I am a Veteran of the U.S. Navy serving as an officer instructor at Great Lakes Training Center during the Viet Nam war.  I am a graduate of Houghton College with a B.S. in  Chemistry and Zoology and an M.S. and Ph.D. in Organic Chemistry from Case Western Reserve University.  I retired from Abbott Labs after 28 years as a Peptide Process Development Chemist. 

My wife and I have lived in Lindenhurst for 31 years and on Lake Waterford for 19 years.  We enjoy serving at Crossroads Church.  I enjoy fishing, HO model railroading, digital photography.  

I am the longest acting member of the LLC and am secretary and webmaster.  Please contact me if you have any ideas or suggestions to make our site more useful to you.  I can be reached at fisherman220 at juno dot com or 847-356-1433 fisherman220@juno.com                     

When I moved to Lindenhurst in 1991, the "killing" of Lake Linden so it could be restored had already begun.  To understand why the lake was being so drastically changed I became involved with the Lakes Commission as a representative of Lake Linden.  Now I understand a bit more why we do some strange and not so strange things to our lakes – we want to protect as well as enhance them so they can be enjoyed for many diverse activities.

I work at Abbott Laboratories and really enjoy living in Lindenhurst.  The lakes are fascinating - with careful guidance they will serve us well for a long time.

I am a Ph.D. Biochemist working in the Fermentation Production area of the Special Chemicals Division of Abbott Laboratories.  

My wife Jane and I live on Springledge Lake.  I am and avid gardener and wood worker.  Jane was a Spanish teacher at Mt. Carmel is also an artist currently working in that capacity at CLC.

  I have liven in Lindenhurst for 18 years.  Throughout my whole life I have lived near a lake.  I grew up on Rainy Lake in Ontario, Canada.  I was a member of the local sportsmen's club which assisted with the local fisheries and had goals to rehab the natural shoreline. 

I have enjoyed the lakes of Lindenhurst with my wife, Kristen, and my two daughters, Michelle (7) and Leah (4).  Clean and productive lakes are important to the community and to me.  I am glad I can now take and active role in maintaining them. 

I am a Seniro Master mechanic at Sessler Ford in Libertyville and have worked there for 20 years. 

I am a microbiologist working as a Project Coordinator in the Global Pharmaceutical R&D division at Abbott Labs.  

On the weekends I volunteer at the Volo Bog State Natural Area where I work as a naturalist, giving bog tours, and chair the scholarship committee.     I also take classes at the bog to learn about wetlands, with a special focus on wetland plants and their historical uses.

My daughter, Beth, and I live on Lake Linden with our two dogs, Ben and Tess.  I enjoy applying my knowledge of plants to enhance the naturalized buffer strip on my shoreline.  I can be reached at sailaway477@aol.com.

My wife, Nancy, and I have lived on Teal Road in Lindenhurst for fifteen years. We both retired from Mundelein High School in 1996, where I was a physics teacher. Since that time, we have been volunteers with the Lake County Forest Preserve and the Adopt- A- Highway program. 

I am a newly appointed member of the Lakes Commission. I have a B.S. in Education from Northern Illinois University and an M.S. in Science Education from Oregon State University. While serving as a volunteer for the Lake County Forest Preserve District, I have become qualified as a certified herbicide operator. Among my other interests are: sailing, astronomy and photography. 

Nancy and I are currently in the process of restoring the Teal Public Access on Lake Waterford to a natural state, by eliminating alien plants and replacing them with plants native to northern Illinois. Our back yard has a prairie garden, rain garden and woodland wildflower garden, as well as the standard flower and vegetable gardens

I am an engineer employed as a union painter foreman for 30 years.  My wife Barb, two daughters and I  moved to Lindenhurst in 1990 and onto Lake Waterford in 2001. We view our lakes as one of our village's many treasures.  I want to help to continue to educate residents about ways to protect and manage these resources   

I am also a Lindenhurst Parks District and Police Athletic (Pig) League  commissioner and work with the Lindenhurst Men's/Civic Club.   

I enjoy Sprint car racing.

Email Address:
TrusteeMetzelaar@lindenhurst.org