NC Steering Committee Representative

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Marine Scientist at Albemarle Pamlico National Estuary Partnership & University of NC Wilmington (UNCW), located in Beaufort, NC. Jud’s areas of expertise are water quality, restoration, monitoring, aquaculture and SAV interactions, advocacy, brackish SAV, and seagrass.

jud.kenworthy@gmail.com

NC Steering Committee Representative

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Assistant Professor at NC State University, located in Raleigh, NC. Stacy’s areas of expertise are restoration, community science, monitoring, living shorelines, aquaculture and SAV interactions, and seagrass.

yszhang@ncsu.edu
NC Steering Committee Rep

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Marine Habitat Resource Specialist at NOAA, located in Charleston, SC. Anne’s areas of expertise are monitoring, aquaculture and SAV interactions, brackish SAV, and seagrass.

anne.deaton@noaa.gov

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Works at NC DEQ, Division of Marine Fisheries, located in Morehead City, NC.

charlie.deaton@deq.nc.gov

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Ecologist at Albemarle-Pamlico National Estuary Partnership, located in Raleigh, NC. Tim’s areas of expertise are water quality, monitoring, aquaculture and SAV interactions, brackish SAV, seagrass, and fisheries habitat ecology.

tim.ellis@apnep.org

Professor at UNC-CH (IMS), located in Morehead City, NC. Joel’s areas of expertise are living shorelines, aquaculture and SAV interactions, seagrass, and ecosystem services (esp habitat function).

jfodrie@unc.edu

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Assistant Professor at East Carolina University, located in Greenville, NC. Rachel’s areas of expertise are restoration, monitoring, mitigation, living shorelines, and seagrass.

gittmanr17@ecu.edu

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Associate Professor at University of North Carolina Wilmington, located in Wilmington, NC. Jessie’s areas of expertise are water quality, restoration, monitoring, freshwater SAV, brackish SAV, and seagrass.

jarvisj@uncw.edu

PhD Student at UNC - Wilmington, located in Wilmington, NC. Madison’s areas of expertise are seagrass and remote sensing.

mal6582@uncw.edu

VA Steering Committee Representative

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Assistant Research Scientist at CBNERR-VA/Virginia Institute of Marine Science, located in Gloucester Point, VA. Erin’s areas of expertise are water quality, monitoring, aquaculture and SAV interactions, freshwater SAV, brackish SAV, and seagrass.

eshields@vims.edu

VA Steering Committee Representative

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Research Scientist at Virginia Tech, located in Blacksburg, VA. Sara’s areas of expertise are restoration, monitoring, aquaculture and SAV interactions, freshwater SAV, and Vallisneria.

sweeten@vt.edu

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Director for the Atlantic Coastal Fish Habitat Partnership at the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission, located in Arlington, VA. Simen’s areas of expertise are restoration, monitoring, mitigation, and advocacy.

skaalstad@asmfc.org

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Associate Professor; Director, SAV Restoration & Monitoring Program at Virginia Institute of Marine Science, located in Gloucester Point, VA. Chris’s areas of expertise are restoration, monitoring, mitigation, aquaculture and SAV interactions, freshwater SAV, brackish SAV, seagrass, and Community Ecology/Fauna within SAV Meadows & Ecosystem Processes.

cpatrick@vims.edu

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Restoration coordinator at Chesapeake Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve-VA, located in. Erin’s areas of expertise are water quality, restoration, community science, monitoring, living shorelines, advocacy, freshwater SAV, brackish SAV, and seagrass.

emreilly@vims.edu

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GIS Project Manager at Virginia Institute of Marine Science - College of William & Mary, located in Gloucester Point, VA. David’s areas of expertise are monitoring, freshwater SAV, and seagrass.

dwilcox@vims.edu

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Ph.D. Student at Virginia Institute of Marine Science, located in Gloucester, VA. Alyson’s areas of expertise are restoration, aquaculture and SAV interactions, and seagrass.

achall@vims.edu

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Founder/Owner of Akorn Environmental Consultants, an Environmental Consulting firm located in Washington, D.C. Aaron’s areas of expertise are water quality, restoration, advocacy, and community science.

aaron.kornbluth@gmail.com

MD Steering Committee Representative

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Stewardship Coordinator at Chesapeake Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve, and Maryland Department of Natural Resources located in Annapolis, MD. Becky’s areas of expertise are restoration, community science, monitoring, living shorelines with freshwater SAV and brackish SAV.

