Panel Leadership and Executive Committee
Steven Pearson
Chair, Panel Member
New York Department of Environmental Conservation
Rob Emens
Vice-Chair, Panel Member
North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality
1611 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-1611
Katlyn Fuentes
Coordinator
Chesapeake Research Consortium
Chesapeake Bay Program Office
1750 Forest Drive, Suite 130
Annapolis, MD 21401
Michele Tremblay
Fiscal Officer
Naturesource Communications
PO Box 3019
Penacook, NH 03303
State Government Representatives
Delaware
Mike Steiger
Panel Member
DE Dept. of Natural Resources &
Environmental Control
3002 Bayside Drive
Dover, DE 109901
Edna Stetzar
Past-Chair, Alternate Member
DE Dept. of Natural Resources &
Environmental Control
3002 Bayside Drive
Dover, DE 109901
Maryland
Jay Kilian
Past Chair, Panel Member
Maryland Invasive Species Council
Maryland Department of Natural Resources
Resource Assessment Service
580 Taylor Avenue C-2
Annapolis, Maryland 21401
Vacant
Alternate Member
Jonathan McKnight
Past Chair, Panel Member
Maryland Department of Natural Resources
Wildlife & Heritage Service
Tawes State Office Bldg, E-1
580 Taylor Avenue
Annapolis, MD 21401
Vacant
Alternate Member
New Jersey
Chris Smith
Panel Member
NJ Division of Fish and Wildlife
One Elridge Road
Robbinsville, NJ 08691
Heather Desko
Panel Member
NJ Water Supply Authority
Watershed Protection Programs
1851 State Route 31
PO Box 5196
Clinton, NJ 08809
New York
Steven Pearson
Chair, Panel Member
New York Department of Environmental Conservation
North Carolina
Rob Emens
Vice-Chair, Panel Member
North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality
1611 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-1611
Vacant
Alternate Member
Pennsylvania
Kristopher Abell
Panel Member
Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture
Bureau of Plant Industry
2301 N. Cameron St
Harrisburg, PA 17110
Matthew Shank
Panel Member
Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection
Rachel Carson State Office Building
400 Market St. | Harrisburg, PA 17105
Sean Hartzell
Panel Member
Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission
Division of Environmental Services
Vacant
Alternate Member
Virginia
Kevin Heffernan
Panel Member
Natural Heritage Program
Department of Conservation and Recreation
217 Governor Street
Richmond, VA 23219
West Virginia
Katie Zipfel
Panel Member
WV Division of Natural Resources
Fisheries Biologist
2311 Ohio Avenue
Parkersburg, WV 26101
Vacant
Alternate Member
Washington, DC
Vacant
Panel Member
Vacant
Alternate Member
State Academic Representatives
Delaware
Greg Shriver
Panel Member
University of Delaware
531 S. College Avenue
Newark, DE 19716
Vacant
Alternate Member
Maryland
Mike Allen
Past Fiscal Officer, Panel Member
Maryland Sea Grant
5825 University Research Ct.
Suite 1350
College Park, MD 20740
Fredrika Moser
Past Chair, Alternate Member
Maryland Sea Grant
5825 University Research Ct.
Suite 1350
College Park, MD 20740
New Jersey
Julie Lockwood
Panel Member
Rutgers University
14 College Farm Rd
New Brunswick, NJ 08901
Vacant
Alternate Member
New York
Vacant
Panel Member
Vacant
Alternate Member
North Carolina
Sara Mirabilio
Panel Member
NC Sea Grant
Fisheries Extension Specialist
P.O. Box 699
Manteo, NC 27954
Vacant
Alternate Member
Pennsylvania
Sarah Whitney
Past Chair, Panel Member
Pennsylvania Sea Grant
P.O. Box 67000
1601 Elmerton Ave
Harrisburg, PA 17106
Sara Stahlman
Alternate Member
Pennsylvania Sea Grant
301 Peninsula Drive, Suite 3
Erie, PA 16505
Virginia
Vacant
Alternate Member
West Virginia
Vacant
Panel Member
Vacant
Alternate Member
Federal Government Representatives
Army Corps of Engineers (ACOE)
Tara Whitsel
Panel Member
US Army Corps of Engineers
Raystown Lake Project
6145 Seven Points Road
Hesston, PA 16647
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Ray Frederick
Panel Member
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
National Risk Management Research Laboratory
2890 Woodbridge Avenue (MS-104)
Edison, NJ 08837
Vacant
Alternate Member
Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS)
Steve Minkkinen
Panel Member
USFWS Maryland Fisheries Resource Office
177 Admiral Cochrane Drive
Annapolis, MD 21401
Sandra Keppner
Alternate Member
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
1101 Casey Road
Balsom, NY 14013
Forest Service (FS)
Vacant
Panel Member
US Forest Service
Maritime Administration (DOT-MA)
Vacant
Alternate Member
National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
Vacant
Panel Member
Vacant
Alternate Member
National Park Service (NPS)
Vacant
Alternate Member
US Geological Survey (USGS-NASP)
US Department of Agriculture (USDA-APHIS-WS)
Marnie Pepper
Panel Member
Animal and Plant Inspection Health Inspection Service (APHIS)
Trevor Michaels
Alternate Member
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS)
Regional and Non-Government Organizations
Chesapeake Bay Program
Mark Lewandowski
Panel Member
Regional Chesapeake Bay Program
Maryland Department of Natural Resources
580 Taylor Avenue
Annapolis, Maryland 21401
Bailey Robertory
Alternate Member
Chesapeake Research Consortium
NOAA Chesapeake Bay Office
200 Harry S. Truman Pkwy, Suite 460
Annapolis, MD 21401
Susquehanna River Basin Commission
Ellyn Campbell
Panel Member
Susquehanna River Basin Commission
4423 North Front Street
Harrisburg, PA 17102-2391
Brianna Hutchison
Alternate Member
Susquehanna River Basin Commission
1721 North Front Street
Harrisburg, PA 17102-2391
At-Large Members
Christine Densmore
Panel Member
U.S. Geological Survey
Leetown Science Center
11649 Leetown Road
Kearneysville, WV 25430