Prior to joining the Commission, he lived and worked in Washington, D.C., filling various roles for a governor, a member of Congress, and a private-sector lobbying firm. In each, he was a key figure in efforts to protect the environmental and economic health of the Great Lakes region. He has a long history of convening state, provincial, and congressional leadership to build consensus around difficult issues, including ballast water standards, maritime transportation infrastructure investment, and invasive species management. Mr. Brown has a Bachelor’s degree in political theory and constitutional democracy from Michigan State University’s James Madison College. Matt Doss
restoration of the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence River. He has 35 years of
experience working in the areas of public policy, advocacy, government relations, and environmental management. Prior to joining the Cities Initiative, he worked for the Great Lakes Commission for 25 years, most recently as policy director. Previously, he worked for an environmental consulting firm in San Francisco and for a member of Congress in Washington, D.C. Mr. Doss is a Michigan native, currently lives in Ann Arbor, and has a Bachelor of Arts degree
from Kalamazoo College. Eamonn Horan-Lunney
Eamonn Horan-Lunney is director of the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence Cities Initiative. Prior to joining the initiative in September 2019, he worked in the Canadian House of Commons as a member’s chief of staff and executive assistant. He was also a lobbyist for the Federation of Canadian Municipalities.
Matt Doss is the U.S. Policy Advisor for the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence Cities Initiative, a binational coalition of 131 U.S. and Canadian mayors and local officials working to advance the protection and
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