rebecca.swerida@maryland.gov

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Naturalist at Baltimore County Department of Recreation and Parks, located in Middle River, MD. James areas of expertise are community science, advocacy, brackish SAV, and legal and regulatory management of SAV.

jduffy1026@gmail.com

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Marine Habitat Resource Specialist at NOAA Fisheries, located in Annapolis, MD. Becky’s areas of expertise are water quality, restoration, monitoring, mitigation, living shorelines, aquaculture and SAV interactions, with freshwater SAV, brackish SAV, seagrass, and Environmental Review.

rebecca.golden@noaa.gov

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Assistant Professor in the Environmental Studies Program at St. Mary's College of Maryland located in St. Mary’s City, MD. Cassie’s areas of expertise are water quality, restoration, monitoring, aquaculture and SAV interactions, freshwater SAV, brackish SAV, and seagrasses.

cbgurbisz@smcm.edu

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Natural Resource Biologist at Maryland Department of Natural Resources located in Annapolis, MD. Stephanie’s areas of expertise are water quality, restoration, monitoring, freshwater SAV, and brackish SAV.

stephanie.hall2@maryland.gov

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Data Analyst at KCI Technologies, an Environmental Consulting firm located in Sparks, MD. Morgan’s areas of expertise are water quality, community science, data collection and management, geology.

jonemor13@gmail.com

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Living Resource Assessment Program Manager and SAV Ecologist at Maryland Department of Natural Resources; SAV Workgroup Chair at the Chesapeake Bay Program, both located in Annapolis, MD. Brooke’s areas of expertise are restoration, community science, monitoring, mitigation, advocacy, freshwater SAV, brackish SAV, seagrass, and Natural Resource Management.

brooke.landry@maryland.gov

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Research Scientist at University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science, located in Annapolis, MD. Jon’s areas of expertise are water quality, restoration, community science, monitoring, aquaculture and SAV interactions, and seagrass.

jlefcheck@umces.edu

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Marine Ecologist at Tetra Tech Center for Ecological Science, located in Owings Mills, MD. Bob’s areas of expertise are restoration, monitoring, mitigation, living shorelines, freshwater SAV, brackish SAV, seagrass, and Fisheries.

bob.murphy@tetratech.com

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Biologist at U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service located in Annapolis, MD. Amy’s areas of expertise are in restoration, monitoring, aquaculture and SAV interactions, and brackish SAV.

amy_odonnell@fws.gov

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Natural Resource Biologist at the Maryland Department of Natural Resources located in Annapolis, MD. Kaitlin’s areas of expertise are in outdoor education, monitoring, and community science with freshwater SAV, brackish SAV, and seagrass.

kaitlin.scowen@maryland.gov

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Marine Habitat Resource Specialist at NOAA Fisheries located in Annapolis, MD. Jonathan’s areas of expertise are in restoration, monitoring, mitigation, living shorelines, aquaculture and SAV interactions, freshwater SAV, brackish SAV, regulatory and advocating for SAV habitat under Section 404 of the Clean Water Act.

jonathan.watson@noaa.gov

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Environmental Program Manager at Maryland Department of Natural Resources located in Annapolis, MD. Cathy’s areas of expertise are in water quality, monitoring, living shorelines, freshwater SAV and brackish SAV.

catherine.wazniak@maryland.gov

DE Steering Committee Representative

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Environmental Scientist at Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control, located in Dover, Delaware. Kayla’s areas of expertise are community science, monitoring, freshwater SAV, brackish SAV, and seagrass.

kayla.clauson@delaware.gov

DE Steering Committee Representative

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Science Coordinator at DE Center for the Inland Bays located in Rehoboth Beach, Delaware. Taylor’s area of expertise is in brackish SAV.

thoffman@inlandbays.org

Delaware Natural Resources and Environmental Control

michael.bott@state.de.us

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Environmental Scientist at Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control located in Dover, Delaware. Brittney’s areas of expertise are water quality, monitoring, living shorelines, and advocacy.

