Board Members

My family has been on the lake since 1953, making wonderful memories on Twin Lakes with my parents, grandparents, extended family, my children and my grandchildren.

Our love of the lake prompted my husband John and I to purchase our own place on the lake in 1999. Our plan was to build a retirement home and live here full time. We are now realizing that dream. Now I am a retired corporate executive and served in US Army. I hope to serve the board using the leadership skills I have acquire to serve all future generations. It is my pleasure to serve as the President of The Twin Lakes improvement association.

My grandparents came to Twin Lakes in 1927.  I’ve always enjoyed our property, the lakes and the people who love these lakes. I spent my career as a lawyer with a practice in Coeur D’Alene.  With retirement, Renee and I built our retirement home on Upper Lake so that we can be out here year round. I want to serve the Twin Lakes Improvement Association and its members to continue the quality of life we all enjoy.

Though I have only lived on upper lake full time for 2 years, I have lived in the Rathdrum community for almost 20. I consider it a privilege to be here and wanted to get a jump start on meeting folks here and by helping to serve. My wife Corrinne and I own a financial planning firm in town and thus I get to be the treasurer of our fine organization. I look forward to actively being a part of it for years to come.

I have been fortunate to have spent every summer on Twin Lakes since my parents bought our lake cabin on Echo Beach in 1951. My profession as a teacher, allowed our family to spend our summers at the lake. Our love of the lake and appreciation of its beauty has only grown over the years. Being able to serve on the board, helping to develop practices that sustain the health and beauty of our lake for our grandchildren and generations to come, is a way that I can give back to our lake community.

It was love at first sight when I first encountered Twin Lakes in 1997. August 1999, after three months of negotiating I purchased a  288 square foot cabin on Lower Twin…and thus began a honeymoon on Twin Lakes that has lasted nearly two decades. This lake and its community are in many cases as close as family and as near to paradise as I can imagine.

My family has been enjoying Twin Lakes every summer since I first arrived here as a 5 year old in the spring of 1952. It was here that I met and eventually married my wife, Mary Jayne and raised our 3 children. Having careers in geology and environmental science, I have always been concerned about the health of our lake system and watershed. After retiring in 2005, I wanted to give back to our lake community and found that joining the TLIA was an excellent way to do that. I hope to use my scientific knowledge to help sustain the quality of life and incredible natural environment my six grandchildren now enjoy.

I was raised in North Idaho. And very proud of that.  I have early memories of my family living in the Hidden Valley, just outside of Rathdrum, growing strawberries, horses and kids! On hot summer days, a swim at Twin Lakes was a wonderful treat. And it still is.  Only now I am now a full-time resident of our beautiful lake community and excited to serve on the Twin Lakes Improvement Association as the new Secretary. Beyond the necessary business that comes with the job, I am hoping to help the Association with my background in Environmental Sciences and my skills with technologies used to monitor and insure our lakes health. 

As a result of spending much of our childhood on Twin Lakes, my wife Cindy and I, decided to raise our children here. We purchased our Twin Lakes property in the year 2000 and built our home in 2008. We are both actively involved in the Lakeland School District and Twin Lakes Improvement Association. I have been employed in the commercial HVAC business for over 30 years and Cindy has been a realtor for over 20 years. I plan on utilizing my experience in construction management to assist with the Fish Creek and Channel Restoration projects. Our family is committed to maintaining and improving Twin Lakes now and in the future.

Hi Everyone, Renee Lacroix here. I have lived on the lake since 1950, summers only. I received my B.S. degree in Environmental Science from the University of Washington. My mother served on the board at least 20 years, so I am following in her footsteps. I ran the lake study from 1974 to 1986. I love Twin Lakes ever since I could walk and I hope to keep that way for my grandchildren.

I am a somewhat newcomer to North Idaho and Twin Lakes, but in the past seven years I have fallen in love with our little lakes. As the Director of Twinlow Camp on the lower lake, I see it as my duty to help out our community whenever possible. When the opportunity to serve on this board was offered to me, I saw it as a part of my ministry to serve however I could. Twinlow Camp has a long history on this lake, we celebrated 90 years in 2018, and I hope that I can help protect our beautiful lake for future generations to enjoy.

Growing up I spent summers at North Idaho Lakes. Upon retiring after37 years from a local bank as Regional SVP financing real estate projects, my husband I decided we no longer wanted to spend summers maintaining our lake home. However, we missed our water front home and fortunately found our perfect summer place at Twin Lakes. Quickly we were welcomed into the community of generational family history and everyone’s love for Twin Lakes. With my real estate financing, development experience and shared love for Twin Lakes, I look forward to this opportunity to serve TLIA.

My family and I purchased our lower Twin Lakes home in 2018, and moved in full time in 2020. Twin Lakes is truly a hidden gem in north Idaho and owning a home on the lake motivated me to want to become involved in preserving this beautiful area and maintain if for generations to come. My family and I truly love living on the lake full time and there is no better way to celebrate 4th of July than a Twin Lakes boat parade and neighborhood fireworks show!

Our children have both attended Lakeland High School and we spend our free time volunteering and cheering them on at their different sporting events.

I retired as a Police Sergeant in 2019 after serving 25 years in law enforcement. My wife Julie is a local Realtor. I look forward to helping the TLIA in any capacity that I can to keep this community an amazing place to live for years to come.

Jeff Hite is excited to join the Twin Lakes Improvement Association board. Jeff has been coming to the lake for over 40 years and he has deep family roots in North Idaho. Jeff’s wife Lauri is a granddaughter of the Miley’s – who came to the lake in 1921. With that, Lauri’s family has been at the lake for over 100 years. Jeff enjoys learning the history of the lake, Miley’s Echo Beach Resort, and helping to preserve the natural beauty of Twin Lakes for future generations!

I was raised just south of Deer Park Washington and spent most of my summers at my grandparents’ cabin on Upper Twin. My cousin’s grandparents had the cabin next door, and I have fond memories of campfires, fishing, water skiing, and exploring the lake in the 1970s and 1980s. I entered the Air Force in 1994, moved around quite a bit, met my wife and eventually retired from the military in 2017. When my wife Maria retired from the Air Force in 2019, we decided to move back to the Pacific Northwest to be near my family and were fortunate enough to find a house on Lower Twin. We enjoy the lake very much and I look forward to helping maintain and preserve this fantastic part of nature.