About PPA

Potawatomi Paddlers Association (PPA) is a 501-c-3 formed in 2017 to assure continued care and improvements that foster safe and enjoyable paddle sports (canoeing, kayaking, and stand up paddling) and camping along the Kankakee River national water trail.

President—Frank Koehler
Vice-President—John Persic
Secretary-Treasurer—Bruce Cowhig

Name Location Term Expires
February 28
Frank Koehler
Bourbonnais, IL
2025
Dave Pierson
Kankakee, IL
2027
Bruce Cowhig
Kankakee, IL
2027
Janet Glidden
Aroma Park, IL
2025
John Persic
Wilmington, IL
2025
Josh Hudson
Bourbonnias, IL
2027
Holly Froning
St. Anne, IL
2026
Dan Morrison
Ashkum, IL
2027