brittney.flaten@delaware.gov

Partnership for Delaware Estuary

Lhaaf@DelawareEstuary.org

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Coastal Ecology Specialist at Delaware Sea Grant located in Lewes, Delaware. Brittany’s areas of expertise are water quality, restoration, community science, monitoring, living shorelines, advocacy, freshwater SAV, brackish SAV, seagrasses, and marine debris.

haywoobl@udel.edu

Partnership for Delaware Estuary

jklinkam@delawareestuary.org

Partnership for the Delaware Estuary

lmorgan@delawareestuary.org

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Environmental Scientist at Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control located in Dover, Delaware. Gabriella’s areas of expertise are water quality, restoration, community science monitoring, and living shorelines.

gabriella.vailati@delaware.gov

PA Steering Committee Representative

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Aquatic Biologist at Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection, located in Norristown, PA. Randy’s areas of expertise are restoration, monitoring, mitigation, and living shorelines.

rabrown@pa.gov

Life Scientist at the US Environmental Protection Agency Region 3, located in Philadelphia PA . Michael’s areas of expertise are water quality, restoration, monitoring, mitigation, living shorelines, and freshwater SAV.

mansolino.michael@epa.gov

Environmental Protection Agency

lutte.todd@epa.gov

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Senior Watershed Coordinator at the Environmental Protection Agency, located in Philadelphia, PA. Kelly’s areas of expertise are water quality, restoration, monitoring, living shorelines, freshwater SAV, and brackish SAV.

somers.kelly@epa.gov

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Senior Wetland Specialist at the US EPA -Mid Atlantic Region, located in Philadelphia, PA. Megan's areas of expertise are restoration, monitoring, mitigation, and living shorelines.

fitzgerald.megan@epa.gov

NJ Steering Committee Representative

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Fisheries Biologist at New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, located in Port Republic, NJ. Nina’s area of expertise is seagrass.

nina.colagiovanni@dep.nj.gov

NJ Steering Committee Representative

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Associate Professor of Marine Science at Stockton University, located in Port Republic, NJ. Elizabeth’s areas of expertise are restoration, monitoring, living shorelines, and seagrass.

elizabeth.lacey@stockton.edu

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Program Scientist at Barnegat Bay Partnership, located at Ocean County College, Toms River, NJ. Andrew’s areas of expertise are water quality, restoration, monitoring, brackish SAV, and seagrass.

amcgowan@ocean.edu

NY Steering Committee Representative

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Life Scientist at U.S. EPA, Region 2, Long Island Sound Office, located in New York City, NY. Cayla’s areas of expertise are water quality, monitoring, seagrass and Watershed Management.

sullivan.cayla@epa.gov

NY Steering Committee Representative

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Professor of Marine Science at Stonybrook University, located in Southampton, NY. Brad’s areas of expertise are restoration, monitoring, aquaculture and SAV interactions, seagrass, and plant-animal interactions.

bradley.peterson@stonybrook.edu

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NYS Seagrass Coordinator at New York State Department of Environmental Conservation, located in Kings Park, NY. Della’s areas of expertise are water quality, community science, monitoring, mitigation, advocacy, and seagrass.

della.campbell@dec.ny.gov

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Habitat Researcher at Hudson River National Estuarine Research Reserve located in Staatsburg, NY. Christina's areas of expertise are water quality, monitoring, freshwater SAV, and freshwater tidal wetlands.

christina.pacella@dec.ny.gov

CT Steering Committee Representative

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Research Coordinator at Connecticut National Estuarine Research Reserve, located in Groton, CT. Jamie’s areas of expertise are water quality, community science, monitoring, mitigation, aquaculture and SAV interactions, and seagrass.

jamie.vaudrey@uconn.edu

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Assistant Professor at Sacred Heart University, located in Fairfield, CT. Torrance’s areas of expertise are restoration, monitoring, seagrass, and genetic diversity.

hanleyt2@sacredheart.edu

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PhD Student at University of Connecticut, located in Groton, CT. Matthew’s areas of expertise are water quality, restoration, monitoring, and seagrass.

matthew.leason@uconn.edu

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Research Technician for the LIS Eelgrass Collaborative & UCONN Graduate Student, located in Groton, CT. Emily’s areas of expertise are water quality, participatory science, monitoring, living shorelines, aquaculture and SAV interactions, and seagrass.

