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Principals’ Staff Committee

Scope and Purpose

The Principals' Staff Committee (PSC) acts as the policy advisors to the Executive Council, accepting items for Council consideration and approval, and setting agendas for Council meetings. Individual members of the PSC arrange and provide briefings to their principals, the Agreement signatories. The PSC also provides policy and program direction to the Implementation Committee.


  • Keith Anderson (Chair), District of Columbia Department of the Environment (DDOE)
  • Greg Barranco (Coordinator), U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
  • Lauren Taneyhill (Staff), Chesapeake Research Consortium

  • Richard Allan, Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (PA DCNR)
  • Nicholas DiPasquale, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
  • Doug Domenech, Commonwealth of Virginia
  • Carl Garrison, Virginia Department of Agriculture & Forestry
  • Shawn Garvin, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency - Region 3
  • George Greig, Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture
  • John Griffin, Maryland Department of Natural Resources
  • Richard Hall, Maryland Department of Planning
  • Earl F. (Buddy) Hance, Maryland Department of Agriculture
  • Todd Haymore, Virginia Department of Agriculture & Forestry
  • Kelly Heffner, Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection
  • Walt Helmick, West Virginia Department of Agriculture
  • Randy Huffman, West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection
  • David Johnson, Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation
  • Trey Jordan, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - Baltimore District
  • Edwin Kee, Delaware Department of Agriculture
  • Michael Krancer, Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection
  • Joseph Martens, New York State Department of Environmental Conservation
  • Pat Montanio, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
  • Collin O'Mara, Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control
  • Paul Olsen, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - Norfolk District
  • David Paylor, Virginia Department of Environmental Quality
  • Christine Porter, U.S. Department of Defense (DOD)
  • Dennis Reidenbach, National Park Service (NPS)
  • David Russ, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)
  • Richard Sims, USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS)
  • Robert Summers, Maryland Department of the Environment
  • Buck Sutter, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
  • Beverley Swaim-Staley, Maryland Department of Transportation
  • Ann Swanson, Chesapeake Bay Commission
  • Wendi Weber, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS)



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