Charlevoix and is a member of the Petoskey Sunrise Rotary. Kim lives in Horton Bay, has degrees in history and theology, and is an avid sailor and downhill skier.
Joe Kimmell
Joe and Karen began vacationing in Northern Michigan in 1985 and built a home on Lake Charlevoix in 1999. Joe practiced as a business lawyer in Fort Wayne and Detroit for over 35 years, before retiring and moving to their Lake Charlevoix home full-time in 2009. Joe currently serves as chair of the boards of Little Traverse Conservancy and Crooked Tree Art Center and is a member of the environmental committee for the Charlevoix County Community Foundation.
Peggy Smith
Northern Michigan has always played a significant role in our family life. My parents, born and raised here, returned with us in tow regularly throughout our youth. My husband, Jay, and I, both CMU undergraduate and graduates, continued the tradition with our own family, with a particular interest in winter sports. It was not until 2000 that we decided to purchase our family retreat in Boyne City/Lake Charlevoix. The lake’s pristine freshwater and surrounding watershed are both essential and treasured resources drawing so many of us to this region. We are responsible for protecting it for ourselves and future generations. I look forward to sharing my experience from an educational/curricular background and past board position experiences, including marketing and membership development. While transitioning our weekend/seasonal time into fulltime residence, I anticipate supporting this organization in all its endeavors.
