Richard "Dick" Ramsay of Spirit Lake is the newest addition to the HI Board of Directors. Ramsay has a strong record of public service in the Iowa Great Lakes region. He is a member of the Spirit Lake Protective Association and serves as counsel for the Dickinson County Water Quality Commission. He also serves on the Historic Arnolds Park Board, the Orleans Board of Adjustment, and the Steering Committee of the Dickinson County Clean Water Alliance. Finally, he is a past president of the Pearson Lakes Art Center Board.

Ramsay said that land-use issues are important to him.

"Iowa has the most altered landscape in the nation. The concept of ownership of land must progress from the 'highest and best use' to one of 'stewardship for future generations.'"

Ramsay and his wife, Carolyn, have three grown sons and three grandchildren, two boys and a girl.