emily.watling@uconn.edu

RI Steering Committee Representative

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Principal Marine Fisheries Biologist at RI DEM Division of Marine Fisheries, located in Jamestown, Rhode Island. Eric’s areas of expertise are restoration, participatory science, monitoring, aquaculture and SAV interactions, seagrass, fisheries management, habitat assessment and monitoring.

eric.schneider@dem.ri.gov

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Staff Scientist at Narragansett Bay Estuary Program, located in Providence, RI. Courtney’s areas of expertise are water quality, monitoring, advocacy, brackish SAV, and seagrass.

courtney.schmidt@nbep.org

MA Steering Committee Representative

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Coastal Data Scientist at Massachusetts Bays National Estuary Partnership / UMass Boston School for the Environment, located in Boston, MA. Jill’s areas of expertise are water quality, restoration, community science, monitoring, aquaculture and SAV interactions, and seagrass.

jillian.carr@umb.edu

MA Steering Committee Representative

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Wetlands Analyst/ Wetland and Seagrass Mapping at Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection, located in Boston, MA. Tay’s areas of expertise are Restoration, monitoring, mitigation, living shorelines, aquaculture and SAV interactions, seagrass, and mapping.

n.tay.evans@state.ma.us

NH Steering Committee Representative

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Marine Biologist at the Environmental Protection Agency Region I, located in Boston, MA. Phil’s areas of expertise are water quality, restoration, monitoring, mitigation, aquaculture and SAV interactions, and seagrass.

colarusso.phil@epa.gov

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Ecology Coach at Center for Student Coastal Research, located in Cohasset, MA. Susan’s areas of expertise are community science, monitoring, aquaculture and SAV interactions, seagrass, K-12, and video production.

sbryant@ccscr.org

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Executive Director & Shellfish Biologist at Martha's Vineyard Shellfish Group, located in Oak Bluffs, MA. Emma’s areas of expertise are restoration and shellfish culture.

emma.greenbeach@mvshellfishgroup.org

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Professor of Marine and Environmental Science / Associate Dean for Equity at Northeastern University, located in Nahant, MA. Randall’s areas of expertise are restoration, monitoring, seagrass, and effects of genetic variation.

ann.hughes@northeastern.edu

Biologist at the National Park Service, located in Wellfleet, MA. Holly’s areas of expertise are water quality, restoration, monitoring, and seagrass.

holly_plaisted@nps.gov

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Environmental Analyst at Massachusetts Division of Marine Fisheries, located in Gloucester, MA. Forest’s areas of expertise are restoration, community science, monitoring, mitigation, and seagrass.

forest.schenck@state.ma.us

NH Steering Committee Representative

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Marine Biologist at the Environmental Protection Agency Region I, located in Boston, MA. Phil’s areas of expertise are water quality, restoration, monitoring, mitigation, aquaculture and SAV interactions, and seagrass.

colarusso.phil@epa.gov

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Professor at Keene State College, located in Keene, NH. Cynthia’s areas of expertise are seagrass, evolutionary ecology, and population genetics.

chays@keene.edu

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Habitat Program Manager at Piscataqua Region Estuaries Partnership, located in Durham, NH. Trevor’s areas of expertise are water quality, restoration, monitoring, and seagrass.

trevor.mattera@unh.edu

Research Coordinator at Great Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve, located in Greenland, NH. Christopher’s areas of expertise are restoration, monitoring, living shorelines, and Seagrass

christopher.r.peter@wildlife.nh.gov

ME Steering Committee Representative

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Biologist II at the Maine Department of Environmental Protection, located in Augusta, Maine. Cheyenne’s areas of expertise are water quality, aquaculture and SAV interactions, and seagrass.

cheyenne.adams@maine.gov

ME Steering Committee Representative

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Biologist III, Marine Unit Lead at Maine Department of Environmental Protection, located in Augusta, ME. Angie’s areas of expertise are water quality, monitoring, and seagrass.

angela.d.brewer@maine.gov

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Postdoctoral Scholar at Bowdoin College, located in Brunswick, ME. Katie’s areas of expertise are monitoring, aquaculture and SAV interactions, and seagrass.

kdubois@bowdoin.edu

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Staff Scientist at Casco Bay Estuary Partnership, located in Portland, ME. Janelle’s areas of expertise are monitoring, aquaculture and SAV interactions, freshwater SAV, brackish SAV, and seagrass.

janelle.goeke@maine.edu